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What are rib dreams about?

The ribs are bones that form the torso and protect that inner organs like the heart and lungs. This symbol is identified by words like rib.

Ribs in dreams is a very uncommon dream symbol, occuring in about 0.2% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 400 dreams.

What are the major highlights of rib dreams?

Ribs is a negatively interconnected dream symbol. Having ribs in a dream reduces the presence of other dream symbols.

Dreams of ribs are aggressive

Rib dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all ribs have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having ribs in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include walls, breaking, threatening, hairdressers, unique themes, underground, robbing, burglary, hostages, and capturing.

Dreams with ribs might be a nightmare

Dreams of ribs are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain ribs might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with ribs are not nightmares. But, dreams of ribs are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include scars, cults, panic, trying to scream, hostages, kitchens, emptiness, paralysis, parasites in body, and other verbs.

What symbols less present in dreams of ribs?

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

Explore different elements related to dreams of ribs

Who is in ribs dreams?

Overall, dreams with ribs are aren't really related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ribs are more related to animals, more related to fantastic beings, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to distant people and less related to close people.

Animals

more than usual

Insects

the same as usual

Different roles

the same as usual

Fantastic beings

more than usual

Distant people

less than usual

Close people

less than usual

Family

the same as usual

Romantic partners

more than usual
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What are the emotions in ribs dreams?

Overall, dreams with ribs are more related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ribs are more related to embarrassment, more related to fear, and much more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to fun, and less related to love.

Happiness

the same as usual

Sadness

less than usual

Grief and sorrow

the same as usual

Embarrassment

more than usual

Confusion

the same as usual

Fear

more than usual

Pain

much more than usual

Hatred

much more than usual

Fun

less than usual

Love

less than usual
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Who is in ribs dreams?

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

Home

the same as usual

Work

more than usual

Human places

less than usual

Transportation

less than usual

Natural places

the same as usual

Magical places

the same as usual
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What happens in ribs dreams?

Overall, dreams with ribs are more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ribs are more related to aggressive interactions than dreams in general. They are less related to sex.

Aggressive interactions

more than usual

Friendly interactions

the same as usual

Sex

less than usual

Disasters

the same as usual
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How do ribs in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with ribs are more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ribs are more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to recurring nightmares than dreams in general. They are less related to waking life.

Lucid dreams

the same as usual

Nightmares

more than usual

Recurring dreams

more than usual

Recurring nightmares

more than usual

Sleep paralysis

more than usual

Sleeping

more than usual

Waking life

less than usual
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How do ribs in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with ribs are more related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ribs are more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to taste than dreams in general.

Hearing

more than usual

Smelling

more than usual

Taste

more than usual

Vision

the same as usual

Touch

more than usual
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How can you make sense of ribs in dreams?

Rib dreams are very uncommon. Among other things rib dreams are negatively interconnected, aggressive, and nightmare.

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

Examples of dreams of ribs

Read some real dream reports of rib 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.

Hell

I was trapped in an industrial labyrinth with only a pistol. It was barely visible with the only ambient light coming from holes in the roof of the warehouse. I was chased by these disgustingly fat sausage shaped monsters frantically dragging and waddling themselves towards me with these frail and disproportionately small arms.

Their skin was a discolored gray with dozens of brown and green spots as if it were badly molding bread. The monsters’ skin stretched so tightly around their bodies that their rib cages bulged through despite their obese figure. The bottom portion of their faces were split open and dangled loosely like raw steak.

I tried shooting the monsters but that only seemed to make them angrier. Dropping the gun I ran, stumbling clumsily over stray pipes and occasionally my own feet. I cried, begged and screamed for help but my cries were drowned out by the cold darkness of the labyrinth and the guttural and bubbling growling coming from the wall of flesh nipping at my heals.

A burning vibration, what I believe to be dream pain, radiated throughout my foot into my calf as I collapsed to floor. I looked back to see half of my leg submerged in its gaping and fleshy maw, it’s cold and indifferent eyes locked with mine. I clawed at the grimy linoleum flooring as the monster dragged me deeper and deeper into its mouth.

I could feel my skin rip, the pop of ligaments being tore from bone and the crushing of said bone. I could feel my breath get lighter and and hear my screams grow fainter as it’s tongue crushed down on my rib cage. The shrinking of ambient light coming from the labyrinth being the last thing I saw as it’s mouth closed shut.

