i think way too much.

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I once had a recuring dream that I was the only survivor of a zombie outbreak on the outskirts of the city, and i would run around and kill as many of them as i could by getting them to chase me and thenn setting buildings on fire and shooting them with an old lee enfeild i found in some ww1 vets basement.
It sounds as if you are meeting with your Animus, the 'man who does not exist', your perfect partner as expressed by your subconscious, mirror to yourself and balance to yourself in every way. You may wish to read some Jung for more understanding of it.

To meet him more readily, without sleeping, and to even have conversations with him, you may wish to explore a type of Jungian effort called 'Active Imagination'. I was doing this for a very long while before I knew what it was (the concept having been introduced to me by a brief and rather ugly encounter in 2006).

It is a very simple thing, which, or course, means it can be alarming complex to manage. Using a voice recorder:

1) Sit in a quiet and peaceful place where you will not be interrupted.
2) Close your eyes and quiet your mind. It may help to use the construct of 'fading it all to black'.
3) Wait. Be patient and wait for something to happen.
4) Inevitably, your mind will create events...whatever they are, do not become immersed in them, rather, observe them... narrate them aloud. Describe what you see.
5) You can and should interact. Ask questions. Both of yourself and anything or anyone that appears. Be curious. Explore.
6) Don't push it. If things dissolve and disappear, let them. If things leap forward and ask you to follow, do it.

It is as much an exercise in self-exploration as it is creativity and I think you may be pleased and surprised what you discover.

Best wishes to you. Life is often hard, but never as hard as what we torment ourselves with in secret.

Ah, one more thought... be as descriptive as possible of all things you encounter in these efforts. I think you will find upon later review, their meanings are very natural, obvious, and insightful for you.

Again, best wishes.

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