What Does it Mean to Dream of Death?
A lot of people have the mistaken idea that dreaming of death foretells of a loved one dying.
First of all, dreams are a many things, but psychic they are not. Our dreams reflect what is going on inside our minds and hearts. They deal with (and sort out) things that we are currently experiencing or things that we have currently experienced.
Now having said that, we can take the information and symbolism found in our dreams to help us in the future. So, in that regard, they can provide warnings and admonitions. However, please don’t ever think they foretell bad omens or that dreaming of darkness is a prediction for upcoming darkness.
If you have had a dream which involved death, rest assured that you are far from alone. We’ve all had death dreams and, while troubling, we all know that they slink out of our lives just as fast as they slunk in.
Death dreams generally mean that you are anxious or worried. You may not fully realize how much anxiety you’re actually feeling. Many times, troubling dreams like this wave a flag for the individual and cause them to realize just how much stress they’ve been under. The dreamer can then realize that they need to pull back a little bit – enjoy life more rather than just anxiously trying to get from point A to point B!
Almost all dreams of dying can be traced back to an overworked, overly anxious individual very much in need of some time off!
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i am 12 years old and i have dreams about people killing me and snakes biting me what does that meannn!!
im 12. my grandma has cancer. adn i have been dreaming bad things about her being hurt or dieing. which rly worries me. and i actually cry in my sleep!
i had a dream last night that a random 12 year old boy was dead on the floor but i managed to getting breathing again but he then died again, but today my moms boyfriends dog died he was 12 to and dave managed to get him breathing again and he died on dave to. does my dream have anything to do with the dog? i don’t understand.
Olivia, More likely than not, the dog’s age and/or health was somewhere in the back of your subconscious mind and caused the dream in the first place. Someone (maybe even yourself) could have been talking about the dog’s age and wondering how long he might or might not live. This could have led to the dream – then again, the dream could have simply represented a conflict in your own life.
Either way, the dog’s death was just a tragic coincidence and I fell badly for all involved. Everyone’s in my thoughts – losing a pet is horrible.
Morgan, You sound like a real sweetheart! I’m so horribly sorry that your grandma has cancer, I’ll certainly remember her in my thoughts and prayers.
Illnesses are hard to get our mind’s wrapped around, aren’t they? We wonder, “Why her…. why MY grandma?” Then we wonder what might happen to her. All of these worries and thoughts are too much for our “daytime” brain to handle, so it tries to make sense of it while we are asleep – in our dreams.
I want to tell you that more and more people are living with cancer now than ever before! My own aunt survived breast cancer and is as feisty and fun as ever!
Try really hard not to think about your grandma’s illness right before bedtime. Say a sweet prayer for her and then put your mind somewhere else… even if it’s school or homework! The trick is to MAKE your thoughts concentrate on something else before falling asleep. Carry these thoughts into your sleep with you.
Also, try to see your grandma as the same person she was before her illness. She’s still the same wonderful person and, no doubt, loves you very much. Think of her as your grandmother rather than your grandmother who has cancer. Try VERY hard to see her as your grandma, not your sick grandma.
You’re in my thoughts and prayers and so is your grandma. Take care and I hope your dreams are much sweeter very, very soon.
im 12 iv been having dreams of getting hurt or death..i had a dream where i was on the highway and i fell out of the car with cars comming towards me and i died…i had another where there was a killer and he killed 2 people in front of me [one was my brother =( ] and i had another where i was going to die in a few days to 3 weeks…what do they mean??
i am 12 years old and my cousin dreams about goin to a funeral with our grandma and she is in pjs and my grandma is in all black so she wants to go home to change and she wants me to drive the truck back well the truck breaks down so i drive the four wheeler and we end up at her old house with screens on all of the windows cause someone keeps tryin to break in then the guy gets in and she hears me scream so she runs out to the tree house and he gets to her and tries to kill her but it doesnt work so we are frekin out wat tha hell does my 16 year old cousins dream mean PLS help me figure it out
esmeralda, I’d say that you have probably either directly or indirectly dealt with a loss of some sort recently. Either you (or possibly someone you know) has lost something or someone close to them. It’s hard to get your mind around a loss and the mind tries to make sense of things while we’re asleep.
