Dream analysis: I've written a list of the men I've slept with over the years

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I've written a list of the men I've slept with over the years. For some reason, I show it to a colleague who I know is hypercritical and often complains about others loudly. I try to pull it away from her when I realise my mistake. But it's too late: she's seen what I've written. I'm angry with myself and deeply embarrassed.

Our unconscious Shadow appears in dreams as a person of the same sex, here a female colleague. The values it embodies are often imbued with feelings of guilt, and we feel we’ll be rejected by others and horribly exposed if they come to light. Hence, the apparent drama of the dream.