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What are menstruation dreams about?

This symbol is identified by words like menstruation and my period.

Menstruation in dreams is a very rare dream symbol, occuring in about 0.1% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 1,500 dreams.

What are the major highlights of menstruation dreams?

Menstruation is a negatively interconnected dream symbol. Having menstruation in a dream reduces the presence of other dream symbols.

Menstruation dreams might be sexual

Dreams of menstruation are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. If menstruation is in a dream, this dream is far more likely to contain sexual symbols. Other symbols that are like this include kissing, break ups, snapchat, characters, anuses, campuses, mystery, prostitutes, imposters, and former partners.

Menstruation dreams seem to lack places or locations

Dreams of menstruation frequently do not mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of menstruation simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. Other symbols that are like this include body changes, relationship events, cancer, seeing a dead relative, bees, hamsters, snakes, ovaries, genitals, and roaches.

Menstruation dreams have a surprising lack of characters

Dreams of menstruation usually contain less characters than 90% of all other dream symbols. This does not mean they do not contain characters at all. Rather, they simply contain less characters than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include venus, Iran, Singapore, couldn't open eyes, volcanos, chakras, triangles, foreseeing, missiles, and sleeping.

Menstruation dreams focus on sounds

Dreams of menstruation have more words related to sounds than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, menstruation dreams involve the auditory world. They focus on sounds and hearing. Other symbols that are like this include castration, vaginas, ants, instagram, spiders, ovations, Voldemort, acne, Malaysia, and Sweden.

Menstruation dreams focus on touch

Dreams of menstruation have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, menstruation dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Other symbols that are like this include seeing a dead partner, faires, Algeria, France, Indonesia, hamsters, precognitive dreams, Iran, Argentina, and Vietnam.

Menstruation dreams focus on vision

Dreams of menstruation have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, menstruation dreams involve sight and seeing objects. Other symbols that are like this include Ukraine, giving birth, abortions, Madagascar, recurring dreams, getting fired, pregnancy tests, seeing a dead mother, Sweden, and penises.

What symbols less present in dreams of menstruation?

Menstruation dreams are notable because they have substantially less walls, natural places, cars, feet, voice, elements of fire, driving, windows, and hearing than 95% of other dream symbols.

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

Explore different elements related to dreams of menstruation

Who is in menstruation dreams?

Overall, dreams with menstruation are much less related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of menstruation are much more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are much less related to animals, less related to insects, and much less related to different roles.

Animals

much less than usual

Insects

less than usual

Different roles

much less than usual

Fantastic beings

much less than usual

Distant people

much less than usual

Close people

less than usual

Family

less than usual

Romantic partners

much more than usual
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What are the emotions in menstruation dreams?

Overall, dreams with menstruation are less related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of menstruation are much more related to confusion, more related to pain, and more related to fun than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, much less related to grief and sorrow, and much less related to fear.

Happiness

less than usual

Sadness

the same as usual

Grief and sorrow

much less than usual

Embarrassment

the same as usual

Confusion

much more than usual

Fear

much less than usual

Pain

more than usual

Hatred

much less than usual

Fun

more than usual

Love

the same as usual
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Who is in menstruation dreams?

Overall, dreams with menstruation are much less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of menstruation are less related to work, much less related to human places, and much less related to transportation.

Home

the same as usual

Work

less than usual

Human places

much less than usual

Transportation

much less than usual

Natural places

much less than usual

Magical places

much less than usual
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What happens in menstruation dreams?

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

Aggressive interactions

much 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 menstruation in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with menstruation are aren't really related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of menstruation are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and much less related to recurring dreams.

Lucid dreams

less than usual

Nightmares

less than usual

Recurring dreams

much less than usual

Recurring nightmares

less than usual

Sleep paralysis

much less than usual

Sleeping

less than usual

Waking life

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

Overall, dreams with menstruation are much less related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of menstruation are more related to smelling and much more related to taste than dreams in general. They are much less related to hearing, much less related to vision, and much less related to touch.

Hearing

much less than usual

Smelling

more than usual

Taste

much more than usual

Vision

much less than usual

Touch

much less than usual
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How can you make sense of menstruation in dreams?

Menstruation dreams are very rare. Among other things menstruation dreams are negatively interconnected, sexual, lack places or locations, lack characters, focus on sounds, focus on touch, and focus on vision.

Do you think this is true for your dream of menstruation? How might your dream of menstruation 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 menstruation 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 menstruation in dreams. See how you feel about menstruation now, in your waking life.

What are possible meanings for dreams of menstruation?

As a part of the process of reproduction, menstruation can connect symbolically with any aspect of it: fertility, conception, sexuality, choice of partner.

In simplest terms, menstruation is a process of letting go of the old to make way for the new, and that association carries many possibilities for symbolism. For example, you let go of your feelings for your ex to open up to the possibility of a new relationship. You let go of old ideas about yourself so new ones can emerge.

