An Unconscious Mind

I had a dream not too long ago that my car was stolen. I've never had a dream like it before so it really stood out in my mind. In the dream I am with my mom and sister and we are walking towards where my car is parked except it's not there. I remember feeling a great sense of confusion and helplessness because it didn't seem like there was anything I could do. My mom tells me in my dream that she had come down to retrieve something from the car the night before and must have forgotten to lock the doors. In reality I would be very upset, but in my dream I felt a great sense of loss rather than being angry.

Coincidentally, my coworker calls me the next morning and tells me that his car was broken into and his GPS, iPod and camera were stolen. I started thinking about my dream and wondered what it meant. Did I fear the same thing would happen to me? But how could I? I didn't even know car theft is prevalent here until after what happened with my coworker. So I decided to do some Googling on dream interpretation and found a more likely explanation. According to Dream Moods:

To dream that your car has been stolen, indicates that you are being stripped of your identity. This may relate to losing your job, a failed relationship, or some situation which has played a significant role in your identity and who you are as a person. 

After reading this I was quite surprised that this was how I felt in the deepest part of my psyche. So what would lead me to feel this way? All I could think of was the day I felt so frustrated at work. The good news is the issue has been addressed and there have been no more dreams about my car being stolen.