Loading...

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. This symbol is identified by words like torture, agony, torment, etc.

Suffering in dreams is a relatively uncommon dream symbol, occuring in about 1.8% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 55 dreams.

What are the major highlights of suffering dreams?

Suffering is a normal dream symbol. Having suffering in a dream changes the dream in the same way as most other dream symbols.

Dreams of suffering are emotional

Suffering have substantially more emotions than other dream symbols. It is particularly surprising. Other symbols that are like this include scars, revenge, going to die, Algeria, Ecuador, numb, jury members, smiling, amazed, and friendly interactions.

Suffering dreams are friendly

Dreams of suffering have greater increase of friendly interactions within the dream than most other dream symbols. While not all dreams of suffering will be friendly and they can also contain aggressive interactions, dreams of suffering are more likely to have friendly interactions than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include speaking, Cambodia, opening, barns, menus, insanity, different roles, laughing, breakfast, and technology.

Dreams of suffering are aggressive

Suffering dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all suffering have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having suffering in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include buildings, Afghanistan, cannons, pushing, necks, squids, Ukraine, elements of air, Vietnam, and touch.

Dreams with suffering might be a nightmare

Dreams of suffering are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain suffering might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with suffering are not nightmares. But, dreams of suffering are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include dismissals, detectives, apes, Jamaica, cursing, fantastic beings, beds, hostages, car crashes, and silence.

Suffering dreams might be about death

Dreams that contain suffering are highly related to death. They are more related to death than 90% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include bankers, bobcats, seeing a dead friend, knives, suffering, general movement, crying, war, terrorists, and car crashes.

Suffering dreams are scary

Dreams containing suffering 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 suffering are about fear. It simply means that if you dream of suffering, this dream has a great chance of being scarier than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include qualities, general body parts, other fantastic beings, emaciation, torturing, going, praying, places, opening, and summoning_demons.

What symbols less present in dreams of suffering?

What are the symbols that help define suffering?

The symbol of suffering in dreams is highly related to torturing.

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

Explore different elements related to dreams of suffering

Who is in suffering dreams?

Overall, dreams with suffering are aren't really related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of suffering are more related to fantastic beings and more related to distant people than dreams in general. They are less related to insects.

Animals

the same as usual

Insects

less than usual

Different roles

the same as usual

Fantastic beings

more than usual

Distant people

more than usual

Close people

the same as usual

Family

the same as usual

Romantic partners

the same as usual
Show Detail

What are the emotions in suffering dreams?

Overall, dreams with suffering are much more related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, 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.

Happiness

more than usual

Sadness

more than usual

Grief and sorrow

much more than usual

Embarrassment

more than usual

Confusion

less than usual

Fear

much more than usual

Pain

much more than usual

Hatred

much more than usual

Fun

the same as usual

Love

more than usual
Show Detail

Who is in suffering dreams?

Overall, dreams with suffering are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of suffering are much more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to human places, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

Home

the same as usual

Work

the same as usual

Human places

less than usual

Transportation

less than usual

Natural places

less than usual

Magical places

much more than usual
Show Detail

What happens in suffering dreams?

Overall, dreams with suffering are more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of suffering are much more related to aggressive interactions, more related to friendly interactions, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.

Aggressive interactions

much more than usual

Friendly interactions

more than usual

Sex

the same as usual

Disasters

more than usual
Show Detail

How do suffering in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with suffering are more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of suffering are much more related to nightmares, much more related to recurring nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general.

Lucid dreams

the same as usual

Nightmares

much more than usual

Recurring dreams

the same as usual

Recurring nightmares

much more than usual

Sleep paralysis

much more than usual

Sleeping

more than usual

Waking life

more than usual
Show Detail

How do suffering in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with suffering are aren't really related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of suffering

Hearing

the same as usual

Smelling

the same as usual

Taste

the same as usual

Vision

the same as usual

Touch

the same as usual
Show Detail

How can you make sense of suffering in dreams?

Suffering dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things suffering dreams are normally interconnect, very emotional, friendly, aggressive, nightmare, about death, and scary.

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

Examples of dreams of suffering

Read some real dream reports of suffering 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.

Dream about being forced to watch horrific videos

I was being held captive in a old large museum style building. I was being forced to watch a montage of horrific videos. Including people dying. Being shot. Deformed people fighting to the death. Puppies being crushed my a steam roller. A person being killed while having sex. Animals being tortured and skinned alive.

It was really upsetting. What could it mean?

I was being held captive in a old large museum style building. I was being forced to watch a montage of horrific videos. Including people dying. Being shot....

Source | Show dream

A glimpse of heaven.? Messages from another realm ?

I will being by saying I am suffering from depression and I have many unanswered questions . I’ve been dealing with grief and loss and I’m overall not happy . I’ve contemplated things I’m not proud of . Many times I spoke to God , to heaven , thinking no one was hearing me .

