Stuffed / full mouth in dreams – what does that mean (dream interpretation stuffed mouth)
Dream interpretation of a stuffed/full mouth. A lot of people dream about having a mouth full of food, chewing gum or something else that makes it absolutely impossible to talk, and maybe they even experience the feeling of suffocating. The following is a walkthrough of what dreaming about a stuffed or full mouth can mean.
The mouth is a very important organ. It is the place where we consume food (and dispose of food if it is not good for us – i.e. vomit). Dreaming about food is often an image of psychological /mental energy (see this blog post about food in dreams), and the mouth can therefore be a symbol of how we consume and “digest” external experiences, for example an emotional one.
To keep pulling something out of the mouth (gum, food or something else) as an image of something that is somewhat uncomfortable which we should dispose/get rid of, or that we currently try to get rid of. You might dream that your mouth is full of a gum-like substance, and that you are constantly trying to pull all the gum out of your mouth, but there keep being something left, and it is like there is no point in trying to pull it out.
This could symbolize that you have “swallowed”/experienced something unpleasant in your life that you are unconsciously trying to dispose of in your dream. However, because you are not actively doing something about it in your actual life, your subconscious will be filled up by “gum” – that is, the experience or the thoughts that you are ignoring. You might even find that the thoughts or experiences you have “swallowed” have turned into something that is suffocating you because you are not getting rid of it (i.e. talking to someone about it).
The elements that suffocate you could also be potential lies you have been “fed” as a child, and these can be difficult to get rid of. Maybe the dream thus invites you to look at the “truths” you have in life (your beliefs, and where they come from). Again, the dream might say; you need to deal with this –perhaps you need to talk to somebody about it. See also dreams of strangulation/suffocation.
Full or blocked mouth as a symbol of not being heard. You can also dream that your mouth is in some way blocked, and that you therefore are prevented from speaking (for example with duct tape, or something else that prevents you from being able to talk). It may simply be a symbol of a general feeling of not being heard or seen, or maybe you have a hard time saying no in certain situations? What kind of a mental duct tape have you put on your mouth? Is it you or someone else who has put it there? You are the only one who can remove it.
A final alternative interpretation is that your subconscious is trying to tell you that you’ve said enough, and that you need to be quiet.
Also read: Why I no longer interpret dreams for free
NOTE: Dream interpretation / analysis is not always an easy sport, and the best way to know whether you have come up with a meaningful interpretation is that you really feel – deep in your stomach – that this is right for you in your life right now.
I experienced something rather unsettling in a dream i had about two days ago. I was trying to open my mouth wide enough to fit a white ball that i could only compare to a jawbreaker into my mouth. No one was pushing the jawbreaker into my mouth and i wasn’t pushing into my mouth either. I just know i kept trying to open my mouth wider to fit the jaw breaker. I did get the jawbreaker to fit but it’s size made it very uncomfortable because i could not move mouth at all and felt stuck. Yet, I had a weird urge to close my mouth tighter on the jawbreaker, so i did and i heard a loud snap from the back of my jaw. I panicked and somehow managed to quicky open my mouth wide enough for the jaw breaker to slip out. I then closed my mouth and did nothing as i was in a state of worry and confusion seeing as that i wasn’t bleeding from anywhere but felt that something bad definitely happened.
Dear Aliana – thank you for your comment and highly interesting dream! Unfortunately I have decided to no longer help out (for free) here on my website – I simply cannot keep up with the enormous amounts of comments I get (daily). I would however love to help you in a personal 1:1-session – please see more here: http://www.michaelrolsen.com/dreamcoaching. Best regards – Michael
hi there i just wanted to know i has a dream of my mouth exploding i was sitting down with two acquiescences whilst waiting for someone to come out of a meeting …..
Dear Bentjie,
thank you for your comment and very interesting dream! I currently cannot keep up with the enormous amounts of comments I receive daily (currently more than 200 unanswered), so I have decided to no longer offer this kind of help. I would however love to help you understand your dream in a private online session – see more here. Best regards – Michael
I have had such dream where I keep pulling out something that seems not to end from my mouth, but in reality am the type that talks, and most times when I talk it causes a lot of problem. Whenever I feel maltreated I talk it as it is outrightly.
Dear Eunice,
I am sorry to inform you that I currently don’t help out here, as I am focusing fully on the completion of my next book. You can try asking this one major question with regards to the dream; how might this dream in any way be relevant for my waking life? I can offer to help you in a private session (with payment), please see more here. Best regards – Michael
I keep having dreams about this sometimes it’s a bread dough like substance that I keep pulling out of my mouth and it never really ends. I can’t breath but I’m calm the whole time I’m just focused on pulling it out of my mouth. I can feel it being pulled from my stomach and throat. I’m using both hands to pull it out constantly. I have to bite down on it to cut the substance into smaller pieces and take a break but it comes back up. A couple days before this dream I remember thinking how my older sister always mocks my sexuality but greeting me with a “hello” (In a gay like accent) and then limping her wrist. Her husband will join in and mock me with the same greeting. They think it’s funny and I smile/laugh and brush it off like it’s funny but I’m 26 now and don’t like my nieces and nephews seeing their parents treat their uncle like this. I’m not an object for their entertainment and my sexuality isn’t a joke, it’s a part of who I am. I know my sexuality makes parts of my family uncomfortable and maybe comedy is a way for them to deal with it but I feel like I have to tell them to please respect me and that those kinds of “funny” greetings are not welcome anymore. I’m uncomfortable bringing this up because to them it’s a joke and at first I thought it was funny too trust me I have a sense of humor I can laugh at myself but they have been doing this for years now and to me it’s grown tiered. I’m getting older and it’s starting to cross a boundary where I don’t feel respected. I’m the youngest adult in my family so no one really listens to me. It’s taken me a while to speak up for myself when something bothers me.
