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What are shortnes dreams about?

This symbol is identified by words like short.

Shortness in dreams is a common dream symbol, occuring in about 6.1% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams.

What are the major highlights of shortnes dreams?

Shortness is a very interconnected dream symbol. Having shortness in a dream substantially changes the nature of the dream.

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

Explore different elements related to dreams of shortness

Who is in shortness dreams?

Overall, dreams with shortness are less related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shortness are less related to animals, less related to different roles, and less related to fantastic beings.

Animals

less than usual

Insects

the same as usual

Different roles

less than usual

Fantastic beings

less than usual

Distant people

the same as usual

Close people

the same as usual

Family

the same as usual

Romantic partners

the same as usual
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What are the emotions in shortness dreams?

Overall, dreams with shortness are aren't really related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shortness are less related to fear and less related to pain.

Happiness

the same as usual

Sadness

the same as usual

Grief and sorrow

the same as usual

Embarrassment

the same as usual

Confusion

the same as usual

Fear

less than usual

Pain

less than usual

Hatred

the same as usual

Fun

the same as usual

Love

the same as usual
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Who is in shortness dreams?

Overall, dreams with shortness are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shortness are less related to home, less related to human places, and less related to natural places.

Home

less than usual

Work

the same as usual

Human places

less than usual

Transportation

the same as usual

Natural places

less than usual

Magical places

the same as usual
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What happens in shortness dreams?

Overall, dreams with shortness are aren't really related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shortness are less related to aggressive interactions and less related to friendly interactions.

Aggressive interactions

less than usual

Friendly interactions

less than usual

Sex

the same as usual

Disasters

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

Overall, dreams with shortness are more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shortness are more related to lucid dreams, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to sleeping than dreams in general.

Lucid dreams

more than usual

Nightmares

the same as usual

Recurring dreams

the same as usual

Recurring nightmares

the same as usual

Sleep paralysis

more than usual

Sleeping

more than usual

Waking life

the same as usual
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How do shortness in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with shortness are aren't really related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of shortness are more related to taste than dreams in general.

Hearing

the same as usual

Smelling

the same as usual

Taste

more than usual

Vision

the same as usual

Touch

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

Shortnes dreams are common. Among other things shortnes dreams are very postively interconnected.

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

What are possible meanings for dreams of shortness?

When dreams refer to the size of something, it can be a physical representation. For example, you dream about looking in the mirror and appearing shorter than you think you should, symbolizing that you do not have the “high” social status you want. Or you’ve been “taken down a notch.”

“Short” can be used in the sense of “the time is short” and “short-tempered.”

“Short” can mean “low opinion” or “low status.” See: Below

When “short” is used in the sense of a shirt or coat that’s too short, it can mean that something doesn’t fit you. It’s a physical representation, such as when you try to be a tough guy, but the image doesn’t fit your personality.

See also: Below, Clothing, Hugeness, Smallness

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.

Examples of dreams of shortness

Read some real dream reports of shortnes 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'm Lucifer..?

In this dream people kept referring to me as "Lucifer." As in the devil. But instead of seeing me as a devil, they saw me as their angel. It's as if a religion was formed around me. One day in the dream, I decided I want to travel. It's been a while since I traveled anywhere so I decided I wanted to visit the countryside. Two people came with me, again they still refer to me as Lucifer. At this point I got used to it, but I'm still mildly annoyed by it. We reach the country side, it was just fields and fields of wheat, the warmth of the sun was pleasant, and the cool breeze made the wheat dance. (not literally)

Then I saw this boy. He was short, had white hair, and he was wearing a cloak. He was crying on the side of the road. I didn't just want to leave a random crying person on the side of the road, so I approached them. And when he saw me, his face lit up and he asked "Are you Lucifer?" Seeing the fact that the title Lucifer being given to me made people happy, I decided that I'd embrace the title. I told the boy that I am indeed Lucifer. And he became so happy that he hugged me. I went back to my two followers along with the boy. We stayed and enjoyed the countryside. And the dream ended abruptly.

In this dream people kept referring to me as "Lucifer." As in the devil. But instead of seeing me as a devil, they saw me as their angel. It's as if a religion...

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Super creepy lucid dream in where a man tried to prove the dream world was real.

It started with me at a crossroad, I tried to make cars collapse using telekinesis after finding out I was dreaming. Nothing worked. The strangest thing was that I could use my imagination, visualize things in my head, and then come back to the dream. That's how "stable" it was.

At one point, I encountered a man who wore a black jacket, and had thin black hair. He told me this dream was real.

I sighted heavily. "This can't be real!", I let out.

"Oh really? Well how about I prove it to you?" the man said with a grin.

"I will translate any given word or sentence to French, I assume you don't know any French... You can check Google Translate to see if it's correct when you wake up.", the man added.

I started thinking. What could be a real good torture test here?

"Hmm, I have been to France many times..." I said. "I'm afraid I might've subconsciously seen the word, and it's translation already."

And then I had a grand idea: "What if I translate a sentence that I never had to use IRL in France?!", I thought.

"Ok...", I turned to the man with a smirk. "Translate: I am dreaming".

The man said something back with a French accent. I don't remember the exact word anymore as I really didn't know how to write it. But it was really short.

