What are pain 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 pain dreams.
The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with pain dreams. These are the words that make pain dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of pain dreams can be illuminating about show pain affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example pain dreams at the bottom of the page.
The circular bar chart above shows how pain in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that pain is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that pain is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, pain dreams have more bad dreams than 93.4% of dream symbols, more grief and sorrow than 93.0% of dream symbols, and more health events than 88.1% of dream symbols. On the other hand, pain dreams have less human-made places than 84.9% of dream symbols, less weird dreams than 82.9% of dream symbols, and less natural places than 80.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of pain tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Additionally, pain dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that pain is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of pain are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of pain are aggressive! Pain 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 pain are full of grief and sorrow. Of course not every pain dream is sorrowful, these type of dreams have more grief and sorrow than 90% of other dream symbols. It can be heart breaking to experience grief and sorrow during a dream. This can remind us of painful events in waking life. Alternatively, the grief and sorrow within a dream can feel so real. Finally, pain dreams have thinking and reflection than 90% of all dream symbols. There are many reasons why people think and reflect. Things might be confusing. They might be interesting. There might be risk. 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 pain is different than dreams of pain in general.
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How common are pain dreams?
8.5% of dreams have the pain symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 10 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.
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of dreams have pain
How common are pain dreams?
8.5% of dreams have the pain symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 10 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.
How are pain dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like pain and hurt. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of emotions.
How are pain dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like pain and hurt. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of emotions.
What is most related to dreams of pain?
What symbols least related to dreams of pain?
Pain dreams are notable because they have substantially less Algeria, El Salvador, Gimli, Haiti, Lebanon, ovations, Ethiopia, Princess Leia, couldn't open eyes, Bangladesh, Somalia than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of pain?
Pain dreams are notable because they have substantially less Algeria, El Salvador, Gimli, Haiti, Lebanon, ovations, Ethiopia, Princess Leia, couldn't open eyes, Bangladesh, Somalia than 95% of other dream symbols.
Deep dive into pain dreams
Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in pain dreams.
Who is in dreams of pain?
Dreams of pain are more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to unnamed people, and less related to fantastic beings.
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Who is in dreams of pain?
Dreams of pain are more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to unnamed people, and less related to fantastic beings.
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What are the emotions in dreams of pain?
Pain dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and much more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.
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What are the emotions in dreams of pain?
Pain dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and much more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.
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Where do dreams of pain take place?
Pain dreams are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.
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Where do dreams of pain take place?
Pain dreams are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.
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What happens in dreams of pain?
Dreams of pain are more related to aggressive acts, more related to death, and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly acts and less related to eating and drinking.
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What happens in dreams of pain?
Dreams of pain are more related to aggressive acts, more related to death, and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly acts and less related to eating and drinking.
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How do dreams of pain related to the type of dream it is?
Pain dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and much more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams and less related to good dreams.
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How do dreams of pain related to the type of dream it is?
Pain dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and much more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams and less related to good dreams.
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How can you make sense of pain in dreams?
Pain dreams are common. Among other things pain dreams are very emotional, nightmares, aggressive, sorrowful, containing lots of thinking of thoughts, and bad dreams. Do you think this is true for your dream of pain? How might your dream of pain 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 pain 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 pain 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 pain in dreams. See how you feel about pain 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 pain in dreams. See how you feel about pain now, in your waking life.
An interpretation of pain 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. If you experience pain in a dream, it can stem from feeling pain as you sleep. Dreams translate any input into symbolism, including input from physical stimuli. For example, you dream about getting hit in the head with a rock and wake up with a migraine, or dream about getting stabbed in the back and wake up with a stabbing pain in your back. Dreams translate physical stimuli into imagery. Another possibility is your dream uses pain as a physical representation of a personal situation. You really are hurt emotionally or personally and the hurt manifests in your body. The body has nerve bundles in the heart and stomach, and related feelings are processed and felt there, such as love in the heart and fear in the gut. What the mind believes to be real becomes real, to an extent, and your body can make real something from your dream to the point of pain and injury. Author Robert Moss shared a dream he had about seeing through the eyes of someone else as the person was shot in the chest. He woke up with welts on his chest where the bullets struck. Pain and its causes are referenced in language, such as when a comment cuts like a knife, your pride is wounded, or you feel someone’s pain. In dreams, the wording translates into imagery and you actually feel a lesser version of, for example, the pain of a snake bite or acid thrown in your face. If the imagery doesn’t cause some sort of corresponding pain, you can bet there’s a reason. For example, the snake bite in your dream doesn’t hurt because you subconsciously know that the snake symbolizes your lover and the bite is a “love bite.” People are amazed that they can dream about hurting a body part and wake up with a pain in that part of the body. Dreams are fully realistic simulated environments. In most cases, while dreaming you actually believe it is really happening, and your body can respond, even to the point of injury. See also: Abscesses, Body parts, Fighting, Wounds
An interpretation of pain 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. If you experience pain in a dream, it can stem from feeling pain as you sleep. Dreams translate any input into symbolism, including input from physical stimuli. For example, you dream about getting hit in the head with a rock and wake up with a migraine, or dream about getting stabbed in the back and wake up with a stabbing pain in your back. Dreams translate physical stimuli into imagery. Another possibility is your dream uses pain as a physical representation of a personal situation. You really are hurt emotionally or personally and the hurt manifests in your body. The body has nerve bundles in the heart and stomach, and related feelings are processed and felt there, such as love in the heart and fear in the gut. What the mind believes to be real becomes real, to an extent, and your body can make real something from your dream to the point of pain and injury. Author Robert Moss shared a dream he had about seeing through the eyes of someone else as the person was shot in the chest. He woke up with welts on his chest where the bullets struck. Pain and its causes are referenced in language, such as when a comment cuts like a knife, your pride is wounded, or you feel someone’s pain. In dreams, the wording translates into imagery and you actually feel a lesser version of, for example, the pain of a snake bite or acid thrown in your face. If the imagery doesn’t cause some sort of corresponding pain, you can bet there’s a reason. For example, the snake bite in your dream doesn’t hurt because you subconsciously know that the snake symbolizes your lover and the bite is a “love bite.” People are amazed that they can dream about hurting a body part and wake up with a pain in that part of the body. Dreams are fully realistic simulated environments. In most cases, while dreaming you actually believe it is really happening, and your body can respond, even to the point of injury. See also: Abscesses, Body parts, Fighting, Wounds
Examples of dreams of pain
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 pain 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 pain dreams. Read at your own risk.
