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What are raping 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 raping dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with raping dreams. These are the words that make raping dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of raping dreams can be illuminating about show raping affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example raping dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how raping in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that raping is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that raping is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, raping dreams have more sex than 99.3% of dream symbols, more bad dreams than 98.6% of dream symbols, and more aggressive acts than 97.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, raping dreams have less natural places than 95.7% of dream symbols, less vision than 95.3% of dream symbols, and less animals than 93.4% of dream symbols. Notably, raping dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that raping is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of raping are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, raping dreams are sexy! Dreams of raping are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. Sex in a dream can be great, confusing, digusting, or be just sex. It all depends on the context. Don't assume anything about dreams of raping. Explore what is there. Additionally, dreams of raping are aggressive! Raping 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 raping tend not to mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of raping simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. This may be for any number of reasons. Perhaps the actions of the dreams are intense. Perhaps the characters take the focus in the dreams. Finally, dreams of raping are usually described as bad dreams. This does not necessarily mean that all raping dreams are bad. It is just that dreaming of raping might increase the chance that it is a bad dream. 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 raping is different than dreams of raping in general.

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of dreams have raping

How common are raping dreams?

1.0% of dreams have the raping symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 100 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are raping dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like rape. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols verbs and aggressive acts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of raping?

Raping dreams are notable because they have substantially more molesting, incest, Legolas, Congo, abusing, talismans, sexual acts, sex, undressing, kidnapping, Ron Weasley than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of raping?

Raping do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into raping dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in raping dreams.

Who is in dreams of raping?

Who is in dreams of raping?

Raping dreams are more related to strangers, more related to family, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are much less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of raping?

What are the emotions in dreams of raping?

Dreams of raping are more related to happiness, much more related to embarrassment, and more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness and less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of raping take place?

Where do dreams of raping take place?

Dreams of raping are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of raping?

What happens in dreams of raping?

Raping dreams are much more related to aggressive acts, much 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.

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How do dreams of raping related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of raping related to the type of dream it is?

Dreams of raping are much 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 lucid dreams, less related to weird dreams, and less related to vivid dreams.

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How do dreams of raping related the senses?

How do dreams of raping related the senses?

Dreams of raping are more related to touch than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of raping in dreams?

Raping dreams are uncommon. Among other things raping dreams are nightmares, sexual, aggressive, lack places or locations, bad dreams, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of raping? How might your dream of raping be different?