"Wait that short? There's no way that's the French translation."

"Oh, I'm sure it is, you can check later when you wake up."

"Can you say it again? I really want to remember it clearly..."

The man said it again, it was once again audible but impossible to write down in letters for someone that doesn't speak French (and perhaps dreaming might have something to do with it).

"I'm afraid I can't remember that too clearly", I said, worried but at the same time not willing to let this chance go.

"Just type the English sentence in Google Translate and see if it sounds the same, that should be enough.", the man said very confidently.

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After I woke up, you can already imagine the first thing I did. I opened Google Translate (https://translate.google.nl/?sl=en&tl=fr&text=I%20am%20dreaming&op=translate) immediately after waking up as to avoid forgetting any more than I had to. And indeed the translated sentence sounded exactly the same. Creepy...

It started with me at a crossroad, I tried to make cars collapse using telekinesis after finding out I was dreaming. Nothing worked. The strangest thing was...

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Need Answers

So, I just had this dream. I have no clue what the hell it means. If I need to give backstory I will.

This is the dream. My girlfriend and I are mercenaries for the US government. We are world renowned and all of US loves us. They call us Bonnie and Clyde. It’s great. One day she tragically dies on a job. No one knows but my boss and me. So we are famous and a TV show calls him to join. He asks me to send a picture of me smiling so he knows I’m getting paid well (as a joke of course). So instead I send a picture of my girl and I. Then the crowd of the audience goes silent. My boss (on the show) finally tells the world about her. Everyone is depressed. Then I send another picture. It’s a picture of the scars on my wrist that I made because of her passing. The caption of the pic says “What is valor, if there’s no one to share it with”. Time goes by and my boss calls me for one last job. I take it. I’m to impersonate a bad guy to get info at a bad guy headquarters. I go and the bad guys pat me down. As I’m walking to his door I see these pyramids next to me. Two to be exact. Really big. I look up at them and the sun shines from behind them. I get a headache and fall to the floor. My vision changes from red to grey, then red to grey again and again. I can hear my heartbeat and feel it shaking the earth. Then my heartbeat and vision stop being weird lol. A shadow rises from behind the pyramids and it’s a Pegasus. It swoops down in front of my vision and shortly disappears out of my sight completely. A skeletal creature was riding it. Then I wake up in my room but everything is grey. I realize it’s a dream so I start telling myself to wake up. Over and over again. It doesn’t work. So I hold my breath for 30 seconds. Then I actually wake up, gasping for air. That’s my dream.

So, I just had this dream. I have no clue what the hell it means. If I need to give backstory I will.

This is the dream. My girlfriend and I are mercenaries...

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I think I saw my past life 10 years ago, and it still messes with me to this day

Hey guys, this is my first time posting on Reddit.

So as the title suggests, when I was a 10-year-old girl I had a dream of being someone. It started from when they were born to their death, during the dream I never thought it was a dream it just felt like he was me. The dream continued to show this guy's life story, I could see everything from his eyes and feel what he felt, everything except for pain.

He got married, to a girl named Sherry or Mary (I can't fully recall the name) when he was about 20-25 yrs old, later he had a son (Mark) after a few years. But what really disturbs me to this day was this man's death, he got into a car accident and he died slowly getting crushed. Although I couldn't feel the pain, I did feel the pressure slowly crushing my chest as I struggled to breathe, my mind filled with thoughts about his family.

Once he closed his eyes, I woke up and at that moment I forgot who I was, I also was crying, I began to check my chest upon not noticing any injuries I ran to the home phone in my house and dialed his wife's phone only to get no answer. I snapped out of it when I caught my reflection on the shiny toaster that was in the kitchen and suddenly I remembered who I was.

To this day I struggle with romantic relationships (As I feel like I am cheating, idk why it's weird) and driving gives me major anxiety when I am behind the wheel. This dream happened over the course of 10 hours.

Also if you are curious about what they look like I will provide descriptions.
**Sherry/Mary-** Brown eyes, wavy long hair, and fair pale skin
**Mark-** Black short spikey hair, brown eyes, and fair pale skin
**Man (I was in the dream)-** Black short spikey hair, dark eyes, facial hair (Wiskers), and fair pale skin

Hey guys, this is my first time posting on Reddit.

So as the title suggests, when I was a 10-year-old girl I had a dream of being someone. It started from when...

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I had sex with a sleep paralysis demon.

I had a dream that I was visiting someone's house and was living there for a few days. Don't know whose house it was.
This middle aged woman, started showing interest in me.
We made friends quickly and were watching some TikToks with another friend. It was night, that friend fell asleep. Shortly after I fell asleep too. I woke up to the middle aged woman having sex with me.
I didn't know what the **** was going on so I went back to sleep.
Next day, we were doing the same, but this time, the woman sat on top of me like a sleep paralysis demon. And shortly after we started having sex again.
And... We got caught. Lead to a lot of controversy. That's when I started realising it was a dream and it became lucid.
Weird facts about the lady:
She was kinda ugly, and had 2 pairs of breasts.
Did I just have sex with a sleep paralysis demon?

I had a dream that I was visiting someone's house and was living there for a few days. Don't know whose house it was.
This middle aged woman, started showing...

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