From time to time, I have dreams about losing someone close to me, both human and pet. Those are very difficult and frightening. I also sometimes dream that someone I've lost is alive again, and those can be hard too, to wake up and realize it was only a dream. I had those a lot the first couple years after I lost the collies, and I've had them off and on since I lost my grandpa in 2003.

I tend to be a fairly vivid dreamer so I've had everything from good, bad, terrifying, weird, and mundane dreams. Those bad dreams can really be hard to deal with. I find I often feel down/anxious the rest of the day when I wake from a bad dream.