Now as for lies that I was told as a child.
Both my parents told me as a child that they loved me but when I came out everything changed they were deeply conflicted. My mom took it better than my dad however when I really look back at it, my parents really only loved me if I met their standards. Growing up they would always lecture my sister and I about how hard they work and how ungrateful we were. They would minimize our issues because as kids they had it much worse. (We’re all first generation immigrants. My mom Is 72 and my dad is 57 years old) However they never took responsibility for their actions and how they made us feel as children. They would just tell us they are doing their best and tell us to be grateful. I don’t really feel loved by them. I always felt like a burden to them. I can’t really bring anything up to them because they always make excuses for their behavior and act like they did all they could. (Which I’m sure they did but it doesn’t mean that I didn’t feel neglected as a child) All they did was work which I’m grateful for because we had a home, food, clothes and an education. But they never cared to get to know me. What I like and don’t like. (There was a lot of neglect in this area like not caring about my future or my passion in painting and a lot of criticism and no support) To them I was a child something to provide for and that was it, their love stoped there. I’ve had these conversations with my mother and she kind of gets it but somehow she manages to turn everything around and makes herself the victim. I already know her story and how hard life was for her she just can’t bare to know that maybe she wasn’t the perfect parent and that that’s ok I still love her. I haven’t really bought this up to my dad though I don’t think he really cares but I really should try to talk to him. I have to tell them and my family how I truly feel. This comment has a lot of personal information I hope it helps other people who are feeling the same way or are having this dream. I’m surprised to see so many people experiencing this. Thank you guys for sharing! Much love!
Hi Arturo – and THANK YOU for sharing your story! This could be a long answer but I will try to keep it short; first all would it seems to me that with you choosing to comment here, you are actually starting to remove that bread dough from your mouth – you are starting (maybe more than ever) to start speaking about how you truly feel! It seems that there is work to do on 2 levels for you – the inner level and the outer level. On the inner level it seems you still have to accept yourself fully (since you are heavily affected by the comments of your sister and her husband, and by the expectations from your parents) – so their view of the world, the “right” way to live/be is still influencing your own thinking – totally natural and normal! But not helping you. One way of dealing with this as I see it is to confront them. Telling them how you truly feel. Either directly, or maybe sending them an e-mail linking to this post (just an idea, you should do what feels right for you). I get a strong feeling that you need to tell them directly (face to face or written) how you feel when they do this. Because they clearly do not know, and I think you are right in guessing that their behaviour is a simply an expression of them not really knowing how to act around you – since this is clearly not something you talk about more openly. When you say out loud how you feel, I think it will be much easier for them to relax when you are there (and let you be who you are! – so that they can also be who they are). At the same time it seems that you also on an inner /more spiritual level need to work with the way you look upon yourself – a thought would be to start wearing imaginary “love glasses” – seing your self with more compassion and love. And maybe in the process also seeing your sister/husband and your parents from a loving place. Just like you are expressing in your comment; you understand where they “come from”. So my thoughts; a mix of inner and outer work – to get you to a better and more whole place. Best regards – Michael
I have had many dreams like this. The first time a couple of weeks ago I had a dream that I had some kind of seaweed like substance (like from sushi) that was in strips down my throat and I couldn’t get rid of it it just kept coming up and making it hard to breathe. I’ve had maybe 3 or 4 dreams with this kind of substance and feeling. I had another dream where I had a mashed potato like substance blocked in my mouth. It prevented me from talking properly and I felt claustrophobic and suffocated. I have a hard time with my family; in the past my dad has abused my younger brother and he continues to emotionally abuse all of us kids and my mum ignores it. I also have high expectations that I am going to uni and therefore I need never less than As which has made me develop test anxiety. However I have an amazing boyfriend that is hugely supporting and tells me options, I always know to talk to him but sometimes I feel guilty because he might get sick of it after a while. I don’t know if the reasons are a combination of things
Hi Riah – thank you for your comments and your elaborations as to how you might have these dreams! It seems to me that you are very conscious about a lot of things (especially impact of your dads’ behavior) – and how wonderful that you have a suppportive boyfriend! It seems to me that those dreams really tell you that the experiences you have had is something you need to talk about (like you do with your boyfriend), and potentially something you need to maybe see a therapist about – as it is taking up a lot of space in your inner domains – and thus impacting how you feel on a daily basis. Why should your boyfriend become sick of you telling about how you feel? I think that is natural part of a sound relationship – that you can do just that. But clearly you have an impact from your experiences – test anxiety is one thing. I think those dreams try to tell you that you need to work with this more than you currently do, because right now it truly impacts how you thrive. Best regards – Michael
But what if you dream about bread in your mouth and you a struggling to breathe. You scrape your mouth with your fingers and nothing works. You still feel like you are suffocating on bread. I have this reoccurring dream where I am choking on bread. I know in the dream that there is nothing in my mouth but it keeps feeling like I have a mouthful of bread that is blocking my air. I always wake up gasping and feeling terrible after I have a dream like that. Is it the same as what is described above?
