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Dreams in which a deceased person speaks to you can feel intensely real, emotional, and lingering long after you wake up. For many people, these dreams are not disturbing but deeply meaningful, carrying a sense of connection, comfort, or unresolved tension. While interpretations vary widely depending on personal beliefs and experiences, psychology offers several grounded explanations for why these dreams occur and what they often represent.
One of the most common meanings behind such dreams is unresolved emotion. When someone we care about dies, the relationship rarely feels complete. There may be words left unsaid, apologies never given, gratitude never fully expressed, or conflicts that ended abruptly. The mind does not simply discard these emotional loose ends. Instead, it continues working through them, and dreams become a safe space where those feelings can surface without the constraints of waking reality.
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