hi ivan,

i’d say from the sense of peace you say you felt as you were “dying” you are in the midst of or will experience some kind of important ending or transition. the sensation of lingering pain from the bullet suggests to me that it will be some kind of emotional experience that will shake you up and mark the end and beginning of circumstances; perhaps the “deep sleep” is what will occur before newer and brighter things happen, once you metaphorically recover from your wounds. you tried to hide in a house bc you thought “being a civilian” would spare you from harm but you saw that you only put yourself in harm’s way by trying to get out of it so perhaps it is a message from your subconscious not to hide from conflict or a particular issue in your life you may be struggling with.

i hope that my analysis is helpful somewhat even if it’s a bit vague 🙂

Someone once told me that it’s not the contents of a dream that are important, but rather the feelings that it elicits. I’m not a big fan of psychoanalysis and trying to interpret what in your dream represents what in your life. However, the feelings the you’re experiencing may be indicators of how you’re feeling about your life situation. From your post, I sense fear and a need to feel secure and safe. So I ask, what are you afraid of? Do you feel threatenned or a need for security? Is there anything you really have to fear? Is anything really threatening you? If so, how will you respond to this real threat? If there is no real threat, could it simply be your amygdala unconsciously responding to perceived threats?