Keep in mind that these dreams mean NOTHING AT ALL about you or your daily life. They aren’t a sign of bad luck or anything like that. Dreams can’t tell the future – more than anything else, they just try to make sense of what has already happened. I hope your dreams are much happier very soon!
im 12 and i had a dream a couple nights ago about killing my cat! what the hell am i supposed to think about that? lolz i mean i luv her and all… can someone tell me why i like slaughtered my poor wee cat in a dream?
Hello my name is Delandra and I am 25 Years old I recently lost my mother and I am now beginning to have dreams of her dieing again .Some of the things in my dream are kinda weird. There is one dream that I had where I was fussing wit my uncle about something and he follows me into the house and I end up underneath him and he place a gun in my chest and begins to pull the trigger but while i’m screaming for help the bullets are just blanks and then i’m where someone gets a phone call from my grandmother telling them that my mother is dead and i begin to scream and cry and I wake u wit tears in my eyes asif i am crying but i really was crying. Can u explain this to me please
Caroline, Here’s what the heck to think about it! – You probably are a very loving girl who has a soft spot for animals. In fact, you’re probably like a lot of young actresses (Megan Fox for example) who are known for loving animals and being very sweet and kind to them.
A lot of times, when we’ve done something we don’t feel 100 percent wonderful about (like a little white lie, not doing as well on a test as we wanted to, arguing with a friend, smarting off to a parent…. that sort of thing) – down deep inside we’ll feel bad about it. The guilt will manifest itself in our dreams often. Once you do whatever you can to make it right, so to speak, the dreams will go away.
As a huge cat lover (I even have a cat blog!), I hope you give your wee cat extra love and attention!
Delandra, I am SO sorry about your mother. Losing your mother’s one of the worst loses any of us ever face – and it’s the first pain we ever have that she isn’t there to help heal. I believe your dream can help many others – so I used it as a post with an analysis/interpretation with it. You can find the post HERE. Thank you for your dream and may your dreams be much, much sweeter right away. – Joi
Hi….
Recently i dreamt my older sister (29) I passed away- i think it was from a car accident, I remember her dissapearing and hearing from my father that he hadnt heard from her and was worried. I didnt see her actually die, or at all in the dream, but the majority of what i remember was just grieving with my little sister (19) as well as my mother father and brother(23) I cried in my sleep,and it was quite embarrassing because i was sleeping away that weekend from home In DC. I live in Ct, about ten min from her and see her about everyday, we are best friends you could say. I have always had fears about death, and no longer having those people in my life anymore that i love, but this is the first dream like this i have had. I woke up and was depressed for a couple days after…. i was just really reallly sad in the dream, and when i woke up. I wanted to know why i dreamt this? thanks for any info.
im 15 , i keep havinq dreams in where death itself is after me everywhere i turn its there. & this really scares me. can you please help me fiqure out what these dreams mean?
Samantha, check the front of the website (under Dream Interpretation). Click on the title “Dreams About Death: What Your Dreams Mean.” You’ll find your dream and it’s dream interpretation! Thanks for sharing your dream – I know others will be helped by it as well.
my name is crissy i am 18 yrs old i have recently been having dreams of accidents happening to me the first one was i was repeated hit by a train. walkin down the sidewalk, driving down the road, in my house everywhere. out of no where the train would pop out and blow its horn and hit me. then my next dream was an explosion, it happened twice in my dream. big explosions. my skin was peeling off i could feel the wind and heat pushing on me and there were alot of military men. ive never experienced that in real life. then the next day i went to see the movie the crazies and at the end there was an explosion and there were miltary men through out the movie. and last nite i had a dream i was under water and i kept swimming to the top but the more i swam the further away the surface was, i never made it to the surface resulting in drowning. why do i keep having these dreams of dying? i read your article on death dreams and im not stressed in my daily life so i dont understand?