Dreams

Dreams confuse me and yet there are many times I see the same pattern of dreams happening over and over with just a few subtle changes. For instance, due to my long-time low self-esteem, I have regularly dreamt about rejection. It's almost always the same kind of dream - usually just the boy changes. I want him, he rejects me for someone else (always faceless, thank goodness), I end up waking up sad and wondering what the hell I did wrong. Deep down inside, I know it's not always me and that it's just life. I just don't understand WHY I am still having the same dream after all these years.