Top 10 Recurring Dreams and What They Mean
Do you ever have really, really weird dreams?
I do, and I don’t need professional help to figure out the source – usually that salami sandwich or entire cheesecake I ate right before I went to bed.
Recurring dreams, on the other hand, demand more of my attention – often because they are scary. In fact, most of the recurring dreams on this list might be more accurately described as nightmares. Perhaps this is because scary dreams are more memorable – a more effective way for your subconscious to get your attention.
Events and emotions in your waking life trigger your dreams. If you repeatedly have the same dream, your subconscious is trying to send you a message. Fortunately, there are a lot of online resources available to help you figure out what your dreams mean, including extremely detailed dream dictionaries. There are also online communities that allow you to share your dreams in forums for interpretation and discussion. You can even use the discussion boards to connect with people who have similar dreams and receive free advice from various experts, ranging from professional dream analysts to psychics.
Bad Dreams Are Good?
According to a lot of the material out there, once you’ve received the message your dream is sending, it goes away. If you take the time to think about how it relates to your life and act on it, you can correct the problem and you’ll never have the dream again. Lucid dreaming is another remedy. In this case, you realize you are dreaming and then take control of the action – changing the experience or the outcome. If lucid dreaming doesn’t work for you, you can also revisit your dream while you are awake, making appropriate edits during the process.
There are sites, books, and experts all over the place– you can even get your most bizarre dreams interpreted. For example, did you know that a dream about a unicorn means that you are “…ready to understand your animal nature and your spiritual essence” (petrix.com)? Of course, if you aren’t a little girl sleeping in a princess bed and you are dreaming about unicorns, I might suggest that you might have deeper issues…
List Guidelines
The recurring dreams that made this list are ones that we seem to share in our collective consciousness – they are the ten most common recurring dreams I found during my research. In my opinion, the meanings of the most common recurring dreams are pretty clear, as you will see below. I have listed all of the online resources used for each dream if you are looking for more in-depth (and expert) information.
10. Trapped
Have you ever had a dream that you are locked in a room, trapped in a mine, or buried alive in a box? If so, then there is some aspect of your waking life that makes you feel trapped or claustrophobic. Did you make the wrong career choice? Is there a mountain of debt on top of you, stifling the lifestyle that you thought you would have?
Dreamforth.com says that if you dream you are caged you “may feel like you cannot change your situation and are feeling trapped by it”. Kind of like if you were locked in a cage in real life, so that make sense…
Dreamforth.com’s interpretation also suggests that this type of dream indicates “you may feel like you are not being allowed to live up to your full potential because somebody is holding you back”.
9. Excuse Me, Where’s the Washroom?
I’ll admit I have this dream a lot. I search for a bathroom but when I get there the toilets are either broken or missing completely. Sometimes I wait in line for a long time, but when it’s my turn the stall doors are all gone or there are showers inside instead. I know exactly what this dream means because when I wake up, I always have to go to the bathroom! I’m not sure why my brain goes to the great effort to incorporate bathroom breaks into my dream life when it could just wake me up and send me down the hall instead.
During my research I discovered other meaningful interpretations to this dream in addition to the most obvious one. According to dreammoods.com, “to dream that you are in a public restroom with no stalls, signifies your frustrations about getting enough privacy”. As a parent of a toddler, this definitely applies. Not only do I never get to ‘go’ by myself in public washrooms any more – my daughter often provides a play-by-play commentary on my private activities to the rest of the lucky people in the room! She also likes to unlock the stall door and swing it open…
I typed “recurring dreams can’t find bathroom” into the search engine at sleeps.com and found a thread with lots of people who have similar dreams. So many that Charmin should figure out how to send out an army of their bears to distribute dream toilet paper – they could make a killing!
Anyways, according to one of the moderators at sleeps.com, a bathroom is a symbol for “thinking too much to increase income and not spending money”. One of the members suggested that we “encounter in this dream all those obstacles so [we] won’t pee in bed”.
If you dream of other ‘bathroom problems’ (perhaps related to your own plumbing?) consider consulting a professional. That brings us to our next list item…
8. Wet Dreams
If you regularly dream that you are drowning, or that large waves wash over you, or floodwaters rise over you – I would suggest that you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed by something in your life.
Thecuriousdreamer.com agrees with me. According to their dream dictionary, drowning indicates “overwhelming circumstances in real life, feelings of helplessness or hopelessness, or something feeling out of control.” It also explains that “one huge wave could represent… a challenge in your life” and a flood might represent “feeling like you are ‘over your head’ or things are out of control somehow in your life”.
7. Flying
I’ve had some scary swaying-on-high-scaffolding dreams but my dreams about flying have all been very good in a weightless, superhero sort of way.
To me, dreams about flying express feelings about freedom; I checked with the experts online and their interpretations matched mine. Dreamsdictionary.org uses the following words to describe dreams about flying: “freedom of expression”, “doing the impossible”, and “creativity”.
But what if your superhero dreams go south? For advice when good flying dreams go bad, see #2 on this list (“Falling”).
