What are shaking dreams about?
Shaking is the act of moving something vigorously and violently. While some things are intended to be shaken, most things are not. As a result, it can be an aggressive action. Events and actions can also leave us shaken. Generally one would say “I am shaken” after the conclusion of an intense, scary, or stressful experience. This symbol is identified by words like shake, quake, wobble, etc.
Shaking in dreams is a relatively common dream symbol, occuring in about 4.4% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 25 dreams.
What are the major highlights of shaking dreams?
Shaking is a normal dream symbol. Having shaking in a dream changes the dream in the same way as most other dream symbols.
Dreams of shaking are aggressive
Shaking dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all shaking have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having shaking in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include general thinking, saving, animuses, killing, roofs, trucks, squids, police, anger, and characters.
Dreams with shaking might be a nightmare
Dreams of shaking are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain shaking might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with shaking are not nightmares. But, dreams of shaking are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include unpleasantness, praying, robots, shaking, raccoons, creatures, eyes, hearts, chests, and maggots.
Shaking dreams are scary
Dreams containing shaking are more related to fear than 90% of all other dream symbols. Of course each dream is unique and this does not mean that all dreams of shaking are about fear. It simply means that if you dream of shaking, this dream has a great chance of being scarier than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include baboons, mosquitoes, devils, panic, general movement, jackals, characters, darkness, parts of buildings, and silence.
What symbols more present in dreams of shaking?
Shaking dreams are notable because they have substantially more erupting, silence, emaciation, closed my eyes, earthquakes, movement, senses, talismans, cold sweats, ears, knees, elbows, general movement, fists, El Salvador, yellow eyes, noises, greeting, events, descending, jackals, cold, devouring, lips, things, trying to scream, uranus, paralysis, shoulder, constructing, Kuwait, body parts, numb, opened my eyes, possessing, horrors, screaming, destruction, Frodo, panic, glowing eyes, weakness, slow motion, orange eyes, yelling, chests, wrist, hunger, qualities, Chile, helplessness, sleep paralysis, shadows, spheres, general thinking, Ecuador, red eyes, wounds, volcanos, and bones than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols less present in dreams of shaking?
Shaking dreams are notable because they have substantially less tigers, menstruation, recurring dreams, crushes, verbs, aggressive interactions, crows, falling in love, sex, farmers, finding money, relationship events, sexuals acts, infidelity, getting a job, shopping, hostages, shaking, flirting, dolphins, pizzas, chasing, crocodiles, excrement, dating, stores, butterflies, former partners, mafia, kings, giving birth, schools, old friends, pythons, weddings, telepathy, boyfriends, lions, snakes, paris, friends, taking a test, teeth falling out, boats, and pregnancy than 95% of other dream symbols.
How does the dream symbol of shaking affect the different aspects of a dream?
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Who is in shaking dreams?
Overall, dreams with shaking are less related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shaking are more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to different roles and less related to distant people.
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What are the emotions in shaking dreams?
Overall, dreams with shaking are more related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shaking are more related to happiness, more related to grief and sorrow, and more related to confusion than dreams in general.
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Who is in shaking dreams?
Overall, dreams with shaking are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shaking are more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to human places.
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What happens in shaking dreams?
Overall, dreams with shaking are more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shaking are much more related to aggressive interactions and more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to sex.
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How do shaking in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?
Overall, dreams with shaking are much more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shaking are more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and more related to recurring nightmares than dreams in general.
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How can you make sense of shaking in dreams?
Shaking dreams are relatively common. Among other things shaking dreams are normally interconnect, aggressive, nightmare, and scary.
Do you think this is true for your dream of shaking? How might your dream of shaking 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 shaking 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 shaking in dreams. See how you feel about shaking now, in your waking life.
Examples of dreams of shaking
Read some real dream reports of shaking 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.
I dreamed I was in love, and woke up with a part of me missing.