In my life I have dreamt it about four times.
I recently just got into a relationship and in my dream I was telling my boyfriend a story then I felt I needed to cough something up. I ran to the bathroom coughed up a bunch of mucus and these clear pebbles. But the clear pebbles had some type of bug or parasite in them. Help??
In my waking life, I have taken a stand in not enabling my partner who has taken me for granted. After a couple nights of arguing and trying to explain my side I had a dream of continuously pulling a vile substance from my mouth and finding I am unable to speak as it keeps coming back. After reading the brief explanation for the dream I am almost feeling guilty for standing in my own power and ultimately feel a need to make amends even though I know it will come full circle again of needing to stand up for myself. help
Hi Bile,
it is a bit difficult for me to provide true help, as I don’t know the details of your relationship, what exactly happened etc. Positively seen, the dream might also say, that finally you are getting rid of all that “putting up with stuff” – but that there is much more of that inside you. A word of caution from my side would however be to also consider how all that bad stuff might have “gotten in to you” at an earlier stage in your life- and maybe not just in relation to your partner. Best regards – Michael
I dreamt that something was stuck in my throat. When I coughed it up it was a hard, dry piece of mud/dirt. I tried to break by by slamming it in the sink, but it wouldn’t break until I bent it and a small corner broke off. What does that mean?
I dreamt i was in a bus, and i had some old high school mates in there. There was giving out fudge sweets and since the atmosphere was that i “was back” i got a lot of them
My mouth ended up being full
I could neither spit nor swallow
It was stuck all in my mouth.
Then people around me started making evil smiley faces but not overly showing.
I woke up.
I had a really weird dream of a guy I didn’t even know had a really long tounge and tried to shove it down my throat and choke me but I ripped it out my throat…what is that about?
What does it mean when my mouth is full of grits or rice, I spit them up out, and my mouth automatically fills back up again? I continued on this cycle of full mouth, spit out, automatic fill-up throughout the course of the dream.
Hi Stephanie – since I do not know any details about you or your life situation, it is hard for me to have an idea. Maybe something of how you try to get rid of something (bad?) – but not being very successful at it? Maybe the dream urges you to have a different approach to whatever it is that “fills your mouth” – and prevents you from breathing (living)? Best – Michael
Okay So I’m Currently In Between Of me not knowing if I’m pregnant or not And I had the same dream but with potatoes and I got lost in the woods and the police found me and I couldn’t Speak I tried to get everything out my mouth but I couldn’t it was too much and he gave me some drink and all the potatoes were gone and I woke up
I had a dream in where i ran to the bathroom with throwup in my mouth then i spit it out then i felt something stuck in my throat and i pulled it out and it hurt my throat it was some kind of bone of a meat i kept pulling and pulling and the more i pulled it hurt even more then i got to the point where it kept going and i pulled out my intestines thru my mouth and i got scared.
I Just had a dream of a greyish sand being continuously regenerated in my mouth as I spit it out more comes out like I’m regurgitating it up , sometimes it’s a gum substance or wads of hair, teeth ,or small pebbles like my teeth have been broken into thousands o piecees….. so weird !!!!
i keep having a dream that i’m pulling a towel or string out of my mouth, or out of a wound on my body, and it never ends..
i’m very haunted by this dream. I guess it’s probably due to similar situations as listed in the article.
i thought it was very interesting that so many other people had experienced and searched for the same dream.
I used to have these dreams a lot. It turned out to be my retainer causing them. It didn’t fit properly. I don’t wear it anymore (don’t need it according to dentist) and I’ve never had this dream again! Anyone else having this dream also wear a retainer?
had a dream in December 19-22 ,2012
i was standing looking forward then i hear something dripping like something slurping to my right side then i slowly turn to look at it, It was something out of a movie it had a huge wide open mouth i can see there mud coming out of its mouth and i saw these things looked like people but had wings and they were running towards it and jumping into it and they were flying into it too to its mouth the face looked horrifying i can see when it was trying to widen its mouth a bright light started to come out of its face or out of his mouth this thing had no feet or body just a face and wide open mouth i think when it was trying to open its mouth it wanted me to go into its mouth i remember doubting not to go in i think i wake up at that time or i went into its mouth I don’t know i just woke at that time the next day later tried to figure out what it means until now