6. Going Nowhere
Initially I thought that running in slow motion in a dream meant you felt “stuck” in a real-life situation and I had this dream lumped in with #10 on this list (“Trapped”). A visit to dreamforth.com changed my mind, explaining that a “dream that you are moving in slow motion indicates that you are currently facing hardships and obstacles”.
Dreams of paralysis can also fit into this category. One interpretation of paralysis is that you are “feeling unable to make progress of your own accord in your life, or in a particular situation” or you’re “feeling held back… perhaps even feeling self-sabotaged” (thecuriousdreamer.org).
If you dream that you are running in place, and you’re not doing the running man on the set of a 1980’s rock video, then this same interpretation applies to you.
5. How’s Your Dental Plan?
You feel something hard rolling around in your mouth and spit it out, only to discover it is one of your own teeth. Or, you look in the mirror and your teeth are all missing. Have you had this dream? This dream is apparently very common, so here it is at number 5.
My interpretation of this dream would be that you are feeling that things are decaying or falling apart in your life. I had no idea, so I looked it up at smartgirl.org and they said “…in general, dreams about losing teeth are common and suggest the dreamer feels powerless or out of control in a real life situation.”
This interpretation is very similar to the dream that you are falling (see #2 on this list), but the next two interpretations earn it a space on the list all on it’s own. The first additional interpretation is from dreamsdictionary.org: “you are having difficulties related to self esteem and speaking your mind”. In my case, if I ever dreamed my teeth were falling out I would just assume that my body is telling me to cut back on the candy and baked goodies – so dreamsdictionary.org’s second interpretation that “it could be time to see a dentist” is my favorite.
A bit more advice on this topic – if you look in the mirror while you’re awake and your teeth suddenly disappear before your eyes – you are probably just on a bad acid trip. Go find a friend and wait it out…
4. Public Exposure
If you have recurring dreams that you are naked in public, I would suggest that you are afraid you will be exposed. Is there something you are hiding? The experts agree – apparently when you are naked in a dream you are revealing the real you (unless you are Joan Rivers of course).
3. Lost and/or Unprepared
In another amazing show of my talent for stating the obvious, I would say that if you are dreaming about being lost or unprepared, you probably feel unprepared or lost in your real life.
If you can’t get your locker open, can’t find your classroom or your house; or, you’re late for something (a test, a train, a meeting) then you find yourself in this category (and in good company – this is a very common type of dream).
School, career, even a new home – these settings all represent change. If you feel unprepared for changes coming to your waking life, then prepare yourself for dreams furnished with impenetrable school lockers, locked doors, and labyrinthine buildings.
Smartgirl.org agrees with me (with a name like that, of course they would). Their dream dictionary states, “…to dream that you are late for something represents your fear of change and your anxiety about seizing an opportunity. You may feel unready or unworthy in your current circumstances. You may also be conflicted over decisions about your future… Dreams about being at school often mean you are feeling insecure about your social status, your abilities or your performance in a situation.”
Smartgirl.org also has this to add about dreams about locks and school, which I found very interesting: “dreams about locks mean you are frustrated and need to express your feelings about a situation in real life” and “…a dream that takes place in school may also be a metaphor for the lessons you are learning in your life.”
Dreamforth.com adds that “dream[s] of a school locker signify hidden feelings and thirst for knowledge”.
2. Falling
I think everyone has had this dream, which is why it’s in this position on the list. I really wanted to make the recurring toilet-related dreams #2, but could not justify it.
Falling is definitely a sign that you are out of control. According to the curiousdreamer.com these dreams signify a loss of control as well as “a sudden lack of foundation in your life, such as a situation where ‘the rug is pulled out’ from under you”. This makes sense to me, unlike their other interpretation that falling dreams represent “…a feeling or fear of abandonment, especially feeling abandoned by a ‘caretaker’ such as a partner, employer, or by God.”
1. Chased
My superior interpretation skills tell me that if you dream you are being chased – you are probably trying to get away from something.
According to dream.net.au, “you are running away from or trying to hide from something you need to face”. It could be “a feeling you are avoiding, a conflict you don’t want to handle or a difficult memory you would rather forget.”
But wait, let’s end this list on a positive note: the cloak on that shadowy figure chasing you may have a silver lining! According to the same website, you might actually be running away from something good “like a talent you are not acknowledging or a feeling of love you are not ready to admit” (dream.net.au).
Haha, Utah Saints, reminds me of the raves I used to go to in college in the early 90′s. So is the video there because it’s stuck in the 90′s, or because the dancers are running in place? Nice list.
Nice observation – I included it because it’s a demonstration of ‘the running man’ but want to answer “all of the above”!
You can find out more about common dreams such as teeth falling out, flying, falling, being naked, being chased and others at meaningofdreams.org/dream_themes/
I remember one dream i had alot was when i was traped in my car a it would be driving on its own.W ould that be in the traped kind of dreams?
