To dream of being strangled – what does it mean? (Dream interpretation suffocation / strangulation)
Dream interpretation strangulation/suffocation
Suffocation in dreams is not a rare thing to dream about. There are several angles to it; these are reviewed below.
Dreams about suffocation can mean that you are simply too busy. Similar to dreams about drowning, dreams about suffocating can symbolize that your current (hectic) life style will quite simply be the death of you.
If you find this interpretation relevant to your situation, it is critical that you take your dream seriously – you simply cannot keep up anymore, and your brain and body needs you to slow down.
Dreams about being strangled as an image of something within yourself that is ”strangling” you/hinders you from thriving and developing. This interpretation is the most common – you can even dream that you are strangling yourself!
…a very clear indication that you in a some way – in what you say, think or do – limit yourself in a way that is “killing you” (that is to say mentally, because you lack vitality).
A 30-year-old woman for instance repeatedly dreamt that a very old woman was going to strangle her. At this point in her life, she was single and often stayed at home and isolated herself, and because of previous experiences, she did everything she could to avoid contact with men, who were actually interested in her.
It was clear from the dream that she, way too early in her life, had habits more suited for an old woman. In the same way, there may be things within you that are quite simply “strangling you” and which therefore prevent you from realizing your true potential; things you may be unaware of.
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When trying to understand your dreams it is important to know that your dreams are… your dreams. As such, you are the best person to figure out the true meaning of your dreams.
However, it is important to learn how to generally approach your dreams. Dream dictionaries like this one are only a supplement, and if you want to fully utilize the potential of your dreams, you should start at a different place.
My online course “Unlock your DREAMlife” gives you a great foundation for understanding (and recalling) your dreams.
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In addition to this, it may also be the case that your current life situation, how you see yourself, your social circle, or your job, is “killing you”. There are numerous things – within yourself and in your surroundings – that can “strangle” you and prevent you from unfolding and developing.
Finally, there are also cases which suggest that a dream about being strangled simply can occur because you are having difficulties breathing during your sleep – perhaps you have been uncomfortable, or you may have a physical disability that makes it difficult for you to breathe.
Dream dictionaries are a very helpful tool when interpreting dreams. However, generally learning how to approach your dreams, will give you a better foundation for understanding them. My online course “Unlock your DREAMlife” teaches you how to much better utilize – recall and understand – your dreams.
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Also read: Why I no longer interpret dreams for free
Have you had a dream about strangulation or suffocation? Please share your experience in the comments below.
NB: Dream interpretation is not easy – especially because dreams are always 100% individual. For this reason the above scenarios might not be relevant to your suffocation dream.
Michael
I dreamt of my son and husband choking me. What does that mean?
Hi Sarah,
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Hi my grandmother had a dream that my mother was getting strangled by a black man in a white vest and my uncle (my mothers brother) went to go find his gun then she woke up
Hi Alisha,
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Hello ,
4 years ago start dreaming about an animal try to suffocate me and after few years it change to women who suffocate me or Tramples (put her foot on my arm)and i feel it pain so much like its 100% real and pain on my head like digging knife inside it
please help i can’t handle that anymore and thank you so so much
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Hello MIchael R Olsen
Today i was dreaming about , that i was been strangulated by a men , it my bedroom , he was.All that i remember was that i had baby in my arms , then i putted him town to bed ( i’m 23 and i dont have any baby’s or married ) , i was about to make some food in the kitchen,but when i putted down the baby in the bed,a men was running into me , he had something in this mouth ” full of white stuff ” couldn’t speak , just was running into me and like hue ahrhhgghrh doing crazy stuff when you can’t breath i guess.. then he grabed my neck and started strangulate me,i tried to punch him , i dont know it that hitted or anything,then i just woke up… Could this be a sign that i’m singal for eternity? i was busy , and couldn’t or i just didn’t wanted to find a girlfriend,with all the work and university going on , i had no time for me…
Hi Vytautas,
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I dreamt I was in my moms apartment and I buzzed someone into the building from downstairs. I was happy because I thought I had a package coming from the mailman. It was pitch black in front of me to the door but I was standing in light. I heard someone enter and immediately I was frightened. Suddenly another me jumped out of the shadows and started choking me with it’s hands. I screamed so loud and was terrified. I woke up sitting up in bed with my hand out screaming. I could hear my scream echoing throughout my apartment. I just got back from a week away doing what I love(art) and am not really happy with my current job or anything really.
