this is my first time using any of these forum sites, but i feel it's necessary in order to find out what this dream means, any suggestions are entirely welcome. so this dream happened last night, i will try type everything i can remember, here goes. i was with my dad,and there was an old, scary looking man with us, i don't remember how we got here. It was like an old living room. We were absolutely here against our will, the man was holding me down on a couch by pressing his hand on my throat. All of a sudden he pulls out a knife, and i can remember the dread that went through me, and i can remember seeing this same dread in my dads eyes, he started talking to my dad but i couldn't hear anything, it was like a silent movie. The old man then slit my throat, i could feel everything,the harsh cut of the knife, i could feel it cut my throat! My dad at this point was crying and the fear in his eyes was so clear. It's hard to explain but i could feel myself draining, i could feel the blood soak my throat and i could smell the blood. I remember telling myself calm down, just let yourself go, don't panic. it was at this point i tried to tell my dad i loved him, but i couldn't speak without choking. i then closed my eyes and told myself just to let go. I then woke up shaking uncontrollably and crying my eyes out. I have never had a dream as vivid as this, which has startled me a bit. does anyone have any idea what this could mean??
you ever hear people say that if you are falling in a dream you wake up just before you hit the ground? well that aint always so. i hit the ground a few times myself, felt my bones break and my organs collapse and my skin tear open like a balloon, spilling my insides like a splash in hot pan maybe, and i'm no professional, YOU are the killer, and your father is you, as you are observing in the dream, and you the victim is your unspoken self, the man which you are but do not admit. if you are lying to yourself then this dream could be your subconscious self's revenge upon your ego for denying you true self... father figures are known for identity supression. but it may be that you just have a sleep apnea problem and your breathing had become constricted in the night and your brain's natural reaction to the oxygen deprivation was to frighten you into wakefulness (and hyperventalation?) to protect yourself, an automatic nervous response, lucidiated by your dream state at the time. who knows, maybe you done watched too much friday the 13th movies. cheers new guy
I don't know what the meaning is, if there in fact is a meaning I have some thoughts on how you might react, however while a dream does not necessarily have rational meaning, it often has valid emotional meaning I would say tell your dad about your dream. tell him that you were trying to tell him that you loved him but that you couldn't. you may find the most significant part of the dream in talking to your dad
Thanks for replying. I have had dreams before of being burned, which I felt. But that along with the throat slit one are the only two dreams I've had where I haven't woken up whilst being hurt. Also, why would I be the killer? Sorry I'm just new to these dream analysis things but my dreams are starting to get too weird to ignore. Also the thing about not being able to breathe, I have the flu right now but my breathing is okay.
A scary dream, and I do agree with the view of the valid emotional meaning being presented. I usually however interpret death in a dream to the meaning of change. This may be your childhood dying with your father representing all the parts of your mind that came from his. I don't know your age, but it may be some time ago he stopped being your primary influence. "Monsters" and other large, violent or threatening characters is something I usually interpret to be personifications of deep urges or desires. These are important parts of anyones mind, but giving in to them makes you less free to make your own choices.
