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What does it mean to dream you're being killed?

Dreams of being killed, or of killing, are rarely about the person in them. Being the victim around a success may reflect unease about doing well. Being the attacker may give room to anger with nowhere to go, or to something in your life you want gone. Which side you were on matters most.

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Dreams of violence are frightening, whether you're the one being hurt or the one doing it. They're also common, and there's no single meaning. Which side you were on, and what happened just before, matter most. The person in the dream is often less important than the feeling the violence carries.

What dreaming about being killed may mean

  1. AUneasy about doing well

    Being the victim around the time of an achievement can be about guilt over success. You may not want to outshine someone, often an older or more successful brother or sister, and the dream turns that unease against you.

    You were the victim, around the time of an achievement

  2. BAnger with nowhere to go

    If you were the one attacking, the dream may be giving room to anger that has no healthy outlet in waking life. Dreams let you be bolder than you'd ever be awake.

    You were the one attacking

  3. CSomething in your life you want gone

    Killing someone in a dream is rarely about that person. It may stand for a part of you, or a part of your life, that already feels dead or that you want to be rid of, or simply a way of letting rage show.

    You killed someone

These are possibilities, not verdicts. The reading that fits is the one that matches the details and the feeling of your dream, and what's going on in your life.

Questions that tell the readings apart

  1. Q1Who was it, and what had happened just before?The moment before the violence often shows what the dream is reacting to.
  2. Q2Were you the one doing the hurting, or the one being hurt?Being the victim and being the attacker lead to different readings.
  3. Q3Has anything gone especially well for you lately?Being attacked right after a success can be about something you might not expect.

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