I have a co-worker who I get along with extremely well. He is handsome, funny, kind and smart. During our shifts together, we text non-stop when we’re not able to talk, we text outside of work and have great conversations. I’ve never told him how I felt, but I like him.. a lot. Anyways, I had this dream a couple weeks ago. It was him and I, feeding each other food and drinking wine. We were cuddled up on the couch and he gave me a kiss on the forehead, we looked at each other and our eyes met. It felt like the kind of love you see in movies. Nothing else mattered but us at that point in time. The dream jumped to us laying in bed, looking out the window at the sunset with him rubbing my arm and my head burrowed in his chest. But this time when I went to look up at him, I woke up. I immediately realized it was a dream and my heart broke. I haven’t been able to look at him the same because I don’t think he likes me back. My heart aches because I realized if he told me he liked me and wanted to be in a relationship with me, I don’t think I could ever be unhappy again. He makes my stomach flutter and my hands shake. I wish I had the courage to tell him how I feel.
I have a co-worker who I get along with extremely well. He is handsome, funny, kind and smart. During our shifts together, we text non-stop when we’re not able...
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I just had a dream in which I was a psychotic killer. What does this mean?
I just had a dream in which I was a psychopath and was going around killing people, I killed 776 people... The imagery was so realistic that I woke up afraid of myself, crying... I was Shaking from this experience. Please help me decode this... Although I don't remember all my murders, I remember 2 of them... I can tell you both of em in extreme detail but they are kind of disturbing. Please interpret my dream.
I just had a dream in which I was a psychopath and was going around killing people, I killed 776 people... The imagery was so realistic that I woke up afraid of...
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Rasputin told me that I would experience “a death” at 11 today
Dreamt I was at my old job gathering trash when a tall man in robes came around. I joked around, being my friendly self. I make a mention of death, and he responds “You will experience a death at 11”
This has shaken me. My dad works driving a bus, and I don’t think he’s gotten enough sleep last night!!
Dreamt I was at my old job gathering trash when a tall man in robes came around. I joked around, being my friendly self. I make a mention of death, and he...
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Sexual moment with my girlfriend became an incestuous moment.
I'll try not to be super graphic.
In the dream, I entered a room I don't recognize and my girlfriend was sitting on a couch. It was 100% her, I remember it distinctly.
I stood behind her, pressing against the back of the couch with my legs. I was rubbing her head and running my hands through her hair. I leaned down, she leaned back, and we began kissing. Eventually she put her hands up and behind her and started to undo my belt.
Yadda yadda yadda, to sum up, the experience ended with her hanging her head over the back of the couch, we had oral sex in that position, and I finished all over her face.
At that moment, people I don't know in real life entered the room and saw what had happened. They immediately freaked out, called us disgusting, made comments, etc.
This eventually swelled into being accused of incest, because in reality, the person on the couch was my sister.
In real life, I have no sister. She passed away over 10 years ago. But being labeled as an incestuous person carried throughout the entirety of the dream. People at my work found out and I was shunned. My colleagues and students made my life hell. The dream kind of mixed together the next few days, and I remember nothing but misery.
Weirdly enough, the girlfriend (who exists in real life, I live with her and see her every day) or sister (who doesn't exist on real life anymore) was nowhere to be seen or heard from throughout the rest of the dream.
The experience destroyed my life. I even woke up feeling some weird sense of shame before I shook it off.
I'll try not to be super graphic.
In the dream, I entered a room I don't recognize and my girlfriend was sitting on a couch. It was 100% her, I remember it...
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I need to ask a dream analyst some questions if possible
I’ve had a recurring dream for 10+ years. Nothing in the dream has ever changed in the slightest. I just had an experience in real life that shook my to my core. It made me freeze. The dream involves death and a very distinct house. Someone please help :)
I’ve had a recurring dream for 10+ years. Nothing in the dream has ever changed in the slightest. I just had an experience in real life that shook my to my...
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