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What are incest dreams about?

This symbol is identified by words like incest.

Incest in dreams is a exceedingly rare dream symbol, occuring in about 0.05% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 2,000 dreams.

What are the major highlights of incest dreams?

Incest is a very negatively interconnected dream symbol. Dreams of incest greatly reduce the presence of other dream symbols.

Incest dreams seem to lack places or locations

Dreams of incest frequently do not mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of incest simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. Other symbols that are like this include genitals, roosters, teeth falling out, masturbation, snakes, youtube, breasts, venom, subconscious, and sexuals acts.

Incest dreams are about family

Dreams of incest are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of incest will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Other symbols that are like this include fiances, Denmark, sisters, Frodo, jealousy, childhood homes, grandfathers, incest, seeing a dead mother, and alimony.

Incest dreams focus on sounds

Dreams of incest have more words related to sounds than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, incest dreams involve the auditory world. They focus on sounds and hearing. Other symbols that are like this include relationship events, Iceland, Somalia, sparrows, Gandalf, Joe Biden, getting fired, pheasants, Fiji, and jupiter.

Incest dreams focus on smells

Dreams of incest have more words related to smells than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, incest dreams involve the world of scents. Other symbols that are like this include Barack Obama, uranus, foreseeing, Madagascar, ufos, donkeys, Somalia, infesting, Thailand, and Philippines.

Incest dreams focus on vision

Dreams of incest have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, incest dreams involve sight and seeing objects. Other symbols that are like this include Argentina, lotus flowers, calluses, Estonia, Hungary, excrement, avalanches, burglary, genitals, and Indonesia.

What symbols less present in dreams of incest?

Incest dreams are notable because they have substantially less weather, bodies of water, floors, walls, elements of air, natural things, shortness, mouths, and slowness than 95% of other dream symbols.

How does the dream symbol of incest affect the different aspects of a dream?

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Who is in incest dreams?

Overall, dreams with incest are aren't really related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of incest are much more related to family and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are much less related to animals, much less related to insects, and much less related to different roles.

Animals

much less than usual

Insects

much less than usual

Different roles

much less than usual

Fantastic beings

much less than usual

Distant people

less than usual

Close people

much less than usual

Family

much more than usual

Romantic partners

more than usual
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What are the emotions in incest dreams?

Overall, dreams with incest are aren't really related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of incest are more related to happiness, much more related to embarrassment, and more related to confusion than dreams in general. They are much less related to sadness, much less related to grief and sorrow, and much less related to fear.

Happiness

more than usual

Sadness

much less than usual

Grief and sorrow

much less than usual

Embarrassment

much more than usual

Confusion

more than usual

Fear

much less than usual

Pain

less than usual

Hatred

the same as usual

Fun

less than usual

Love

more than usual
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Who is in incest dreams?

Overall, dreams with incest are much less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of incest are much more related to work than dreams in general. They are less related to home, much less related to human places, and much less related to transportation.

Home

less than usual

Work

much more than usual

Human places

much less than usual

Transportation

much less than usual

Natural places

much less than usual

Magical places

less than usual
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What happens in incest dreams?

Overall, dreams with incest are much more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of incest are much more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive interactions, much less related to friendly interactions, and much less related to disasters.

Aggressive interactions

less than usual

Friendly interactions

much less than usual

Sex

much more than usual

Disasters

much less than usual
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How do incest in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with incest are less related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of incest are less related to lucid dreams, much less related to recurring dreams, and less related to recurring nightmares.

Lucid dreams

less than usual

Nightmares

the same as usual

Recurring dreams

much less than usual

Recurring nightmares

less than usual

Sleep paralysis

the same as usual

Sleeping

much less than usual

Waking life

the same as usual
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How do incest in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with incest are much less related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of incest are much less related to hearing, much less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

Hearing

much less than usual

Smelling

much less than usual

Taste

less than usual

Vision

much less than usual

Touch

the same as usual
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How can you make sense of incest in dreams?

Incest dreams are exceedingly rare. Among other things incest dreams are very negatively interconnected, lack places or locations, family oriented, focus on sounds, focus on smells, and focus on vision.

Do you think this is true for your dream of incest? How might your dream of incest 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.

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience incest 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 incest in dreams. See how you feel about incest now, in your waking life.

What are possible meanings for dreams of incest?

People tend to freak out over incest dreams, but incest can be used as a comparison to create symbolism, the same as anything else. It’s all fair game for your dreams.

Incest is a taboo, and can symbolize anything that’s taboo or close to it. For example, dating the younger brother or sister of your best friend is taboo in some circles.

It can symbolize sex—or just the thought of it—with someone very close to you, such as a best friend or teacher.

It can symbolize integrating new parts into the personality. Quite often, sex in dreams symbolizes the integration of new parts of the personality. Physical union represents mental union. In which case, incest is simply a way to symbolize how a relative rubs off on you.

For example, a young woman dreams about having sex with her brother. During the dream it feels very natural, but afterward she questions whether something is really wrong with her. However, the dream simply shows that she’s been learning from his example how to be more competitive. Sex in this dream means “integration.” It means something about him is inside her. Get the idea? It’s symbolism.

