Overactive Unconscious?

I had a disturbing dream last night.

I dreamt that I was riddled with bullets ... shot, execution style. I felt a hot sensation from the hits and the sounds of gun firing ... at me!

The next thing I remember, I was walking in a daze in a violence-torn street, with a bloodied shirt. I was curious why I could still be walking without pain. When I told passers-by that "I was shot!" their reaction was indifferent and dismissive.

I woke up.

Then I knew that I wasn't dead and that it was just a dream.

Superficially, I thought that maybe, I should stay away from watching violent shows and movies. The only thing that I watch on a regular basis closest to that would be "24." But that was days ago! And even before I slept last night, old episodes of "Law & Order" that I watched didn't have violent scenes at all and were mostly just dialog.

Or perhaps, my subconscious or unconscious is just agitated by my darker moods.

This dream reminded me of my past ones where blood is a prominent visual. Someone used to tell me that depending on my perspective, it symbolically means death or re-birth.

Still, it's hard to get it off my mind. I shared this dream with a colleague today, just to talk it out loudly with someone. I appreciated being listened to without judgment.

I wish for no more dreams like last night.

And maybe that also means not watching the movie "Shutter Island" or "Green Zone" any time soon, if at all.