Very interesting dream – and not one I came across during my research for this list! I’m not really an expert at this, but I’d say that a dream that you are trapped in a car that is driving on its own would be a combo of the ‘trapped’ and the ‘falling’ dreams: perhaps you were feeling trapped by circumstances in your life and also that you were not in control (you were unable to stop or change the situation). I’d love to hear back from you – does that sound right?
I have long made it a point to pay close attention to all my dreams, and often interact/alter them. I have usually had the self-guided car dream a)going up and down wild hills, b)in which it is a model T, c)and I am always in the back seat. They used to crash into ditches and wake me up, but I stopped having this one when I reached over and pulled myself into the seat by the steering wheel. I used to have the falling one until I thought of a sled, reached out for a handle, pulled it to and under me. First it started rocking downward like a leaf, then into a spiral, coming out on a frozen lake surface. I woke up because I started cheering. As to being underclad, then naked, I started not to care. Then one night, a woman in my dream walked up to me and started berating me for being naked. I told her, “Madam, this is a dream. Furthermore, this is my dream. Now–get out!” She looked startled, then disappeared in a puff of steam. As to monster chases– I visualize that I have a big gun, and draw it out. The report used to wake me up, but now everything goes silent when I shoot them off. Yes, these are Gene Autry guns–sixguns that shoot fifty times. What nightmares do I have now? I am always 17, and trapped under my parents’ (intensely abusive) control. These are tapering off, however. Have you ever noticed how your dreamscapes tend to recycle scenery and buildings from one dream to another?
I forgot to mention one other dream that I still have fairly often. It’s like the Monty Python skit in which a lot of mountain climbers are climbing along a sidewalk. I find going up a hill or slight incline where I have to go on all fours and literally have to dig in with my fingernails and toes to just go thirty feet or less. I am surprised this one isn’t on your list. –I usually have it when I am puzzling out a particular involved problem for a length of three or more days.
I think the dreams you describe in your second comment fit into #6 on the list (Going Nowhere) because, as you say, you are facing some sort of problem that is difficult to resolve.
I’ve also had dreams of cars driving by themselves…the same dream twice for some reason.
I definitely think that dream is about a loss of control of something in your life because, as drivers, we are in control of the car. When control of the car is lost, it’s a symbol for something in real life.
I have a constant feeling of being paralized and still aware of my surroundings, also i have the flying dreams, floating sort of .. also i have dreams where I cant raise my voice, my voice is very quiet and soft and i cannot yell or talk at a normal volume.
I have a recurring dream that my dog is loose and in danger and I keep trying to scream her name but my voice won’t work. I hate that dream.
I think that dreams where your voice doesn’t work, or you are unable to scream, fit in to #6 “Going Nowhere”; specifically, the part about paralysis because it’s like your vocal chords are paralyzed. What do you think? Applies to both Dianna and Gwen’s dreams. Check out Anne Hill at the Huffingtion post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anne-hill/ for expert advice – she mentioned this top ten list in a recent article (thanks!).
wow can you imaging pulling out all your teeth in a fream then waking of the next morining with nothing ochH!!!
Good one! According to this list, that would mean you are insecure about speaking your mind (teeth dream) because then people might see you for what you really are (naked dream).
i have the “lost in school/cant get my locker open” dream all the time.
i also used to have the dream where my teeth fell out. but, seriously, i went to the dentist and they stopped!
Hi, erm, now that i see you’re helping people with recurring dreams i should ask your help ^^
I’ve been dreaming for the last couple of months that i’m pregnant. the thing is that the last guy i was going out with is gonna be a father, but i’m sure enough that i got over that phase in my life, but i keep having this dreams. and in the dreams (which are very real) i feel really scared of telling people that i am pregnant however in the last one (last night) i was very caring for the pregnancy… weird..
i’m 19 yrs old and not even thinking to have a child of course. what do you think?
I’d encourage you to go check out a dream dictionary at one of the links included in my list – but here’s my initial feeling about your dream (and I am not an expert). If I were you, I’d separate your dream from the guy you went out with – the fact that he is going to be a father may have nothing to do with your dream – and, like you say, you are over him. Dreams about birth might just symbolize that you are about to create something amazing in your life – maybe a new phase you are about to enter? You’re 19 years old so the whole world is waiting out there for you – maybe you have a dream that you should nurture and focus on (like in the most recent dream you had, where you were taking care of your ‘baby’). Just one interpretation…
Greetings.
Have you ever had the power to control your dream?
I mean not the actual dream, but you actions in it.
At first my dreams were like if I was watching a movie – unable to do anything, but recently(last 2 years) I can control what happens in most my dreams.
For example once I was chased(like one of the mentioned cases) by a wild beast, through the town.
At some point the though of killing the monster ran through my head(hm… that is awkward, having in mind that the whole thing was in my head), so I got to a swords store I knew about, picked up some weapons and turned around to fight the creature. It scratched me a few times with it’s claws but when I finnaly landed a hit, I woke up.
There were sometimes I even realized I was in a dream but I couldn’t wake up until I finished what my brain got in stock for me.