So , I dreamt about seeing people going inside a golden tunnel I knew they were the souls of the departed . This angel grabbed me , I couldn’t see the angel well as he or she was walking behind me but I caught a glimpse of them : tall , golden locks , blue eyes and a blue and reddish / maroon dress , big wings ecc ….the angel spoke to me telepathically . We were walking in this golden place maybe a palace , with Golden Arches and columns … there were many souls there … the angel had a lion right beside them who was following them … it was a docile lion : his fur was shining like stars and you could pet him which I did . The angel spoke to me . He addressed me . He said “you have your life ahead of you . Live it well . I know about your questions . I know many people don’t believe it’s true but there is life after death …” - I’ve been dealing with the loss of a family member -

As we were walking I could see a lot of images on the walls , paintings , the light was beautiful I felt like there was a lot of acceptance . And love . The angel said “I know you have been sad” after that , he brought me to see a sheep . She was an old sheep I know it was the soul of a departed sheep although I could see her as if she was actually made out of flesh and bones . The angel took me to a place that’s hard to describe : it was like the other side of the tunnel it was like a gate and souls were passing right through it to reincarnate , which is what the angel told me. They would descend on transparent stairs . The angel took another sheep and he helped her cross through the gate , as soon as he did that , the sheep became a baby , a lamb . “She’s ready to come back “ said the angel . “Once outside of these gates the souls don’t belong to us anymore , which I know can be scary . The fear of the unknown . But you have to know , as soon as they cross to come back the lord is already there . The lord is already there “ the angel told me to help the sheep cross to become a lamb and come back on earth . As I was doing this , the angel repeated “the Lord is already there “
I woke up crying . It was an amazing experience . My questions were answered . Although I am a believer , I am not someone who is interested in Christian symbols .
Why were there lions and lambs ? I didn’t watch any movie regarding this .

Was that a glimpse of heaven ? My questions were answered .

I will being by saying I am suffering from depression and I have many unanswered questions . I’ve been dealing with grief and loss and I’m overall not happy ....

Source | Show dream

the scariest dream that I occurred

when I was taking a nap, I was immediately put in to a dark room, and I was not unable to move like something was on me. Then I can here a little girl screaming "HEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLP MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 'crying' 'begging' NOOOOOO OHOHOHOHOH PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!". Then I woke up, what seems to be a few seconds of my torture, but it has been 2hr of me napping. I still thinking about it till this day

when I was taking a nap, I was immediately put in to a dark room, and I was not unable to move like something was on me. Then I can here a little girl screaming...

Source | Show dream

The end of the world was to be announced and my family sat with me enthusiastic to go to Heaven, I was petrified that I'd be tortured in Heaven after we died.

The sky had a blanket of clouds but the daytime light caused it still to be bright outside. Magma spewed randomly out of buildings and burned people alive. I got burned alive a few times but continued to re-appear in the dream.

Eventually my parents stopped by and nonchalantly pulled me out of the scene.

My parents (and not my siblings) as well as some extended family got together to first watch a football game and then wait for the end of the world announcement. Once the end of the world came we knew we would all have our lives ended. I was terrified, my family was excited.

In the dream, I believed that if I were to go to Heaven after death I'd be severely tortured for a long time period for everything bad I've done in life. I was in a constant cold sweat throughout the dream. Hell was in Heaven in my mind, and the existence of Hell never even crossed my thoughts in the dream.

All said, I'm happy it was only a dream. Now I'm just curious as to what it means.

The sky had a blanket of clouds but the daytime light caused it still to be bright outside. Magma spewed randomly out of buildings and burned people alive. I...

Source | Show dream

Scary recurring dream

Alrite guys and girls well basically past 2 nights I've had pretty much the same dream

The first night it was scary there was an old lady just watching me ngl I can't really remember much of it I woke up and felt a bit freaked out

This morning had a second dream about the same old lady apart from this time it was different.. tbh memories kinda vague now but basically she was following me giving me bad vibes so I woke up.. so I thought (still dreaming) I got out of bed like usual went down stairs to get me and the misses a glass of water like usual but when I turn around the kitchen light was off and the hallway went dark.. next thing I remember I was outside are front door but surrounded buy glass windows and I was smoking a cigarette I couldn't see threw the windows it was dark outside so only seen my reflection.. well as I was smoking my cig I dropped it I bent down to pick it up and as I looked up the old lady was staring me point blank in the face I felt uneasy and quite fucking terrified tbh she felt like a demon then I woke up for real crying my eyes out lol embarrassing asf

I'm not a religious guy or any of that shit but I cant get this old lady out of my head when I thought I woke up I really thought I was awake it was so vivid

Anyone give me an explanation and no it wasnt sleep paralysis I suffer with that also but this was different I wasn't stuck or feeling suffocated I was walking around like normal

First time poster dont normally do this lol just feel uneasy

Any advice would be nice thank you

Alrite guys and girls well basically past 2 nights I've had pretty much the same dream

The first night it was scary there was an old lady just watching me ngl...

Source | Show dream
DreamWell logo

Explore your own dreams

Download the free DreamWell app to start journalling your dreams.

Download now