Background

What are suffering dreams about?

Suffering is a state of pain or distress. It is often an attitude we take to what happens in our lives. As an extreme example, we can feel pain, but we suffer when we decide to reject that pain. By the same logic, we can feel happiness, but this happiness can bring us suffering if we reject our happiness. 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 suffering dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how suffering in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that suffering is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that suffering is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, suffering dreams have more nightmares than 98.4% of dream symbols, more pain than 98.4% of dream symbols, and more bad dreams than 96.8% of dream symbols. On the other hand, suffering dreams have less weird dreams than 87.2% of dream symbols, less transportation than 77.2% of dream symbols, and less human-made places than 71.7% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of suffering tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Additionally, suffering dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that suffering is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of suffering are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, dreams of suffering are aggressive! Suffering 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? Additionally, dreams of suffering are full of grief and sorrow. Of course not every suffering dream is sorrowful, these type of dreams have more grief and sorrow than 90% of other dream symbols. It can be heart breaking to experience grief and sorrow during a dream. This can remind us of painful events in waking life. Alternatively, the grief and sorrow within a dream can feel so real. Finally, suffering dreams are about death. Better stated, suffering dreams contain more death and dying than 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams help us process our emotions, understand our fears, and grieve. Death in a dream is not necessarily a bad thing. Dreaming of death can help us overcome fears or say good bye to loved ones. But, then again, dreams of death might simple just be dreams. 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 suffering is different than dreams of suffering in general.

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of dreams have suffering

How common are suffering dreams?

2.4% of dreams have the suffering symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 40 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.

Identification

How are suffering dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like misery, agony, suffer, etc. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of emotions.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of suffering?

Suffering dreams are notable because they have substantially more emaciation, verbs, Kuwait, jury members, Syria, Venezuela, Congo, Chewbacca, Hannibal Lecter, aggressive acts, weasels than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of suffering?

Suffering dreams are notable because they have substantially less hummingbirds, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, Pluto, Uranus, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Bilbo Baggins, Gimli than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into suffering dreams

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

Who is in dreams of suffering?

Who is in dreams of suffering?

Suffering dreams are more related to fantastic beings and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to insects and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of suffering?

What are the emotions in dreams of suffering?

Dreams of suffering are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and much more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion.

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Where do dreams of suffering take place?

Where do dreams of suffering take place?

Dreams of suffering are much more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of suffering?

What happens in dreams of suffering?

Dreams of suffering are much more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general.

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

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

Suffering dreams are more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams and less related to vivid dreams.

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How do dreams of suffering related the senses?

How do dreams of suffering related the senses?

Suffering dreams are more related to hearing and more related to smelling than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of suffering in dreams?

Suffering dreams are relatively common. Among other things suffering dreams are very emotional, nightmares, aggressive, sorrowful, about death, bad dreams, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of suffering? How might your dream of suffering 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 suffering 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 suffering in dreams. See how you feel about suffering now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of suffering

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 suffering 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 suffering dreams. Read at your own risk.

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