All dreams have meaning

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

Look for the differences

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

Return to the feelings

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

An interpretation of raping dreams

An interpretation of raping 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. Some of the most powerful and traumatizing dreams involve rape. Females and males have rape dreams. The first possibilities for symbolism to consider revolve around nonsexual definitions of the word. Think of times it’s used to mean something other than physical rape. It’s heard in reference to losing badly in sports or video games, with one side dominated and humiliated by another. It’s used in reference to exploiting the natural resources of the planet, and as an expression of helplessness and anger. Dreams enact other definitions of rape, such as domination, exploitation, and violation, turning them into scenarios of sexual rape. Another way that dreams use rape is to express the feeling that you’re being forced to do something you don’t want to do or be someone you don’t want to be. It’s a frequent theme in the dreams of males and females who resist living up to the cultural ideals and expectations of their gender. Some females resent having to wear makeup and heels, and are discriminated against when they don’t. Some males don’t want to act tough and distant, or spend hours in the gym buffing up. Cultural pressure to live up to gender ideals can be intense, and the consequences of resisting it can be extreme. Even if a person tries to live up to gender ideals, it can still feel like being coerced or forced. It’s not necessarily “consensual.” A man has recurring dreams about being raped and connects it with being forced to hide his homosexuality. Instead, he tries to force himself to feel and act straight and to be attracted to women. Rape sums up how he feels. For another man who dreams about being raped by a woman, it’s shows his powerlessness over his sexuality. Sex and sensuality have too much hold on his mind. See: Sex When rape is used to symbolize the force and coercion of gender ideals and cultural expectations, it’s often shown in dreams as gang rape. Being gang-raped in a dream can be an exaggerated way of expressing the idea of being ganged up on. It can express the feeling that everything and everyone are out to get you or hurt you. Rape is “next-level symbolism,” meaning not just humiliated, violated, or hurt, but very humiliated, violated, or hurt. Not just coerced but forced. It captures the dynamics of a situation and your feelings. Rape in a dream can have roots in your inner life. In a graphic way, it shows how you treat yourself. Your ego uses threat, domination, and humiliation to get what it wants, or some aspect of your psyche overpowers the others. This is especially true of the Shadow aspects of the psyche and sadist/masochist dynamics of the Warrior archetype. If that’s how life is in your head, it’s likely to show outwardly. Some people are best described as rapists just on the basis of their personality and character, and some people live the role of victim. Rape in a dream can have roots in personal experience. People who have been raped are likely to dream about what happened. It seems cruel to bring up a traumatizing event like that, but it actually helps by creating a psychological cushion between the present moment and what happened in the past. Once the dream is over, it is in the past, and when something can be thought of as in the past it creates personal distance. The same sort of process happens with other traumas, such as combat and abuse. Further, such dreaming gives you opportunities to run through threat simulations and devise strategies for protecting yourself. 
On the other hand, rape dreams can show that you’re still chained to the experience even though you have the potential to move on. For example, a woman dreams about finding her rapist working beneath a car. She coldly pulls out a gun and pumps rounds into him. The dream is an expression of her thoughts of revenge. She didn’t report the rape because her best friend’s brother did it, and it’s eating her up inside. Her thoughts of revenge rip open the scab and keep the wound fresh. In a bipolar way, she’s bouncing back and forth between being a victim and wanting to be the oppressor. See: Revenge Dreaming about being raped can be a way of saying you feel very disrespected. For example, you decide to sleep with someone you’ve been dating, thinking it will be a special experience, and all your partner wants is sex. Dreams exaggerate, and rape in dreams can be used to exaggerate a situation related to sexual tension or exploitation, such as when a person is used as a sexual plaything. Rape may connect with a recent or ongoing situation that’s dangerous, sexually or otherwise. It’s the sort of comparison dreams are known to make because dangerous situations can lead to rape. For example, passing out at a wild party puts you in danger, especially if you’re young and female. A rape dream can come in response to feeling vulnerable or powerless. For example, after being hit on at a gas station by a creepy guy, a woman dreams that night about being raped at that gas station by a similar guy. It’s an expression of feeling raped in the sense of having her dignity attacked, compounded by recognizing her vulnerability to men who are stronger than she is. Dreams can act as simulations, and a dream about rape can be a way of acting out an issue related to it. For example, you hear a graphic story about a friend who is raped, then dream it happens to you. It’s a way of really understanding what that friend went through and perhaps fearing it could happen to you—or taking steps to prevent it, which is a possibility if you dream about fending off a rapist. Dreaming about rape can express a rape fantasy. Something about the idea of domination and humiliation turns you on. For example, a young man with a rape fantasy has two dreams that when looked at together present a choice. In one, he has normal sex with a girl he is attracted to, an imaginary character, and in the other dream he rapes a random girl and enjoys seeing her fear. The dreams are showing him his choices. On the one hand, sex with someone he is attracted to (normal sex) appeals to him but lacks the stimulation he feels at the thought of raping someone. The rape dream shows that the stimulation of rape comes at the expense of any sort of intimacy. He can have one or the other but not both. A vivid rape dream is discussed in the entry for Devil. If you were raped and want help, try dream rescripting for nightmares and PTSD. Look it up online. See also: Attacking, Crime, Devils, Hats, Nightmares, Revenge, Sex

Examples of dreams of raping

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 raping 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 raping dreams. Read at your own risk.

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