Please write to me if you have heard anything on this topic or you have expirienced something similar.
Regards Shogo.
Hi Shogo, thanks for reading my top ten list! When you realize you are dreaming and then take control of the action (changing the experience or the outcome) that is called lucid dreaming. In the dream you describe, you are being chased by a monster and you are able to think about going to buy weapons, and then you buy a sword and win the battle against the monster. According to the information I have read, this means you have effectively dealt with some sort of issue in your real life. The monster chasing you symbolizes something and then you defeat it.
Your dreams sound really exciting – you should develop them into a film script or video game or something!
I had some similar experiences in dreams. I never woke up in the scariest dreams; once I dreamed of being chased and killed by cutting my throat, but next moment I was in some other place as if I was disapparated. The point is I never wake after scary dreams.What do you think?
Well the good news is that some people think that if you get killed in your dream, you actually die in your sleep, obviously not true in your case! I guess your death signifies the end of the dream so that’s why you switch to another story. According to http://www.experienceproject.com/dream-dictionary/Murder-dreams if you dream you are being murdered, then you secretly think someone is ‘out to get you’ in your real life.That doesn’t mean they are going to physically hurt you – but perhaps betray you or get you in some sort of trouble.
Thanks Tanya! I also heard that dreams are caused by an electric impulse in the brain for one or two seconds and we keep on repeating and seeing the details during the entire sleep. Thats why I think we see dream in our shortest sleep and we dont remember much details of that. But its true that one beutifull dream can make your day.
One more point I think instead of trying to control your dream it would be better if you interpret it in a positive way.. As you have explained on above mentioned case Tanya!
Another thing you should mention about the teeth falling out dream– sometimes it’s caused by having a sinus infection in real life. I’ve noticed that I always have this dream during a sinus infection and usually wake up feeling pressure on the cheekbones and teeth because of the infection.
Similarly, when the sinus infection puts pressure on my forehead, I typically dream about having an eye in that spot. Some people have interpreted this as me being more aware of a spiritual “third eye” if seen positively, a fear of being deformed if seen negatively. I’m pretty sure it’s mostly a physical thing though.
And an odd question… does anyone else feel like they’re tripping on LSD at that time of the month? Because I typically sleep twice as much as normal the first couple days of my period and have really intense dreams for about 48 hours.
Oh, and what does it mean when you have hyper realistic dreams about a guy you have a thing for, like so realistic they almost blend with reality, but there’s a twist… when I was in England and could actually ask this guy out, I got rejected in the dreams, as soon as I went home I started having the opposite happen. When people over there who knew about my crush asked why I never made a move, I felt silly saying “because the dream told me not to”, but it actually was one argument for not doing it…
That’s a good point, Anna – I think everyone should look for the obvious explanation first. For example, dreaming that I have to use the bathroom doesn’t have a deeper meaning – it just means I drank too much tea right before I went to bed… As for your dream guy – I think that you dreamed that he wanted to go out with you after you had moved away because perhaps the idea of asking him out wasn’t so scary once there was an ocean between you? You were probably dreaming that he was rejecting you because you were afraid that he would reject you in real life… just my opinion…
I had dreamed That naked one and the chased a lot
Wow, so different for every culture… In Korea dreaming of your teeth falling out means that someone close to you will die. A lot more sinister than the European interpretation!
Interesting!
I’ve read in a dream dictionary (by Pamela Ball if anyone’s interested) that your teeth falling out implies you’ve said something you regret to someone.
And what about recurring dreams of mass murder or theft? =P
Surely I’m not the only one? XD
Oh, and what about dreams where you’re falling and HIT the ground?
I’ve heard people say you die if you hit, but I’ve hit the ground before I woke up (I woke up really really sore) and so has my brother.
Neither of us fell off the bed or anything though.
Dreams about falling are about feeling a lack of control about what’s going on in your life, so I would think that dreaming that you hit the ground means that you feel like things are going to end badly. On the other hand, according to smartgirl.org “Falling a long distance and landing safely in a dream means you should trust your instincts to safely lead you out of difficulty.” Try to take control of your dream next time you are falling and change the ending. Maybe you actually have a parachute on your back and you just need to pull the string!
i have had the same recurring theme to my dreams for years now. About two to three times a week, i dream that i get in a fight, or am defending someone [pretty much violence coming from myself, whether i'm throwing punches or using baseball bats] and now matter how hard i try, i never cause any harm to the person or thing i’m trying to hurt. its like i am the weakest person in existence, and no matter how much strength i put into a hit, it never has a result.
It sounds like you are feeling powerless when it comes to an obstacle (or perhaps bad influence?) in your life. Do you feel like you are losing some sort of struggle? Or, do you feel like you are failing at an attempt to influence something or someone? For example, you might see your teenage daughter heading into trouble, but she won’t listen to you. Or, you might be failing in efforts to help a friend or family member struggling with addiction or a life-threatening disease.
i have a dream where im walking out of my bedroom and i stand at the top of my stairs and i jump but wake up before i hit the bottom i have had this dream quite a few times but i havent had it in a while
It sounds like you are dreaming about leaving your comfort zone – perhaps you are contemplating a drastic change to your life (career, living arrangements, change of lifestyle/habits). I would guess that you wake up before you hit the bottom because you are not sure about how it will turn out, or you’re not sure you will actually ever “take the leap”.