Hi George,
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My girlfriend keeps having dreams of me choking her, sometimes in water. Last night she dreamt of that happening 7 times! She wakes up in fear and this is starting to affect our relationship, shes afraid to fully trust me. I’ve read about such dreams and i’d like to roll out the explanation of me oppressing her or anything related. We are really happy together. Shes having family issues right now which might end up in her parents getting divorced.
Hi Mark,
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Ok so last night I had a dream of being in a room with my sisters boyfriend just talking and then my sister comes in the room and out of nowhere, I find myself outside of the room with the door shut. When a bird/ dog like because it kept being both, that was bedazzled from its beak also. As far as the dog it was bedazzled from the mouth area. But the thing is it was weird because it was strangling me from my wrists. Even though it was an animal. And I would fight him off and I just couldn’t. And I was pleading for help and it was like no one was hearing me, I was trying to yell for my sisters name but she couldn’t hear me so somehow I managed to crawl over to the door and bang on it and yell help me then after that is when I woke up because my alarm went off. since then I’ve been thinking about it all day long because I don’t think I’ve ever had a dream like this one before, to where I wake up so frightened about it.
Hi Angelica,
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I just woke up from a dream of being strangled by this complete stranger. I guess he was becoming my friend in the dream and he wanted me to go somewhere with him and these other guys to another country but I told him I couldn’t go. Other people were around sleeping like my father, mother and other people and he just started choking me. I couldn’t breathe. I was very scared and than I caught a glimpse of air that I said okay okay I’ll go and he let go and that’s when I woke up and my throat and breathing was very harsh.
Hi Oscar,
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Hi Michael, last night I dreamt of being strangled by my twin sister. I walked into her room during the night so it was pitch black (we don’t live together in real life). As I accidentally disturbed her she got up and grabbed me around the neck. She was pressing her thumbs into the sides of my throat and pinning me down on to the bed. The room was still dark so all I could see was a shadow of a person. We are best friends and very close so this was a disturbing dream.
I woke up with a fright as I could actually feel the thumbs pressing into my neck.
I had to put the light on as I was scared. Not a nice dream at all!
Hi Sally,
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I had a dream about someone trying to choke me… I could only see the hands that were trying to choke me … I was very scared and was even sweating…
Hi Evita,
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I had a very vivid dream last night that I was fighting against an alien invasion quite successfully until a leader alien tried to suffocate me by covering it’s mouth over mine until another alien arrived just before I was about to die and showered us in red and pink heart shapes. The alien that was trying to suffocate me stopped and u was able to breath again. What on earth does this mean? Please help shed some light for me. Thank you.
Hi Dan,
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Hi my name is maria and ive been having the same dream over and over where im laying on the couch late at night in the dark and someone with red bright eyes gets on top of me and strangles me and i try screaming for my mom but the words just wont come out. Ever since ive been scared to fall asleep at night cane you help me?
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I had a dream that someone was choking me. I couldn’t see who it was. I just called for my grandma and my sister. I was hollering for them, but they couldn’t hear me. I then put my hand to the right to stop whoever it was and I had a strong feeling or some sort of aura its really hard to explain and then I felt a burning sensation on my arm and then it was gone.
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I hope to get an email from you so you can possibly see whats going on
I been having the same dream about a shadowy figure that comes inside my room, and its the same one and it looks like a girl. My first dream was, she came in and jumped on my bed, i looked around and i saw nothing, then out of nowhere i saw her and she screaming in my ear for a good five minutes, i was banging the walls to have someone to wake me up but everytime i try to hit a wall, it made no sound that was a good year ago or half a year ago, now just yesterday, i had a dream she came back in my room, but this time she was choking me, but i try to scream in my dream and i started puking everytime i open my mouth. i tried hitting and kicking the walls and no sound, and then i try to open my mouth again and i kept puking.
i would like to know what you think about this, its always the same shadow girl also.
