Dreams of kidnapping are more related to unnamed people, much more related to strangers, and more related to family than dreams in general. They are less related to animals and less related to insects.

Kidnapping dreams are more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

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

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

Kidnapping dreams are more related to nightmares, much more related to bad dreams, and more related to sad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to good dreams.

Kidnapping dreams are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

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.

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

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 kidnapping in dreams. See how you feel about kidnapping now, in your waking life.

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. To be kidnapped in a dream can symbolize being forced to do or accept something against your will. Dreams exaggerate, so the situation symbolized as kidnapping is not necessarily coercive or forceful. For examples, see: Father, Husband. Kidnapping can capture the feeling of being the victim of circumstances or events. It can mean something is going wrong and you can’t do anything to stop it. For example, you are powerless to stop bad decisions being made at work. Or a friend is involved romantically with a person you think is wrong, but the friend is hopelessly in love and doesn’t want to hear your opinion. Kidnapped in a dream can mean “held hostage.” See: Hostages The symbolism of kidnapping can derive from the stress of the event. A dream uses it to compare to an event or situation that is stressful or adrenaline-filled. It can even relate to difficulty falling asleep, as if your ability to shut down your thoughts has been taken. The presumed character of a kidnapper is an association used to create symbolism. Kidnapping is a heinous crime, and kidnappers rank low in society along with rapists and child abusers. When used as symbolism in a dream, it can mean you have a very low opinion of someone or yourself. Kidnapping can have symbolism related to the root word, “kid.” It can refer to the feeling of having your childhood stolen from you. This theme is common in the dreams of high-achievers who were not allowed to be kids. It’s also common in the dreams of people who were abused or neglected as children. If your child is kidnapped in a dream, it can mean you are concerned for his or her welfare. For example, if your child suddenly starts acting out of character, it can seem as if the child you know has been taken from you. Or perhaps you are worried about the care your child is receiving when you aren’t around, such as at day care or school. For example, a mother dreams that she’s at her child’s day-care center, and a voice comes on the loudspeaker warning that children are being kidnapped. She then sees a shady man trying to abduct her child. It symbolizes the uneasy feeling she has about the day care. Parents of young children are known to dream frequently about danger to their children, in what are generally classified as anxiety dreams. They’re generally not an indication of imminent danger to the child but instead reflect a parent’s need to be constantly vigilant. See: Anxiety Dreaming about an important person in your life being kidnapped might symbolize the perception that the person is being unfairly taken from you. For example, your wife is going on another business trip, “kidnapped” by her job, or your husband is being deployed in the military and it means a long period of separation. The idea extends to something that changes the personality of someone close to you, such as when the person is drunk or stressed. The usual personality is replaced. Kidnapping can symbolize a situation where forces from deep within the psyche force your life in another direction. See: Ufos See also: Accomplices, Anxiety, Children, Crime, Fugitives, Hostages, Thieves, Ufos