THE DREAM My boyfriend and I were walking through the mall and we stopped to eat but he was really worried since I didn't eat anything but in the dream I was a vampire and he got too close and I attacked him. Next thing I knew he was a vampire too and he attacked me. I had it a few times in a row and it woke me up almost every time.

GUESSWORK In real life the dreamers boyfriend worried that she suffered from an eating disorder.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS
1. The dreamers boyfriend often showed concern that the dreamer did not eat enough.
2. Vampires can link to obsessive habits and behavior. The dreamers boyfriend perhaps sees his girlfriends behavior in this way.

DREAM ANALYSIS In guesswork the dream was linked to worries that the dreamers boyfriend has about her lack of eating. The dream could deal with the following themes
- The dreamers eating habits
- The dreamers relationship with her boyfriend and her boyfriends thoughts regards her eating habits

If you weave together the different themes you find that they could capture these thoughts - "My boyfriend worries so much about my eating habits. I think its affecting our relationship."