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What are possessing dreams about?

To possess something is to own something, though this word is generally stronger than to own. Possessing almost implies owning something with vigor and determination. Possession can be about objects, but it can also be about states of mind. Possession can also refer to being overtaken by evil spirits. This symbol is identified by words like was possessed and possessed me.

Possessing in dreams is a very rare dream symbol, occuring in about 0.1% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 1,000 dreams.

What are the major highlights of possessing dreams?

Possessing is a negatively interconnected dream symbol. Having possessing in a dream reduces the presence of other dream symbols.

Dreams of possessing are aggressive

Possessing dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all possessing have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having possessing in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include movement, running, peninsula, aliens, buildings, orphans, enemies, ignoring, wolves, and destroying.

Possessing dreams seem to lack places or locations

Dreams of possessing frequently do not mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of possessing simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. Other symbols that are like this include winning the lottery, rodents, teeth falling out, hamsters, girlfriends, sparrows, parasites in body, snakes, animuses, and former partners.

Dreams with possessing might be a nightmare

Dreams of possessing are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain possessing might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with possessing are not nightmares. But, dreams of possessing are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include blood, foreshadowing, unique themes, slowness, living rooms, detectives, backs, faking, raping, and devouring.

Possessing dreams are associated with lucid dreaming

Dreams of possessing are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of possessing are lucid dreams. But dreams of possessing are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include blizzards, unpleasantness, lotus flowers, video games, rectangles, Frodo, Greece, noses, souls, and maps.

Possessing dreams focus on smells

Dreams of possessing have more words related to smells than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, possessing dreams involve the world of scents. Other symbols that are like this include Madagascar, dissecting, Barack Obama, ovations, collective unconscious, tiktok, jealousy, antelopes, Morocco, and Iceland.

Possessing dreams focus on taste

Dreams of possessing have more words related to taste than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, possessing dreams involve the perceptions of taste. Taste is a chemical sense. We taste things through interacting and touching the object we are tasting. Other symbols that are like this include baboons, possessing, pluto, whales, nose bleeds, Jamaica, lifeguards, purgatory, embarking, and panthers.

What symbols less present in dreams of possessing?

Possessing dreams are notable because they have substantially less regret, stores, legs, lost, genitals, trucks, seasons of the year, snakes, old friends, money, metal, tininess, shortness, clothing, love, food, blue, and robbing than 95% of other dream symbols.

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

Explore different elements related to dreams of possessing

Who is in possessing dreams?

Overall, dreams with possessing are more related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of possessing are much more related to fantastic beings and more related to family than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, much less related to insects, and less related to distant people.

Animals

less than usual

Insects

much less than usual

Different roles

the same as usual

Fantastic beings

much more than usual

Distant people

less than usual

Close people

the same as usual

Family

more than usual

Romantic partners

less than usual
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What are the emotions in possessing dreams?

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

Happiness

the same as usual

Sadness

more than usual

Grief and sorrow

much less than usual

Embarrassment

the same as usual

Confusion

more than usual

Fear

more than usual

Pain

more than usual

Hatred

more than usual

Fun

less than usual

Love

much less than usual
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Who is in possessing dreams?

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

Home

the same as usual

Work

more than usual

Human places

much less than usual

Transportation

much less than usual

Natural places

much less than usual

Magical places

the same as usual
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What happens in possessing dreams?

Overall, dreams with possessing are more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of possessing are much more related to aggressive interactions and more related to disasters than dreams in general.

Aggressive interactions

much more than usual

Friendly interactions

the same as usual

Sex

the same as usual

Disasters

more than usual
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How do possessing in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with possessing are more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of possessing are much more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring nightmares.

Lucid dreams

much more than usual

Nightmares

much more than usual

Recurring dreams

more than usual

Recurring nightmares

less than usual

Sleep paralysis

much more than usual

Sleeping

more than usual

Waking life

more than usual
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How do possessing in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with possessing are aren't really related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of possessing are more related to hearing than dreams in general. They are much less related to smelling, much less related to taste, and less related to vision.