Incest can symbolize something that disgusts you, that feels really wrong.

It can be a sign of doing something that invites big trouble with your family. See: Family

It can be a way of saying that two people are a little too close.

It can symbolize talking about sex with a relative, especially if the incest involves oral sex.

It can amplify feelings of attraction for a relative and capture related feelings. For example, a young man dreams about having sex with his female cousin and wakes up feeling dirty. He can’t help but notice that the innocent little girl he grew up with has blossomed into a beautiful young woman. The more he tries to ignore it, the more he feels conflicted. The dream is simply reflecting his thoughts and feelings. It’s not saying he wants to have sex with her. Instead, it amplifies his feelings of attraction so he will come to terms with them, allowing him to notice that his cousin is sexually attractive and not feel guilty about it.

For more example dreams, see: Family, Sex, Sister.

Incest can connect with feelings of shame and self-loathing.

In simplest terms, incest means “inappropriately close,” an idea ripe for use as symbolism.

See also: Brothers, Family, Fathers, Genitals, Guilty, Being naked, Mothers, Sex, Sisters

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.

Examples of dreams of incest

Read some real dream reports of incest dreams.. These real life dream reports come from the moderated dream sharing communities of Reddit including r/Dreams, r/Nightmares, r/DreamInterpretation, or r/thisdreamihad. Please note that some of these may contain graphic, sexual, or violent images and text. Use the source link for each dream to view and join the discussion of each one.

Incest dream

I had a dream last night where my dad helped me have sex with my cousin. He gave us pills, and gave me a condom. He made every one in our family leave, and all of my cousins family leave, although he stayed in the room. My cousin wore lingerie, though I didn’t, nor my cousin never get naked. We never had sex. A couple of detail, the pills where big and bitter. The condom was green and weirdly shaped. End of dream. This also kind of relates to a dream I had a while ago, before my parents got divorced. My dad made me help my mom have sex with a different man. He made me clean up the house, and also have food for my mom.

I had a dream last night where my dad helped me have sex with my cousin. He gave us pills, and gave me a condom. He made every one in our family leave, and all...

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Dreaming about having sex with your cousin?

Hi yall, it's my first time posting in this r/!! So today I (23F) had kind of a weird dream that I had never had before. It is fair to say the concept of *incest* as always been present on my sexual fantasies due to childhood traumas.

Recently I got in touch with a cousin (28M) of mine to ask him if he could get me some soccer tickets. I should mention this cousin is very good looking and, if he wasn't a relative, he would be 100% my go-to-type. He was very nice to me during our conversation, got me the tickets and actually bought one for himself as well (+ train tickets) so he could join our plan.

So last night I had an erotic dream involving him as well. We actually didn't have *coitus* per se, but just the thrill of being sexually attracted to each other, foreplay and trying to keep it a secret was arousing enough. I should also mention that I have this cousin on my "close friends" section of Instagram where I sometimes post nudes or erotic photos.

What do you guys think this dream means? I would never act upon it on the physical realm, you know. I'm just curious to know how this can be interpreted. Thank yall.

Hi yall, it's my first time posting in this r/!! So today I (23F) had kind of a weird dream that I had never had before. It is fair to say the concept of...

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NSFW This Nightmare I had last night is making me feel physically sick.

TW: Rape and Incest

In this dream, I raped my niece on a park bench. I don't know why this happened, I would never do anything like that to anyone, let alone my niece who is still in diapers. In the dream I was caught and shamed, but for some reason I felt it as me, not the me that did the action in the dream but the real me, I woke up in a cold sweat.

I wish I could erase this nightmare from my mind, I feel so gross.

TW: Rape and Incest

In this dream, I raped my niece on a park bench. I don't know why this happened, I would never do anything like that to anyone, let alone...

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I had a sex dream about my dad and i'm wondering if that means anything?

I don't like my dad like that and I think incest is disgusting so when I had this dream i was totally freaked out. It's really stressing me out and I'm not sure if maybe I subconsciously like him like that and I'm just scared. What should I do?

I don't like my dad like that and I think incest is disgusting so when I had this dream i was totally freaked out. It's really stressing me out and I'm not sure...

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TW: Forced Incest Sex Dream???

Ok so last night I (20F) had a dream where I was a kid again, and I was with my mom in this random house, when she pinned me to the bed and started taking off mine and her clothes. I kept telling her no and to stop, and tried to wriggle away, but i soon gave up. i remember thinking to myself as this was happening that i had no right to complain about this, and i practically wanted this to happen. i remember the word “rape” floating around in my mind before i got mad at myself and kept insisting it was my fault. She ended up making me suck her nipples while saying stuff about how im a baby, all while starting to grope me and stuff. i remember thinking it felt kinda good in the dream, more proof that i thought i was asking for it. When i was little and i saw my mom naked i was incredibly fascinated with her boobs, which i think is why dream me kept thinking all that stuff about how i wanted this. overall very weird dream, and to top it off i woke up horny bcus of it. someone please tell me i dont have an oedipus complex now ;-;

Ok so last night I (20F) had a dream where I was a kid again, and I was with my mom in this random house, when she pinned me to the bed and started taking off...

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