Background

What are abusing dreams about?

Abuse is behavior that intentionally causes harm. If we are hurt by accident, we will often say that we were hurt. If we are hurt intentionally, we can say that we were abused. Abuse can take many forms. It can be physical, sexual, financial, verbal or emotional. There are varying levels of abuse. It can be overt and noticeable. It can be subtle. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about abusing dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with abusing dreams. These are the words that make abusing dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of abusing dreams can be illuminating about show abusing affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example abusing dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how abusing in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that abusing is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that abusing is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, abusing dreams have more sex than 99.1% of dream symbols, more hatred than 98.7% of dream symbols, and more aggressive acts than 97.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, abusing dreams have less weird dreams than 92.6% of dream symbols, less natural places than 90.7% of dream symbols, and less vision than 88.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of abusing tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Furthermore, abusing dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that abusing is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of abusing are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Additionally, abusing dreams are sexy! Dreams of abusing are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. Sex in a dream can be great, confusing, digusting, or be just sex. It all depends on the context. Don't assume anything about dreams of abusing. Explore what is there. Also, dreams of abusing are aggressive! Abusing dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Finally, dreams of abusing are family oriented. They are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of abusing will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Dreams help us to process our emotions and social relationships. In a certain lens, you can think of dreams as simulations of the world. This can be especially helpful for our relationships with family. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of abusing is different than dreams of abusing in general.

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of dreams have abusing

How common are abusing dreams?

0.8% of dreams have the abusing symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 100 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are abusing dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like abuse. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols verbs and aggressive acts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of abusing?

Abusing dreams are notable because they have substantially more molesting, alimony, incest, Ethiopia, Dobby, raping, Bahamas, Guatemala, healing dreams, characters, compensation than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of abusing?

Abusing do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into abusing dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in abusing dreams.

Who is in dreams of abusing?

Who is in dreams of abusing?

Abusing dreams are much more related to family and much more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of abusing?

What are the emotions in dreams of abusing?

Abusing dreams are much more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion.

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Where do dreams of abusing take place?

Where do dreams of abusing take place?

Dreams of abusing are more related to home and more related to work than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places, less related to transportation, and much less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of abusing?

What happens in dreams of abusing?

Abusing dreams are much more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and much more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters and less related to eating and drinking.

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How do dreams of abusing related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of abusing related to the type of dream it is?

Dreams of abusing are much more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and much more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, much less related to weird dreams, and less related to vivid dreams.

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How do dreams of abusing related the senses?

How do dreams of abusing related the senses?

Dreams of abusing are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of abusing in dreams?

Abusing dreams are uncommon. Among other things abusing dreams are very emotional, nightmares, sexual, aggressive, family oriented, bad dreams, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of abusing? How might your dream of abusing be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience abusing in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about abusing in dreams. See how you feel about abusing now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of abusing dreams

An interpretation of abusing dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Think of abuse as a physical representation of a personal situation, an exaggeration that in its way sums up a situation or how you feel. It could reflect a physically abusive situation, but more often it’s figurative. For instance, your spouse doesn’t really hit you as in the dream, but it feels like abuse when he or she insults you, starts an argument or acts oblivious. Go further with the idea and abuse can apply to a wide range of situations. Substances can be abused. A friendship can be abused. Trust can be abused. In this sense, abuse means “to take advantage” or “misuse.” Authority can be misused and shown in scenes of someone’s being slapped around or otherwise abused by an authority figure. Characters that abuse you in a dream can symbolize ways you abuse yourself, especially by being too hard on yourself. Most dream characters are projections from your inner world, so a character that is abusive is likely to connect somehow back to you. Throwing rocks is known to symbolize abusive ways you talk to yourself. It can symbolize hurled insults, whether you insult yourself or someone else. The feeling of being hit by a rock is a representation of emotional and personal impact. Words can hurt. Dreaming about dishing out abuse can reflect coarseness in your character. You come on strong and affect the people around you. Perhaps the exaggeration into physical abuse is to help you see the impact you have, in which case there might be an underlying message that it would be wise to tone it down. Being abusive in a dream can express a wish to lash out or pay back for perceived wrongs, as when a victim turns the tables. Meek and mild people are known to dream about scenes of abuse and violence, and they have the hardest time recognizing that it’s an exaggerated way of acting out their deepest feelings. In which case, dreaming about abuse is compensation. It’s the flip side of the conscious personality, and it’s a sign that under the right circumstances the Hulk hidden inside can pop out. See: Compensation Dreaming about a child being abused can indicate that someone is taking advantage of your innocence or naiveté, or that a young part of yourself feels left out of your life. It can mean you miss the simplicity and fun of childhood. See: Children, Innocence See also: Children, Compensation, Dolls, Fighting, Fists, Raping, Toys, Wounds

Examples of dreams of abusing

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of abusing dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for abusing dreams. Read at your own risk.

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