I have wet dreams every other night, is that a problem?
Only if you can’t swim! That’s what you meant, right?
I love how Tanya is now the dream expert. Tanya, you apparently have a new career. Good thing the commenters on Top 10 Things Better than Sex didn’t start soliciting advice from you.
Ha! I just saw this comment, very funny! Next stop, book deal and then the Oprah show. Kidding. (call me, Oprah!
) Now excuse me, I have some more dreams to interpret…
I had a strange dream recently, when I woke up I felt better than before. The dream takes place in a dark room, in which before me is a single white candle. A strange wind from I don’t know where blows and flickers the candle out. After that, my usual tenseness feels as though it has been drained out of my body.
Hey must say….a very nice dreams list explaining pros and cons. I liked it. please keep it up.
Thanks!
My reoccuring dreams are stuff like hosting strange parties for people I don’t know, being the opposite gender (a boy) & hanging out with women platonically, being animated, rescuing people, fashions of the 80s, blurred faces of close relatives, huge fancy houses, desert wastelands, flowery grasslands with paths & giant mushroom trees, huge bodies of water, flooding buildings, friends being murdered by celebrities, men all have small builds/soft features/sound like women when they talk.
i have been searching for what my dream means for a long time i keep having it over and over agian it starts off by me in my eightth grade hall way out side my grade 8 teaches class room sitting at a desk and all the sidden one of my other grade 8 teachers walks out of the class room across the hall and goes to have a shower and before i knew it she was back and i saw myself but i was 9 months pregnant and all the sidden i went into hard labour and my teacher delivered my baby and then handed me a baby boy!
dose anyone have any idea of what this could mean?
The most obvious explanation is that you are actually pregnant in real life, so if that is a possibility please go get tested. Otherwise, according to http://www.inoutstar.com/dream-interpretation/birth-give-birth-227.html dreams about giving birth are good omens for success that is coming your way. What a great time to set some goals and start working towards them! Perhaps your teachers are going to help you achieve them?
Oh man, I keep having this recurring dream that’s categorized with #6. In this dream I’m in high school and this dude pisses my off so bad that I tackle him and proceed to pummel him with into oblivion!…or so I think. As I continue to wail on him, my blows become less and less effective and on top of that it becomes harder and harder to swing on him! It’s like I’m punching through quicksand or like my muscles become like lead. To add insult to injury, my “victim” just looks at me unaffected, as if to say “Is this supposed to hurt?” A very frustrating dream to say the least.
According to http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/f.htm a dream that you are fighting is a sign that “some aspect of yourself is in conflict with another aspect of yourself. ” Perhaps you feel that you are fighting a part of yourself that you can not change, and that is why you’re unable to inflict any harm? Something about yourself that you’ve inherited, or otherwise beyond your control? What do you think?
Has anyone ever had a dream of fighting? I have quite a few of these. In my dreams I mostly can’t fight back. my arms move ever so slowly, as if in slow motion. Don’t get me wrong, in real life in not a fighter, nor provoke them, but I wont back down from one either. Another version of my fighting dreams are when I become being very submissive. Always backing down, even knowing i can win it, i still find myslef in my dream running away! Someone please explain this one to me!!
See my response to Lex above – maybe this applies to you, too? Perhaps you are also dreaming about an “inner turmoil” you are experiencing in your waking life, as suggested by dreammoods.com (see link above). Perhaps it is something you don’t want to face and that is why you are either losing the fight or backing down?
So weird…do anyone dream about with lots of snakes in a room all around you!
According to dreamforth.com dreams about a snake mean “you are afraid and anxious about some issue in your life”, so perhaps there are many things that are bothering you?
Hi Tanya,
Thank you for the informative and entertaining article.
I just wanted to mention my experience with a couple of dreams that you have mentioned.
The Teeth
Spitting and pulling teeth out, gathering and carrying them around on an open palm to show people and ask them: “Why?” and doing all sorts of bizarre things with teeth are not my most relaxing dreams. Interestingly, I don’t have many dental or self esteem problems. I do assume, however, that it could mean the “decay” of a relationship and often an unnecessary one. So I stopped waiting for misfortunes and began to look forward to being released from the uneasy acquaintance, though I’m sure this dream could mean worse things.