The darkness of its insides melted with an unknown ambient light and I found myself back at the beginning of the labyrinth again, eyes desperately trying to fix themselves to the darkness around me, the monsters directly in front of me.
This scenario looped more than 5 times with me dying every time until I finally woke up.

I was trapped in an industrial labyrinth with only a pistol. It was barely visible with the only ambient light coming from holes in the roof of the warehouse....

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Had a dream that I was eating the new Spicy Prime Rib Cheesesteak from Arby's

Tender smoked prime rib on a toasted sub roll topped with smoky red and yellow peppers and sharp provolone cheese. Pair with a soda and side of your choice for $8.49. Only at Arby's. Arby's - We Have The Meats.

Tender smoked prime rib on a toasted sub roll topped with smoky red and yellow peppers and sharp provolone cheese. Pair with a soda and side of your choice for...

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I am a deer man, the devil is behind me, stroking my ears, and I see this all clear as I am looking in a mirror.

In my dream, I am part human and part deer. Kind of like an anime in that I am mostly still human, but I had deer ears on top of my head (also human ears, too) and maybe deer nose and eyes.

Behind me is what I assume or interpret as the devil. A man with long horns, but his face looks either goat-like or dragon-like. I recall him having a long neck that looked lizard-like, which went along with the dragon-like appearance. His hands could move and bend like human hands, but they also seemed talon-like. He was taller than me by a foot or two.

He is standing behind me and at first rubs his hands through my hair to make his way to my deer ears, where he strokes them together. I can see all this very clearly as I believe I am looking through a mirror or am seeing this as the spectator but still can feel what he is doing. In truth, having my deer ears stroked feels nice. As I continue to watch and feel him stroking me, I notice he keep nodding his head in agreement. I feel he is answering "yes," but I do not fully recall the question.

As good as this feels, I sense I could be in danger, though I am uncertain if I am or not. The fear alone is enough to cause me to start to wake up.

I am starting to wake up; the end of the dream is a bit unclear... But he tries to say something which I cannot hear. He presents to me a bone, which comes from him. I am uncertain if the bone came from him picking his teeth or picked the bone out of his neck. The bone is either a collarbone, rib bone, or neck bone. As I wake up, I sense a feeling as if he is upset that I am leaving without first accepting his offering.

At this point, I am awake. What do you think of my dream?

In my dream, I am part human and part deer. Kind of like an anime in that I am mostly still human, but I had deer ears on top of my head (also human ears, too)...

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My subconscious attacked me?

So I just woke up from a dream because a person was pretty much torturing me and I was feeling that physical pain.

So in my dream, I was inside of a mall that look very similar yet very different. There were a lot of people and friends there. I was seeing some buildings I had designed in a kids video game a long time ago. After a little bit I realized I was dreaming but I was still heavily asleep.

So, I decided to walk up to one of my friends in my dream. As he and other people were conversing I walked up and asked, “can you see me” “are you able to have a real conversation with me”. He nodded and replied “yeah” but in a frustrated way.

I then told him “I know I am dreaming” and suddenly his face changes as well as the others and I don’t recognize anyone. They pin me to the ground and these two people put their feet on the each side of my ribs.

He began to say a lot of nonesense on how this is going to be painful for you and even says exactly the pain I’m going to feel when I wake up. He says “when you wake up your going to want to cough”. I tried forcing myself to wake up because I was feeling extreme pain that I could not control. It was like sleep paralysis but I felt extreme pain and I was being tortured. Finally I woke up when he said I was allowed to. I felt a lot of pain in my ribs even after I woke up.

So I just woke up from a dream because a person was pretty much torturing me and I was feeling that physical pain.

So in my dream, I was inside of a mall that...

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Lovecraftian baby gave me eye surgery

First off, I know this was just a dream. I'm not gonna say it's because of some voodoo parallel universe shit.

In the dream I was at my grandmother's house when I saw this creature that looked like a 5'4" tall infant with no face at all. It's skin gruesomely mirrored the texture of bbq ribs. Likely third degree burns. It wore nothing but a loincloth and floated around instead of walking. The eldritch being projected it's voice into my head, saying "Do not fear me, for I am a messenger of God." The biblically accurate horror then teleported me into a dentist chair and strapped me down. It took a surgical drill and brought it closer and closer to my eyeball. "Do not worry. I just want to update your vision". After I woke up I was checking for about 2 hours to see if anything looked different.

First off, I know this was just a dream. I'm not gonna say it's because of some voodoo parallel universe shit.

In the dream I was at my grandmother's house...

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