Cusper -
You mentioned dreams that had a scary sense to them. This is one reason that I keep a dream journal. I can track my dreams, and get a sense of what I need to pay attention to, and what is just my Higher Self working out something in life for me.
If you have the same dream, or the same type of dream, over and over, this is certainly something to pay attention to, in my book. Write down all the images that appeared in the dream, along with any colors or scents. Make a note as to what they remind you of. In this way you can tell if the dream is a "real" dream (i.e. the people, places and issues are what they are), or a symbolic dream, where the people, places and issues represent things other than how they appear in the dream.
Once you have worked to nterpret your dream, you will get an idea ob what you need to do about it.
Marcey