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What does it mean to dream you're kidnapped?

Being kidnapped in a dream is often about being pulled out of a situation, whether or not part of you wants to go. A stranger as the kidnapper may reflect something ending whatever you do; someone you know, a person who may help you out. If you were the kidnapper, the dream may be about wanting help.

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Being taken against your will is a frightening dream. It doesn't have one meaning. Whether the kidnapper was a stranger or someone you know, and whether you were the one doing the taking, point to quite different readings.

What dreaming about being kidnapped may mean

  1. ABeing pulled out of a situation

    Being carried off may stand for leaving a situation that no longer works for you, whether or not part of you wants to stay.

    You were kidnapped

  2. BSomething ending, whatever you do

    When the kidnapper is a stranger, the dream may reflect a sense that a situation is ending no matter what you do, and the way out isn't in your hands.

    The kidnapper was a stranger

  3. CSomeone who may help you out

    A kidnapper you know is a surprising turn. The dream may be pointing to that person as the one who helps get you out of a situation, even if the way they do it in the dream feels anything but helpful.

    The kidnapper was someone you know

  4. DWanting help

    If you were the kidnapper, the dream may be about wanting help with a problem. Taking a stranger may mean help from anyone at all; taking someone you know may mean help from that person in particular.

    You were the one doing the kidnapping · You took a stranger, or someone you know

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 took you, or who did you take?A stranger and someone you know lead to different readings.
  2. Q2Is there a situation you feel you're being pulled out of, or wish you could be?Kidnapping dreams often borrow their story from a situation that's ending.

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