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What Do Your Nightmares Say About You?

WARNING: Because this is literally the stuff of nightmares, some of the images or phrases in this post may be disturbing to some viewers.

There's something you're not dealing with, continually putting it off and making excuses. The chaser in your dream represents that issue, and you run away because you are avoiding it in real life.

Ahh yes, it seems you are running from an issue instead of confronting it.

Teeth-falling-out dreams are THE WORST. Usually, they indicate a build up of anxiety in your daily life. Some dream interpreters also believe teeth dreams are related to self-image and an insecurity with the way you look.

You're anxious, so very anxious.

Drowning can be metaphoric for sinking into depression. It can also symbolize being overwhelmed and surrounded by an issue, much like the water surrounds you in the dream.

You might be falling into depression or you are overwhelmed.

Usually dreaming of hair is linked to your appearance. If you dream of going bald, you might be struggling with accepting your self-image and being confident. Losing hair can also represent cutting off communication with a person in your life.

You might be insecure about your appearance.

Abandonment dreams usually mean you are lacking in the attention you need from others. You may feel left out and alone. Sometimes, these dreams are directly related to losing someone who was once in your life.

You're in need of some attention and affection.

Being kidnapped can represent how you let others have control over your life more than you let yourself. You may feel at times like a doormat, and you want to learn to be more confident and assertive.

You need to be more assertive and take control of your life.

This could be a person or one of your own weaknesses, but you are wary of it and feel like danger could be around the corner. The snake can represent fear, or a temptation you don't want to succumb to.

You might be feeling threatened by something negative.

Spiders can symbolize deceit. Maybe you have been spinning a web of lies and it is getting to your good conscience. Spiders can also represent feeling trapped, as if you have been caught in someone else's web.

You're caught in a web of lies.

Whether it's a failed relationship or a dip in your self-esteem, something is missing. You feel like you are falling away from what your life once was.

You are experiencing a loss.

You fear for the future, and can't escape that anxiety even in your dreams. It could also mean that you're a student and you literally have exams coming up soon and you need to go study, STAT.

You have anxiety about an upcoming change.

Being naked means you are exposed. Perhaps there is something in your life making you feel weakened, or like an easy target. Or, you might be struggling with not feeling good enough for certain expectations.

You might be feeling vulnerable or inadequate.

You may have thought the problems of your past were over and done, but there is something still nagging you. The ghost represents this issue and how it is still there in the back of your mind.

Something from your past is still haunting you.

Usually demon dreams are representative of your own personal demons: those weaknesses that tempt you to do wrong. This nightmare shows there is a temptation nagging at your mind.

There is a negative force in your life that you want to overcome.

The killer represents cutting things out of your life — which may be a good thing. It also can represent an attack on yourself and purposely putting yourself into a bad situation.

You might be sabotaging yourself.

Whether they were said by you or to you, shots were fired and your brain is thinking about them even in sleep. Words are wounding, and your dream reflects this.

Hurtful words are impacting your life.

Maybe you feel like everything you say is falling on deaf ears, or you aren't getting proper recognition for the things you've done. Just like in this nightmare, your voice in real life isn't being heard.

You feel like people aren't taking you seriously.

The fire represents your burning rage. Something is making your blood boil, and your brain wants to confront it.

You are angry about something.

There is turbulence in your emotional life right now. Something is shaking things up, and causing you worry. It can also represent an outburst or brewing anger.

You're experiencing a whirlwind of emotions.

You feel sickened by an issue that is unhealthy or unwelcome. Maybe you are nervous to confront it, or you recognize that something is not good but are not sure how to get out.

Something in your life is unsettling you.

A knife represents your need to cut ties with a person or negative aspect of your life. If you are cut or stabbed by the knife it can mean someone is hurting you and inflicting pain, physical and/or emotional.

There is something that needs to be cut out of your life.

A lot of the time, death represents a big change in your life. You are moving on from something that is now suddenly in the past. It may mean the end of a relationship, or the end of an issue that you are done thinking about. You are being "reborn" in a way and moving on as a new person.

You are experiencing changes in your life.

These dream interpretations were compiled from <a href="http://www.dreamdictionary.org/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.whatyourdreammeans.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.

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