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What are fist 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 fist dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how fists in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that fist is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that fist is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, fist dreams have more touch than 97.0% of dream symbols, more pain than 93.8% of dream symbols, and more good dreams than 93.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, fist dreams have less sadness than 71.5% of dream symbols, less romantic partners than 54.2% of dream symbols, and less human-made places than 52.7% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of fists tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Also, dreams of fists are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Additionally, dreams of fists are aggressive! Fist 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? Also, dreams of fists are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why fists in dreams could be related to hearing. Finally, dreams of fists have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, fist dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. 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 fists is different than dreams of fists in general.

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How common are fist dreams?

0.5% of dreams have the fists symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 200 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are fist dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like fist. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and body parts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of fists?

Fists dreams are notable because they have substantially more Gollum, pinecones, verbs, Nepal, acid rain, worm holes, x-rays, imposters, Deadpool, tyrants, nose bleeds than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of fists?

Fists do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into fist dreams

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

Who is in dreams of fists?

Who is in dreams of fists?

Dreams of fists are more related to insects, more related to unnamed people, and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of fists?

What are the emotions in dreams of fists?

Dreams of fists are more related to happiness, more related to grief and sorrow, and more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness.

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Where do dreams of fists take place?

Where do dreams of fists take place?

Dreams of fists are more related to magical places and more related to schools than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of fists?

What happens in dreams of fists?

Dreams of fists 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 fists related to the type of dream it is?

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

Dreams of fists are more related to lucid dreams, more related to nightmares, and more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of fists related the senses?

How do dreams of fists related the senses?

Fist dreams are much more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of fists in dreams?

Fist dreams are very uncommon. Among other things fist dreams are very emotional, friendly, aggressive, focused on sounds, focused on touch, great dreams, frustrating, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of fists? How might your dream of fists 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 fists 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 fists in dreams. See how you feel about fists now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of fist dreams

An interpretation of fist 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 clenched fist is an image of heavy-handed authority and conflict. Dreaming about a fist can symbolize the idea of “iron-fisted,” meaning inflexible or absolute. It’s authority that beats down any challenge. A clenched fist can symbolize “tight-fisted,” meaning stingy. People can be stingy with money, but also consider how it applies to other situations, such as when someone won’t give compliments or they keep a tight hold on their emotions. Dreaming about hitting with your fists can express frustration or anger. Hitting someone you know with your fists can connect with anger and frustration with that person. Usually it’s a way of acting out your feelings. The entry for Mother has a great example. If a character hits you, it can be a sign of frustration or anger directed at you, or anger with yourself. An unfamiliar character you hit with your fists can be a surrogate for someone you know, or it might represent a side of yourself that’s unwanted or repressed. For example, a teen male dreams about a pack of boys his age mercilessly beating up another boy who doesn’t appear able to fight back. The boy who takes the beating doesn’t look like anyone the dreamer actually knows, yet the dreamer feels that he knows him well. He joins in the beating and gets in a few blows of his own as he mocks and scorns the boy as a “pussy” and “fag.” The character that takes the beating is the soft and gentle side of the dreamer. Now that he’s a teenager, he can’t allow any sort of softness or weakness to show around his peers or he’ll be labeled as a sissy. The action of beating the boy in the dream is a physical representation of repressing this side of himself, and his scorn of the boy is actually a reflection of how he scorns himself for being soft and gentle. He fears this side of himself, and he acts out all the related feelings. The action tells the story. Another possible way of looking at the same dream scene is that it expresses the dreamer’s anger or frustration with himself. Scenes involving hitting are common in the dreams of people who are angry. If the person you hit is not someone you know or recognize, you might be expressing anger or frustration with yourself. The character is a surrogate. See: Anger Described in simplest terms, hitting is abuse, and while hitting can manifest in dreams because of physical abuse, it can also refer to emotional and psychological abuse. Getting hit expresses how you feel. Things aren’t always as they appear, though. In fact, in most cases your dream characters are based on your thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. They are projections of your inner world. For example, you dream that your best friend hits you, and it reflects your feelings of guilt for letting that person down. Getting hit in a dream expresses the feeling that you deserve some sort of punishment. It doesn’t mean that your best friend feels that way. The character’s actions are scripted on the basis of your feelings. And now for another twist. Some dream characters don’t represent people at all. They don’t represent something about you. They represent a subject, idea, or organization. For example, a math teacher getting beat up by a group of students in a dream is an expression of the dreamer’s frustration with the subject of math. Beating up a mail carrier can symbolize frustration over a package being delayed or lost. Also consider that hitting in a dream can be a way of acting out other definitions of the word. For example, your best friend hits you in a dream and it means the person has been “hitting on” you, expressing romantic interest. Or you get hit upside the head in a dream and it means you finally realize something. Duh! See also: Abusing, Anger, Fighting, Weakness

Examples of dreams of fists

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 fist 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 fist dreams. Read at your own risk.

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