Trapped
I remember only one dream where I was trapped: it was in a coffin and, to aggravate the situation, I apparently wanted to burn myself; not as a result of some despair, but just to find out how it feels. I knew I would die but I thought it would be a fair price for experiencing this. I lit myself with a match that I had with me and waited in excitement. I felt great pain (clearly because I was on fire), satisfaction (because I wanted to do this) and fear of death. I was so scared that I woke up before completely burning up in the dream. I never had a trapped or a fire dream since, and this was my only ever dream where I was killing myself. I’m not anywhere near suicidal or masochistic. Nevertheless, that’s what I dreamed.
i keep having dreams about either wolves accepting me into their pack, or meeting one dragon or another. what do they mean? either i’m meant to save wolves, or my spirit guides are wolves or dragons. also, i had a dream i was attacked by two mountain lions, and then i heard a wolf howl, and i woke up in a wolf den. please tell me what these dreams mean!
i have had my series of wierd dreams, but the weirdest dream that I have seen almost 4 times in last 3 years, is that I am fighting a war somewhere, speaking a foreign language fluently ( i remebered a few words and when i googled them in the morning I found out it was spanish) and i am fleeing in a car with a group of armed men and then all of us get shot n killed……
I would also like to inquire if you have any idea about sleep paralysis, its a sensation when u cant move ur body and it seems as if someone/something has put alot of weight on u……. this thing happenz to me frequently….. sometimes i open my eyes and i see a huge shadow next to me and once i saw a very small thing sittting on my foot, i still remember its face ( btw I kicked it)…. I have chnaged my room now, not getting this sensation anymore (been 1 yr now)…but my brother who is staying in that room has started experiencing the same thing… he even says THAT WHEN HE OPENS HIS EYES its the same room but everything is gone and he sees something sitting next to him meditating……is it a co-incidence or is the room, becuz i have neevr told anyone bout the things that i use to encounter in that room….
I had Mazame Zora interpret my dreams…the fortune teller…check out her site at http://www.thewhatobx.com
Umm…Yeah, I always get this “falling” dream often. I could even feel it in real life when I wake up. It’s just so…weird! Now, I understand why I get it. Sometimes I feel that people are abandoning me, even God.
I have been having dreams with snakes involved for many years. Sometimes there are a lot and sometimes it might just be one or two. I had a dream with a huge anaconda that was shedding its skin but it was actually an anaconda being opened up from the inside out. It’s insides were slowly being exposed. I was standing by watching this happen. It was like I was okay with it but that it shouldnt be happening.
I have most of these recurring dreams, but theres another type that i have a lot. This is where in my dream I am trying to fight someone, or hurt someone. But no matter what i do, with my fists or something else i never seem to hurt the person i am trying to inflict pain upon. This person is usually someone who has done something bad in my dream, or has tried to hurt someone, and its frustrating to not hurt the person. I also have recurring dreams where i cannot run properly, and if i go on all fors i can run really fast
i didnt dream of a single one -.-
Do you have your own recurring dream(s)?
In every single dream that i have i fly! I just start running and then it turns in to flying.. Or my Dreams have the Guys i like in them
When my alarm clock goes off I have a dream I’m pulling the fire alarm at school. Also, I have dreams that I’m inside cartoons every once and a while.
Cartoon dreams either mean you see the world as a funny place or that you need to learn to laugh at yourself, according to dreamforth.com. http://www.dreamforth.com/search.php?query=cartoon&type=dreams&page=1 Either way, sounds entertaining! More good news: according to http://www.dreaminterpretation4u.com/a.html, dreaming about a fire alarm may mean you have some money coming to you. On a less happy note, it could also mean you said something for which you should apologize. Not sure I’m on board with either of those interpretations…
This does not really help me with my recurring dream. My recurring dream is that I am running a bakery in Japan.
Also, the details of the bakery are always the same. If something gets added to the bakery in one dream, it will remain there for the rest.
Same goes for customers. Most of them are just typical people, but there are some gentlemen monsters too that started appearing a month ago. Like with top hats, tuxedos excellent manners and the like, and we always have a very British-sounding chat.
It’s not a bad dream, but I always tend to wake up right after it ends. That gets (quite literally) tiresome.
So, what do you all think this means?
According to dreamsdictionary.org, dreams that you are baking something are your subconscious’ way of reminding you to “process things gradually; some things take time; big changes are happening to you and you are feeling under scrutiny.” Perhaps your dreams of running an entire bakery mean you have a lot of changes in your life in progress right now. Perhaps you are feeling very impatient, so that’s why it seems like everything is taking a long tiime? The formally dressed monsters may be a symbol for old-fashioned values or social rules, which may be holding you back? As always, I’m including my disclaimer that I am NOT an expert at this – I just wrote the list and now find myself interpreting dreams here in the comment section because it’s fun
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Falling (#2) is usually not a dream.
It happens when the muscles relax while drowning into sleep.
The brain interpret this as free fall and react accordingly. Normally the “free fall detector” is turned off beforehand but for some reason, sometimes, it doesn’t happen.
It is so fast (reflex) that the consciousness have a hard time catching up. It is physiological so that it doesn’t make much psychological sense.
GuB, I think you are referring to that weird falling feeling you sometimes get when you are asleep (or falling asleep). It can feel like you just landed on your bed, and it wakes you up. #2 is referring to a dream in which you are actually free falling for some time (for example, from a great height).
