What are escaping dreams about?
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 escaping dreams.
The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with escaping dreams. These are the words that make escaping dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of escaping dreams can be illuminating about show escaping affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example escaping dreams at the bottom of the page.
The circular bar chart above shows how escaping in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that escaping is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that escaping is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, escaping dreams have more nightmares than 91.6% of dream symbols, more aggressive acts than 91.2% of dream symbols, and more fear than 89.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, escaping dreams have less taste than 73.5% of dream symbols, less embarrassment than 71.5% of dream symbols, and less love than 70.7% of dream symbols. Notably, escaping dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that escaping is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of escaping are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Finally, dreams of escaping are aggressive! Escaping 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? 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 escaping is different than dreams of escaping in general.
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How common are escaping dreams?
3.7% of dreams have the escaping symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 25 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.
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of dreams have escaping
How common are escaping dreams?
3.7% of dreams have the escaping symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 25 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.
How are escaping dreams identified?
What is most related to dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are notable because they have substantially more Princess Leia, Estonia, prisoners, fugitives, hostages, being chased by a vampires, being chased by a gorilla, ammunition, capturing, trapping, being chased by a monster than 95% of other dream symbols.
What is most related to dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are notable because they have substantially more Princess Leia, Estonia, prisoners, fugitives, hostages, being chased by a vampires, being chased by a gorilla, ammunition, capturing, trapping, being chased by a monster than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are notable because they have substantially less Algeria, Fiji, Gimli, Haiti, Hannibal Lecter, healing dreams, worm holes, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are notable because they have substantially less Algeria, Fiji, Gimli, Haiti, Hannibal Lecter, healing dreams, worm holes, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia than 95% of other dream symbols.
Deep dive into escaping dreams
Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in escaping dreams.
Who is in dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are more related to unnamed people, more related to fantastic beings, and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to family and less related to romantic partners.
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Who is in dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are more related to unnamed people, more related to fantastic beings, and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to family and less related to romantic partners.
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What are the emotions in dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are more related to fear, more related to pain, and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to embarrassment, and less related to love.
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What are the emotions in dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are more related to fear, more related to pain, and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to embarrassment, and less related to love.
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Where do dreams of escaping take place?
Dreams of escaping are more related to transportation and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to work.
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Where do dreams of escaping take place?
Dreams of escaping are more related to transportation and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to work.
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What happens in dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are much more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.
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What happens in dreams of escaping?
Escaping dreams are much more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.
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How do dreams of escaping related to the type of dream it is?
Escaping dreams are much more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to good dreams.
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How do dreams of escaping related to the type of dream it is?
Escaping dreams are much more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to good dreams.
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How can you make sense of escaping in dreams?
Escaping dreams are relatively common. Among other things escaping dreams are nightmares and aggressive. Do you think this is true for your dream of escaping? How might your dream of escaping be different?
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.
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
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience escaping in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
Look for the differences
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience escaping in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
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 escaping in dreams. See how you feel about escaping now, in your waking life.
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 escaping in dreams. See how you feel about escaping now, in your waking life.
An interpretation of escaping 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. A question at the heart of a dream about escape is, what are you getting away from or is getting away from you? The meaning might not be obvious till you step back and ask what personal situation is represented as escape. Another question to ask yourself is, do you want to escape from something about yourself or your life? For example, a dream about escaping from a liquor store can symbolize wishing to overcome a drinking problem. The most dramatic dreams of this type show you running to escape from someone pursuing you. Finally you’re cornered, and your pursuer shows its face. And it’s you. Someone or something escaping from you can symbolize a situation such as an interest or opportunity getting away. See: Chasing Dreaming about escaping a prison can connect with escaping from a situation that’s keeping you confined or restricted. See: Prisoners Escaping a monster can mean giving up an addiction or getting away from an abuser. See: Monsters Escaping a fire can mean escaping danger or someone’s anger. See: Fires Each of the last three examples have other possible meanings. They’re meant to show you how the action of escaping combines with other details to create symbolism. Escape can mean that something’s after you, or that you might be next to face the firing squad. For example, your supervisor or spouse was on the warpath yesterday, and you decided to lie low. Then you dream about the situation as fleeing from a gun battle. Escape can connect with ideas related to being a fugitive. See: Fugitives The theme of escaping implies sneakiness and furtiveness. You can’t just walk out the door. It can mean that a person is trapped physically or emotionally. That an abuser has a psychological death grip on the person. Or that an obligation or duty won’t allow the person to just walk out door. Escaping and avoiding go hand in hand, and avoiding can connect with avoiding rules, restrictions, authority, or social situations. Avoidance translates into a dream as escaping, perhaps over a fence or under a wall. The entry for Hell has a great example of this use of the symbolism in a dream about escaping from hell. Procrastination is, in a sense, escaping the fact that something needs to be done. You can escape from your responsibilities, from stress or problems, from a relationship and its expectations, or from strong emotions and feelings. You can escape from your conscience. You can try to shake a certain feeling. Sometimes, the thing from which you flee is exactly what you need or want. That’s why it pursues you. See also: Abyss, Accomplices, Arresting, Burglary, Cages, Chasing, Fences, Flying, Fugitives, Hiding, Jails, Police, Prisoners, Running, Torturing, Wallets
An interpretation of escaping 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. A question at the heart of a dream about escape is, what are you getting away from or is getting away from you? The meaning might not be obvious till you step back and ask what personal situation is represented as escape. Another question to ask yourself is, do you want to escape from something about yourself or your life? For example, a dream about escaping from a liquor store can symbolize wishing to overcome a drinking problem. The most dramatic dreams of this type show you running to escape from someone pursuing you. Finally you’re cornered, and your pursuer shows its face. And it’s you. Someone or something escaping from you can symbolize a situation such as an interest or opportunity getting away. See: Chasing Dreaming about escaping a prison can connect with escaping from a situation that’s keeping you confined or restricted. See: Prisoners Escaping a monster can mean giving up an addiction or getting away from an abuser. See: Monsters Escaping a fire can mean escaping danger or someone’s anger. See: Fires Each of the last three examples have other possible meanings. They’re meant to show you how the action of escaping combines with other details to create symbolism. Escape can mean that something’s after you, or that you might be next to face the firing squad. For example, your supervisor or spouse was on the warpath yesterday, and you decided to lie low. Then you dream about the situation as fleeing from a gun battle. Escape can connect with ideas related to being a fugitive. See: Fugitives The theme of escaping implies sneakiness and furtiveness. You can’t just walk out the door. It can mean that a person is trapped physically or emotionally. That an abuser has a psychological death grip on the person. Or that an obligation or duty won’t allow the person to just walk out door. Escaping and avoiding go hand in hand, and avoiding can connect with avoiding rules, restrictions, authority, or social situations. Avoidance translates into a dream as escaping, perhaps over a fence or under a wall. The entry for Hell has a great example of this use of the symbolism in a dream about escaping from hell. Procrastination is, in a sense, escaping the fact that something needs to be done. You can escape from your responsibilities, from stress or problems, from a relationship and its expectations, or from strong emotions and feelings. You can escape from your conscience. You can try to shake a certain feeling. Sometimes, the thing from which you flee is exactly what you need or want. That’s why it pursues you. See also: Abyss, Accomplices, Arresting, Burglary, Cages, Chasing, Fences, Flying, Fugitives, Hiding, Jails, Police, Prisoners, Running, Torturing, Wallets
Examples of dreams of escaping
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 escaping 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 escaping dreams. Read at your own risk.
