Smothering / strangling / choking Dream Interpretation

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Smothering / strangling / choking Dream Interpretation

Dreaming that you are having difficulty breathing and are in danger of dying as a result may carry important messages for the dreamer. This type of a dream experience is usually very frightening, and at times people are awakened from their dream due to the fear. This dream may have several different explanations and the catalysts may be forces from either within the individuals emotional and psychological makeup or circumstances on the outside of the individual.

The suffocation is either do to internal forces or an external situation.

The dreamer may experience great difficulties when it comes to free self expression. They may have difficulties in expressing their fear, anger, love, or any other powerful emotion and are literally choking on them in their dream. Choking in your dream suggests that you are having problems in communicating your thoughts, needs, and feelings. Additionally, smothering may imply that the dreamer can not accept certain situations in their life and is feeling suffocated by a current problem.

To interpret this dream accurately consider all of the details in it, think about your daily life and those things that cause you great stress and restrict your freedom. Finally, try to connect your dream with your daily life experiences and unlock the symbolism that the dream holds for you.

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Bedside Dream Dictionary by [Back to dream]

5 Symbols and Dream Interpretations about smothering, strangling and choking related.

Choking

If you are choking yourself in a dream it is an indication of a poor self-image.If you are choking someone else it can symbolize hatred for that person.If you are being choked in a...

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Strangling

(1) If you are doing the strangling, it probably means you are not allowing some part of yourself to express or fulfil itself.(2) If you are being strangled, there is probably some...

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Smothering

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Choke / Choking

To dream that you are choking on an object, suggests that you may find it difficult to believe some advice, or accept what someone is telling you.If you are choking on food, then i...

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Strangle / Strangling

To dream about strangling someone, or being strangled yourself, means you have been hiding an important part of your personality - one that you need to express to be happy - just t...

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