I forgot to add a thank you for the interesting explanation for that strange (and very realistic) falling feeling. Thank you!
I once had a strange dream. It was storming, so me, my little sister, and our babysitter (I was quite young, possiblably 7 at the time) went inside an old house, like one from the movies. I remember walking around untill we meet the owners. (Now don’t laugh) it was a Panda and his son. The father was an evil sugeron, and said I needed a surgery. Just as he was able to slice me open, I managed to excape with my sis and sitter who were waiting outside. Then I woke up.
That dream changed me in two ways, 1. I am now afraid of all doctor related things. Before, I didn’t mind shots, or anything. Now, the very mention of one makes me sick. 2. I am now was afriad of wild animals, exotic ones in preticular. Even a harmless owl scares me. Even when it’s in a cage.
How can I reverse this?
Just hearing about that dream creeps me out.
i had none of these dreams
Well then I guess you can ‘beat it’ – har dee har har har…
my name is jony my wife is pregnant nearly 9 month last night i saw a dream that she born a girl what does mean?????
Just reading this now and I’m curious – did you have your baby yet, and was it a girl? Dreams about birth generally mean a new beginning (a new phase in your life, for example like becoming a parent). But then of course, you are actually having a baby so perhaps you are just thinking about that… According to http://www.experienceproject.com/dream-dictionary/Girls-dreams, dreams about a healthy looking girl predicts domestic happiness. Let us know if you have a boy or a girl!
There is an interpretation about dreaming that your teeth are falling. they said that if your dream is like this someone is going to die, a person close to you…. or a member of your family..
its superstitious… it maybe true or just a coincidenc….
Jasmine also mentioned that above as a common Korean interpretation. I’ve also heard that this is an interpretation in China. Interesting how different cultures interpret dreams differently…
I frequently dream of family members who are gone. We talk and sometimes they tell me to say something to another family member. Sometimes they tell me that something is going to happen (specific) and that it will turn out okay. Other times, they walk up and give me a hug, saying nothing and leave. Anyone else dream of dead loved ones a lot? btw, never scary dreams, comforting. i always wake feeling so happy to have seen them.
I had a dream that I was sitting at my aunt’s kitchen table in Germany – I was there because I was looking for my parents. In my dream my Aunt was still alive, although in real life she had passed away earlier that year. My Aunt told me that my parents weren’t in Germany any more, that they had gone to England. When I woke up, I thought the dream was really weird because my parents were actually visiting Germany (they were due back that same day). Later, I got a phone call from my mom saying that they were going to arrive a day late because there had been a problem with their flight and they had been redirected to London from Frankfurt. This is the only dream I can think of that is similar to the ones you describe. I would love to have dreams where loved ones walk up and give me a hug, you are very lucky. I don’t know that I believe my aunt was trying to communicate with me in my dreams, but I do believe that if you dream about someone you love that has passed away, you must really miss them.
I had a dream as a child that was so vivid. I was alone and walking in a barren environment. I look down and the ground is dry, hard and cracked. To the right and left are mountains in the distance and the sky is blue with some clouds. It is hot but not unbearably hot. As I walk, in the distance, I see a line of people wearing dark robes with hoods. As I pass the people, they are saying things to me but I can’t tell what they are saying. The line of people goes on for a long time but eventually I get to the front where everyone is waiting to get into a giant sphere raised off the ground by three pillars. The sphere actually reminds me of Spaceship Earth at Disney’s Epcot, but this was years before it was even thought of. The line of people stops before they get to the sphere. The people seem to be approaching the sphere and disappearing, but I never see this, just seem to know it. There are 3 benches in the shadow beneath the giant sphere. A man calls me over to one of them and we start talking. This was where I would wake up. Haven’t had this dream in years but it left an impression on me. Any insight on what this might have meant?
Perhaps this dreams about an unstable home environment (Were your parents splitting up? Did you move around a lot?) and an uncertain future? The people with the dark robes and hoods who speak in a language you don’t understand might symbolize people with authority (teachers, police, lawyers, doctors) or perhaps just adults in general. The long line up you are waiting in could symbolize your feelings about “growing up.” Just my interpretation -I’m not an expert. Sounds like a cool dream – or a really cool sci fi movie!
Thanks Tanya! A lot of what you say makes sense now that you mentioned it. I never thought about my parents divorce before now. I was just 5 when they divorced. I wasn’t really waiting in the line of people though, just walking past them as they waited. Later in my life, I did happen to move around alot. Never the same school twice until about the age of 12. Sounds like you know what your talking about. Thanks again!
Thanks for replying back to let me know what I had right and wrong about your dream, I find dreams so fascinating!
Lol, my dreams are radically different. First of all, my dreams happen like rapid fire (sometimes 4 to 5 a night, and I remember all of them).
They range from me being Butthead of Beavis and Butthead to me being in the video game DOOM to being a serial killer to the end of a year in high school to a battle as if I were in Halo to a war in which everybody but me dies. I’ve had more vivid dreams than anybody I know!
