Dreams of panic are less related to animals, less related to unnamed people, and less related to fantastic beings.

Panic dreams are more related to confusion, much more related to fear, and more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to fun, and less related to love.

Dreams of panic are more related to home than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places.

Dreams of panic are more related to aggressive acts, more related to disasters, and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to sex and less related to eating and drinking.

Panic dreams are more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and much more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams and less related to good dreams.

Panic dreams are more related to hearing, more related to vision, and more related to touch than dreams in general.

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 panic 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 panic in dreams. See how you feel about panic 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. If you are experiencing panic or anxiety in your waking life, you can bet you will dream about it. Dreams zero in on these feelings to try to help you with them. It might seem cruel for your dreams to induce panic or anxiety after you have been feeling it all day, but it’s actually helping you to relieve the pressure, put some distance between you and it, and understand the source. Dreams can even suggest treatments and solutions. A common source of panic in dreams is lack of preparation. You know something important is coming up, such as a test, meeting, or interview, and you aren’t ready. Depending on the situation, your response in a dream can range from mild anxiety to full panic. Oh, crap, the interview is tomorrow and I’m not ready! See: Tests Whatever causes panic in a dream is likely to connect with you and your life but be disguised as symbolism. You can tell what underlies a symbol in a dream by how you react to it. You subconsciously know what it means and react according to that. Discrepancies will really stand out, too. For example, you react with panic because a drink spills, and it symbolizes fear of getting pregnant. The glass spilling symbolizes an accident with a contraceptive, and that’s the sort of situation that can cause panic, but you normally wouldn’t expect such a reaction. Dreams exaggerate, so if you experience panic in a dream, the situation it reflects from your waking life might not be as bad as portrayed. For example, you dream about people panicking, jumping off buildings and stabbing themselves with big knives. However, in the dream you are relatively calm. Thinking back on what occurred the day before the dream, you remember that your co-workers were panicked about a situation that you viewed as just another day at the office. The actions of the people in the dream are an exaggeration of how your co-workers behave and the contrast with how you perceive the situation. Along these lines, a feeling of unease or trepidation can trigger panic and anxiety in your dreams. While dreaming, your defenses are down and filters off. The full impact is felt. Add in dreams’ tendency to exaggerate, and something that is felt mildly while awake can return as panic in your dreams. It might mean you aren’t taking something seriously enough, or you’ve allowed something important to slip your attention. You might have good reason to panic! For example, your doctor says you are on verge of becoming diabetic. You laugh it off at the time, but on a deeper level the news hits you hard. Seeing the situation as full-blown panic in a dream might express how you really feel. Consider also that a source of panic is what could happen instead of what did happen. You fear the worst, or see a tendency in yourself that is cause for alarm. Or your Mr. Hyde is showing. For example, you are normally cool-headed but lose your temper one day, and are reminded of your father’s ferocious temper. You fear that ugliness coming out in yourself again. Sometimes not panicking during a dream is a good sign, especially if that’s how you would normally react. Dreams create scenarios to help you learn and grow, simulations that test you and drive home lessons. Think of it as pressure under fire. If you can handle panicky situations in your dreams, you are more likely to handle them in your waking life. For more thoughts on this subject and how to use your dream imagery to lessen panic and anxiety, see: Anxiety. See also: Anxiety, Chicken, Emotions, Fear, Tests