Suffocating

Suffocating

Uncover Hidden Dream Meanings

Suffocating in a dream is a sure sign that you are being overwhelmed by external forces.

Because of this, a suffocation dream makes you aware of your own inability to handle your environment. If someone else is suffocating you, it shows that you are becoming psychologically constrained by your needs, possibly through an overdose of affection and possessiveness.

In your dream you may have

  • You feel suffocated.
  • You are suffocating.
  • Seeing someone suffocating.
  • Someone suffocates you.

Advice from your dream

  • Do not repress vital aspects of your personality.
  • You did not die in the dream.
  • You did not kill anyone.
  • The dream had a happy ending.
  • You do not die in this dream.

Detailed dream interpretation

Because suffocating indicates a great deficiency of oxygen, this dream may also reveal that people sense restrictions and are struggling to “live” their very own lives. In case you are experiencing constraint, and everyday life is no longer enjoyable, believe your purpose in encountering this particular dream. You may want to get your health checked out, since the dream might be warning one regarding actual physical difficulty.

If you are threatened to suffocate with gas, this means that your negligence will be the cause of a problem coming your way. If you dream of a gas chamber, it refers to a situation in your life that you would very much like to escape, and that you feel it suffocates you, it overwhelms you and destroys your identity.

Suffocating in a dream is associated with your self-doubt; therefore, you should inquire yourself what aspects of your personality needs more space to be able to breathe. This dream shows some kind of conflict with yourself, usually a conflict between your inner and outer world. Spiritually speaking, a suffocation dream omens your restrictions.

If you suffocate, this portends the end of an illness, but also the possibility that other people envy you. Feeling like you are suffocated in a narrow place foretells clarity of mind ahead. Usually, suffocation means recovery. Seeing other people being suffocated indicates that you will be able to win over your enemies. This dream can also mean that one of your enemies will do something bad to you.

Suffocating in a dream refers to a struggle you are undergoing at the moment. You probably want to change or you are trying to change, but you do not know very well how to do it.

If you dream of being strangled by someone and you suffocate, then you have been feeling slightly trapped by your situation. Maybe what you thought you really wanted is not in reality what you want.

If you see someone trying to suffocate you, this indicates that you are powerless, and you probably detached yourself from maternal instincts. To see yourself in your dream suffocating someone else, this is a reflection of how you act and behave in your waking life. Are you repressing or denying a vital aspect of your expression?

To suffocate an animal or be suffocated by one, such as a snake, it may represent something in your life that you feel is emotionally restrictive. To dream of suffocating a baby or child expresses your frustrations with a person in the real life. Alternatively, the person being suffocated may represent an aspect of yourself that you are not allowing yourself to express.

Sometimes, dreaming of suffocating foretells a lack of money. If you are suffocated, this can portend richness and honor. If you are involved in suffocating someone in a dream, this means a pleasant surprise is coming your way. Seeing someone being suffocated means misery, sadness, and troubles.

The dream you want to suffocate yourself is is an omen for big trouble. Dreaming about a suffocated man means you will encounter damage and loss. This is an unpleasant dream that portends trouble.

A dream about suffocating someone foretells a difficult illness ahead. If other people are suffocated in your dream, you might receive an inheritance, as well as professional ascension. Suffocating yourself in a dream can suggest disagreements in love. To dream that you can not breathe because someone is trying to suffocate you means that you have to spend more in fresh air to avoid disease.

Feelings that you may have encountered during a dream of suffocating

Terrified. Surprised. Anxious. Worried. Strange. Insecure. Furious. Tired. Lazy. Confused. Upset. Overwhelmed. Offended. Insecure. Upset. Angry. Scared.

By Flo Saul
Nov 22, 2012