Hearing

more than usual

Smelling

much less than usual

Taste

much less than usual

Vision

less than usual

Touch

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

Possessing dreams are very rare. Among other things possessing dreams are negatively interconnected, aggressive, lack places or locations, nightmare, are associated with lucid dreaming, focus on smells, and focus on taste.

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

Examples of dreams of possessing

Read some real dream reports of possessing 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.

The eel dragon (symbology examination)

I had the most amazing dream I've ever had a few nights back and it hasn't left my memory since.

I was at this big beautiful lake with rolling hills all around. A beautiful day clear skies few clouds. I was fishing in the lake off of a rocky edge, the perfect spot.
I caught an eel, a big one (4-5 feet), slippery and hard to hold. Something possessed me to use the eel as bait and cast it back out (with my in-dream superpowers) and so I did. As it slithered in the water for a while, deep, I finally caught something, something big. I reeled in fighting it for quite some time until it surfaced. It was an even bigger eel, an eel dragon if you will. About 200 feet long very long and slender. When it surfaced I managed to grab hold of it, holding on for dear life as it slung me around like a ragdoll my only mission was to capture it. I slid down it's body until my final grip was on its tail in which at that point a vicious wind picked up, as the wind picked up the eel dragon began to lift and started to fly (like a Chinese dragon) I held on as it lifted me to the sky and I thought at that point I had (somehow) finally caught it.

Upon waking I was completely covered in sweat, my heart racing. As this was so realistic, a lucid dream. I could feel the wind and the coldness of the water and the slippery skin of the eel and the eel dragon.

I feel this was very symbolic in some way and I am trying to decipher the nature of it and how it relates to my life. Any help or comments are welcome.

I had the most amazing dream I've ever had a few nights back and it hasn't left my memory since.

I was at this big beautiful lake with rolling hills all...

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Creepyass dream I just remembered from last night

I was somewhere with my 6 year old nephew playing when all the sudden his eyes turned completely white like he was possessed and he just kept repeating over and over “he knows, he knows.” I have no idea who the “he” was. So creepy.

I was somewhere with my 6 year old nephew playing when all the sudden his eyes turned completely white like he was possessed and he just kept repeating over and...

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Demon woman.

I had a lucid dream the other night where a half beautiful, half dead and rotting woman presented herself to me. I asked her who she was and she represented. She said she was a demon that possessed me occasionally. After that she stuck out her long and blackened tongue, I said "you must be the reason for my good head game" and laughed.

The woman I was sleeping next to that night said I was laughing in my sleep right before I woke up and she said it sounded like struggled laughing. Anyone have any idea what it could mean?

I had a lucid dream the other night where a half beautiful, half dead and rotting woman presented herself to me. I asked her who she was and she represented....

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Dream aids

Not sure if this should be posted here or not but im going to anyways. I had a weird dream last night i was at some kind of party and was on a patio i was talking to a guy two girls come up shoot heroin right in front of me smoke a cigarette and puts it out on my shin she kinda stands there wobbling like a zombie and idk what possessed me to ask but i straight asked her if she wanted to f**k she said sure why not so we go to a random bed room and foreplay once we were about to go at it i realized i dont have any condoms and said f**k it im doin it anyways so we fu**ed and i cream pied her.....pretty sure i now have dream aids.

Not sure if this should be posted here or not but im going to anyways. I had a weird dream last night i was at some kind of party and was on a patio i was...

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i had to kill myself in my nightmare (nsfw)

was a 10-12 year old kid. i was possessed by a clown or demon. my friend was possessed or had to end his life to hurt the clown or demon. i had to stab myself in the heart to kill the possessor. i was walking home to my mothers house to tell her i was gonna die. then i woke up.

was a 10-12 year old kid. i was possessed by a clown or demon. my friend was possessed or had to end his life to hurt the clown or demon. i had to stab myself...

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