On rare occasions, dreams about missing a period can foretell actual pregnancy. The body has an early-warning system that speaks through dreams. However, usually a reference to a missed period in a dream is symbolism. For example, it can mean a woman is “late” for something. See: Pregnancy

For a female, any reference to blood or bleeding can refer to menstruation. For example, a woman dreams that she’s scheduled to give blood and suddenly realizes the appointment was a week ago. She wonders whether her doctor will be mad at her. The dream refers to the fact that her period is a week late and she wonders whether she needs to visit her obstetrician. See: Blood

Dreams about leaky or running faucets and things that collapse are prevalent in women just before their periods. Another prevalent theme is ironing, both because of the need for iron in the diet to replace what’s lost with menstrual blood, and because the surface of the endometrium appears wrinkled just before it sloughs off. Ironing is associated with eliminating wrinkles. You don’t have to be aware of how this process works in order to dream about it.

For a young girl, menstruation is associated with onset of puberty. For a fertile, sexually active female who doesn’t want to get pregnant, it’s the monthly sense of relief. For a middle-aged woman it’s the monthly affirmation that she’s not in menopause. Dreams can begin with these associations and branch out far and wide. For a man it might symbolize abstinence from sex or handling his wife’s or girlfriend’s moods.

Menstruation is “your period” and can be used to symbolize a period or cycle of life.

As part of the creation process, menstruation can have deep significance related to it. See: Uteruses

See also: Blood, Eggs, Ovaries, Pregnancy, Red, Uteruses, Vaginas

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 menstruation

Read some real dream reports of menstruation 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.

I had a dream that I thought I was pregnant, what does this all mean?

First, I think I need to explain a little about me. I am 18 and married. My husband and I already discussed children and the fact that we don’t want to have any. I know for myself and for him that isn’t going to change, I have my reasons and he has his.

I dreamt that I took a pregnancy test and it turned out to be positive. I showed my mom who was excited (because in my real life she does want me to change my mind and have kids) and other people in my life like my grandparents were excited.

Then I dreamt my mom, husband and I were at the hospital for whatever reason. I’m assuming I was believed to still be pregnant, but I felt as though I had gotten my period. So before I rushed to the bathroom I was searching and searching for another pregnancy test, which I was unable to find.

I went to the bathroom without the pregnancy test and realized I had started my period, meaning I was not pregnant. I felt disappointed and confused.

My husband and I weren’t talking about anything like this before we went to sleep, I wasn’t watching anything that had children in it, and I don’t secretly actually want kids. What does all of this mean?

First, I think I need to explain a little about me. I am 18 and married. My husband and I already discussed children and the fact that we don’t want to have...

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last night i dreamed the man from the human centipede 2 got me pregnent

what does this dream mean? i think i had this dream because i have been missing my period lately and i have kinda been worrying about it, but does anyone think this dream has any meaning? i dreamt i was holding his baby in my stomach and he spooned me every night.

what does this dream mean? i think i had this dream because i have been missing my period lately and i have kinda been worrying about it, but does anyone think...

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grandma in law dreamed she played with my baby, but I don’t have children.

My fiancé and I recently began to practice not so safe intercourse within the last month. No big deal, my period was late but that’s been cracked up to going off the pill after 5 years of use. While on a trip, my fiancé was FaceTiming his grandma who out of no where makes the comment, “be careful. I had a dream I was playing with your baby the other night!” No one knows we started “trying” (if and when it happens it’s gonna be no big deal). It really caught me off guard. What does it mean?

My fiancé and I recently began to practice not so safe intercourse within the last month. No big deal, my period was late but that’s been cracked up to going...

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Second time I dreamt about this

Throwaway for a reason.

I (f/30) had a dream that my husband (m/31) told
Me he was having trouble with his ex, so he showed me texts between them...just Willy nilly. I saw them on a big screen, and showed messages between them that I was able to read

The text from his ex girlfriend said. “Happy another year together, babe. I want children. I’m sorry. If you have children with *my real name* I am going to be sad”. In my real life, I speculate that my husband cheated on me with his ex and got her pregnant. I got HSV2 (genital herpes in my anal region in November)...a month later, he tells me that his ex is pregnant with her husband. She gives birth in August...when I got my herpes outbreak in November.

But he doesn’t know that’s what I think. I’ve never told him. And he doesn’t know that I know some things.

Anyways, in the dream, I went to the bathroom after I saw the texts and I remember going in the bathroom, and completely ignoring my husband and completely swerving myself away from him as I enter the bathroom. I look in the mirror and close the door, and there is a huge shadow over my face. And then I look down when I sit on the toilet, that I got my period without realizing it.

I wake up, come to reality and think about another dream I had. Similar to this.

I’ve been married for almost two years. Not sure if this means I need to ask a friend and find out the truth.

Throwaway for a reason.

I (f/30) had a dream that my husband (m/31) told
Me he was having trouble with his ex, so he showed me texts between them...just Willy...

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Dreamt I was pregnant and woke up to my period.

Last night I had a dream that I was pregnant out of nowhere but wasn’t showing and I was far along.. then I had a boy but I wasn’t prepared at all with the essential things babies need.. I remember that he was really advanced for a baby (sitting up, showing emotion and he even had a talent I can’t recall) also I was second guessing my ability to produce milk for him.. so idk what this all means but I woke up and realized I got my period.

Last night I had a dream that I was pregnant out of nowhere but wasn’t showing and I was far along.. then I had a boy but I wasn’t prepared at all with the...

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