Diagnostic Dream: Heart Attack

by Stephen Parker, Ph.D. (Article Selection, Commentary) on June 15, 2010

violin case heart attack Diagnostic Dream:  Heart Attack


I am on stage receiving tremendous applause, which I acknowledge with a bow.


I open my violin case, but take out a machine gun instead of a violin.

I swiftly put the muzzle to my mouth and rat-a-tat-tat I blow my brains out.

I fall to the ground.


(The dreamer experienced a massive heart attack minutes after this dream; previous to the dream he had extremely disturbing news of a severe financial setback.)

Conversion of Massive Anxiety into a Heart Attack; American Journal of Psychotherapy; 27
(1973): 360-378; D. Schneider

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