I’ve read an article recently that I thought was very interesting. Were always talking about dreams and what they mean. But in this article they were talking about carlos castaneda. He wrote a book “the art of dreaming”. It’s about dreaming and controlling your dreams. You can read it here. They’re mentioning seven gates of dreaming that one has to overcome before one reaches total freedom. So I was thinking if one has control over dreams how can you value the psychology of dreams relating to your own personality?
hey Tanya,
This site really drew my attention,seems nice.I am really intrigued by dreams and believe that it completely has something to do with something that GOD knows.Well anyways I am gonna tell you few dreams in an order..from the recent most to the last i can recall(most of them came pretty often).
10 days to a fortnight back-I started dreaming about numbers and kind of a circle(or a world globe) like a universe.The numbers were just moving around like in the galaxy.It was fine till it was initial or if could say in the first stage of dreaming.Then I got deeper into it till my brain was squirming and kinda aching and in the very last stage I was in my dream but very much awake but my brain still there.
This same dream happened for two days consequtively but on the third day coz i guess i really lacked sleep so i islept early n deeply but again this hapened the third day.but then i could see few people I know circling around and i guess even the nos n white orbs like things as i said like a GALAXY.Anyways my getting up at wee hrs(around 2-4) kept on happening till i left my city for a holy visit .Im still not back but i guess it is better than before ,not yet completely gone.Why does gting up happen between 2-4….
Its a long one, so lets do this one first then ill tell you few more you really wont like to miss,believe me!!!
bye
My dreams are more like movies with more than one thing happening and is almost always happening to “main character” that I guess could represent me but usually looks or acts nothing like me. There are complex situations with a plot and conflict. If there are other characters I know them but in real life I don’t know them. What does this mean?
I think this means you have a very rich imagination. Just think what Tolkien’s dreamlife must have been like if he was able to create the whole fantasy world for his books (Lord of the Rings). More recently, the Twilight series apparently started from a dream the author had one night. She woke up and wrote it down, something you might want to try!
I keep having a dream where i am with my friends having fun an then they disappear and then i am naked and everyone is laughing at me. What does this mean?
That dream suggests that you are worried that your friends might abandon you if they found out what you are really like (if they saw “the real you”). I think this is a pretty common fear- particularly if you are young or if they are new friends. It’s normal to behave a bit differently in front of others (my table manners are much better in public, for example) and I think many of us secretly fear that no one would like us if they could read our minds.
However, if there’s anyone you should be able to be yourself around, it’s your friends, right?
Maybe this dream is your way of hinting to yourself that you don’t have a lot in common with your current friends. Maybe it’s time to be your authentic self – that’s the only way you will attract people who genuinely like you, so you can start building some great friendships.
I loved reading all the comments, very interesting to read what other people dream about.
I think I’m more of an unconventional dreamer, most of the dreams on your list I’ve never experienced. All but the big number one, the chasing. Or in my case more of a following. Those are truly horrible dreams, with something creeping up on me, slowly but surely and just terror inducing. They come in all forms, it’s my biggest fear in “real” life, so I kind of know where they’re coming from.
Some dreams do leave me completely puzzled though. Since I was around 8 I am having dreams about upcoming torture and frantically killing myself first in order to not have to experience all of it. These too come in all forms. I vividly remember me standing in the summer sun on a grassy hill, when suddenly a crazed lion appears, stalking me, chasing me and after what feels like agonizing hours finally getting me. I end up killing myself in a horrible way to not be ripped apart and feeling all of it. Those dreams were always the most horrible, terrifying ones. Especially when I was little, after each dream of that variety I was unable to sleep, constantly had all lights on, sometimes ended up sleeping on my parents doormat in front of their bedroom. Horrible horrible, it’s still making me shudder. I *really* wonder what all this is about and where that’s coming from, especially when so young. Obviously I’m not suicidal in the least, it boggles the mind what the brain an come up with.
Some dream dictionaries suggest that something stalking you in a dream represents a suppressed fear or inner conflict. Like the persistent lion in your dream, this issue will follow you around until you deal with it. Perhaps dealing with this problem or conflict is so terrifying that you would do anything to avoid it. In your dream – you kill yourself in a desperate attempt to stay in control of the situation, rather than give yourself up to the lion who has finally got you. In real life, there may not be as much room for you to live your life because you are busy avoiding whatever is stalking you… perhaps you’ve chosen to sacrifice yourself in order to avoid what you perceive as an even worse situation. This is just my interpretation – I don’t know about your real situation and let me stress again, I’m not an expert. I think you should consider that you need to face this lion and get past it – you might already know what the lion represents or a professional therapist could help you figure it out.
According to dreammoods.com a lion attack suggests that “a force is driving you to self-destruction.” Dreams of suicide “represents your desperate desire to escape from your waking life.” Take care of yourself.
You guys have some amazing and vivid dreams. You should check out the site in my post for some interpretations that apply to us in the world today. The thing I hate about most dream dictionaries is that they “tell” you what your dreams mean and that’s impossible. Dreams are for you and you alone to interpret.