The same dream – or recurring dream appears as a story line or theme that repeats over weeks, months or even years. Sometimes the dream leaves you feeling puzzled because it seems meaningless. At other times, recurring dreams will be extremely frightening. Since dreams are suggesting what you fail to acknowledge in daily life, whatever you are avoiding or not integrating will continue to be the subject matter of your dream until it is resolved and integrated. Once the resolution or transformation takes place, the dream will not recur. See also Nightmares .