Hi Leonard,
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I dreamed of my neck choking and difficulty breathing but no one was strangling me , and the shadow it like a real pain when I wake up from sleep
. Please Help me 🙁
Hi Dikas,
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This morning, I dreamt that some guy was standing in my room and we were talking. At first, everything seemed fine, but somehow he started to choke me. I tried to bite him and but unfortunately he had me in the air as I struggled to breathe. When I woke up it took a few moments to catch my breath and my chest felt heavy.
After reading the post, the guy kind of reminds me of this person who works at my job. The hours for my job are quite unpredictable and are often late at night or very early in the morning. Maybe this dream had something to do with my hectic, busy work schedule?
Hi Tommie,
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My mother died May 10, almost a month ago and the past week I’ve been having nightmares of her strangling me. Her eyes are white and cloudy but also veined, her stin is yellow and spotted like how she looked in the hospital room when I saw her post mortem. She has this vice grip aand no matter how much I fight and claw at her arms and hands she wont let go. Shes so angry at me and my lungs are shriviling up and my back arches as I try for leverage… I’m in bed but its black around me and all I see of her is her upper body coming out if the darkness. Shes so ragefilled and I can hear her shrill scream of my name like how she called for me to come inside when I was extremely late coming home… and I wake up to that. I can breathe just fine afterward and I am in the same position I fell asleep in…
Help?
Hi Nicholas – what a terrifying dream! And sorry for the loss of your mother. Unfortunately I am no longer able to help out for free on this website, as I get many requests every day. Instead I offer dream interpretation in the following way (with payment); http://www.michaelrolsen.com/dreamcoaching. Best regards – Michael
I had a dream where a girl in my dream who I do not know in real life was with me and she drowned and was suffocated and I went to find her and couldn’t so her ghost stayed at the location of her death and I would Visit her all the time and spend all day there and then it turned out we were lovers and she was mad that I left her there but I couldn’t find her body anywhere
Hi Nashi,
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Hi, my name is angel and
….Last night i had a dream where i was in my old house..and i had felt like someone tapped my finger and i turned around and no one was there, and i was lookong around questioning, when all of a sudden i feel this perssure in my chest like if someone had pushed me back and my dad is religous and had always said to yell jesus christ name and the spirit or demon with stray away and i try to scream and i felt like i was being choked and couldnt breathe, and my sister walked in and i was trying to tell her say jesus christ and all of a sudden watever was holding me had let go and i gasp for air and i wake up and was hyperventlating and was honestly scared.. ive researched a little but i dont knw wat it means.. and hope if u answer, u can help me.
I recently had a dream that my mother was suffocating me. We were sleeping on the same bed in the dream and then I felt her hand come over my mouth,at first I thought she was going to pray for me but she suffocated me instead! About 10 years ago,I had a similar dream where she was drowning me! In this recent dream,when I screamed for help my husband was able to wake me up but I was terrified. What could this mean?
Hi Nina,
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I was walking with one of my friends and she did something that make me mad like a small thing and then we met another group of my collage girls I mostly don’t love them … And then we laughed a little and I saw my father waiting in the corner and I went with him and because this all happened near our home area I thought we were going to home but then we went to pick up some things from a store like fabrics and I remember seeing this woman who was obsiosly stricted and firm … She asked who is here will pay for themselves and who can’t pay … And I think I didn’t say anything but everyone pointed at me and at this point my father wasn’t there and she began to suffocate me and I don’t remember whether it was with a sharp object or her hands but I cries till my father came and rescued me … And we were setting and I felt my neck hurting and I woke up crying.
Hi Nourhan,
And thank you for your comment. Apologies for my late reply, but I receive many comments every day, and I simply cannot keep up with them. That is also why I have decided to no longer do interpretations for free. Instead I offer the following options: http://www.michaelrolsen.com/dreamcoaching. Best regards – Michael