[SharonDee]

I have been experiencing the return of the dismemberment dreams. My limbs and body parts remain intact--so far--but my dreams are full of cuttings and blood.

First I dreamed of ex-husband, who for some reason sawed off his own hand and left it with me, saying he'd drop back by later to pick it up.

Then another night I dreamed of a lady who first sawed off her own foot at the ankle and then in another part of the dream there she was again, sawing off her left hand.

And then t'other night I dreamed that some amateur surgeon was removing varied body parts from people and other animals, then examining them in an attempt to educate himself. When he was done examining the parts, he dropped them into a sizzling wok where he cooked them up.

I usually have bloody dreams like that when I'm going on or going off my antidepressants. I've been off the things for months so I don't know what all that's about.