Dream meaning: rape, paralyzed, etc.?

Question

ok...i have had two crazy dreams that i can't figure out.

dream #1: I dreamt that i was sleeping in my bed and all of the sudden i feel the weight of a man on top of me. he's just a dark figure and i can't see his face, clothing, anything...just a dark figure. immediately, i am paralyzed and cannot open my mouth, move my body or make noise. internally i am yelling at myself to move or scream but i can't. my eyes are moving all around but thats it. his hand is over my mouth and i want to fight back but i cant. THEN i wake up.

dream #2: this was last night and thats why i'm asking about the meaning of this. i dreamt that i was sleeping in my bed and i hear someone breaking into the window of my living room. i hear him walking around my kitchen (opening the fridge, drinking something, etc.). I can tell that he's just trying to rob me but then i hear him say "wait a second...theres a girl living here." immediately i am paralyzed: i can't move, speak, and this time, i couldn't even open my eyes. It was like i had them tightened shut. inside i'm screaming at myself to open my eyes! get the phone! but i CANNOT move. i'm wrapped into a little ball and my heart is pounding...dreading his entrance. although, the second he enters my door to come after me, i wake up!

whaaat does this mean?

Answer 1

Hey i dont really know how you feel about the not moving deal. but i have had numbers of rape dreams because of my past. i have had dreams of when i was being attacked at school until someone stopped them and i woke up. i have had alot more. i have been having dreams like this since i was 12 now i am 18. it is hard to deal with. but i am getting alot of help and support from my boyfriend. Just talk to someone you really trust like a best friend and you will get less and less dreams.

Answer 2

I also have dreams were I can not move or scream I just lay there unable to dreath. I am awear of whats going on and I try so hard to move to just hit something to wake myself up. I was sexualy abused as a child I thught I was over it but it turns out all these years my nightmares were because of what happened to me. the feeling of not being able to control whats happening because I couldnt control it then I can not control myslef in my dreams I dont know how to make them stop I have talk to doctor to see if it was because I left it for so long but that did not work I guess im gonna have to live with this for ever. Thanks to this man I wake up crying and scared for my life alot. I hope this helps so of you with your confusion on what happen to you.

Answer 3

It's sleep paralysis. It freaks me out. It happened to me this morning too and when I woke up I cried. I hate that there's nothing to do about it because it feels like you can't breathe, move, or talk. Look it up on wikipedia... that's where I got my info. Hope that helps.