Reoccurring theme in dreams: Cannot breathe.?

Question

I have many dreams where I cannot breathe in them.. I am always suffocating. Sometimes I am drowning.. but most of the time there is gas in the air that takes away the oxygen.. so I can't breathe.. any ideas of where this comes from? :S

Also I have lots of dreams where I am in trouble and need to call for help.. but my cell phone won't work. It will lag.. or when I push a 9 it gives me a 4..

Any ideas on these? Thanks. :D

Answer 1

To dream that you cannot breathe, indicates that you are feeling exhausted.

To dream that you are drowning, signifies that you are overwhelmed by emotions or repressed issues that is coming back to haunt you. You may be proceeding too quickly in trying to discover your unconscious thoughts and therefore must proceed more cautiously and slowly. If you drown to death, then is refers to an emotional rebirth. If your survive the drowning, then a waking relationship or situation will ultimately survive the turmoil.

To come in contact with gas in your dream, suggests that you are feeling suffocated and smothered by some relationship. You need to cleanse yourself and get rid of past pain.

Answer 2

This website I found says that it usually has to do with having something overwhelming going on in your life.

Answer 3

Like if you seriously wake and can't breathe it's sleep apnea wich you should talk to a doctor about I had it. You probably also feel like you don't matter or you can't take control of anything.

Answer 4

i had a few suffocating dreams when i was a kid. sorry to hear, i just grew out of them. good luck.

Answer 5

You are not breathing when you have these dreams.  You have sleep apnea.  This in when your tongue or the posture of your head and throat block your airway.

Your dreams are trying to tell you to wake up.

See a doctor and get a sleep study done.

Answer 6

youre in a situation where you feel trapped or not in control...

Answer 7

Suffocating

To dream that you are suffocating, signifies that you are feeling smothered or oppressed by some situation/relationship. Something or someone is holding you back. You are experiencing stress and tension.

Drowning

To dream that you are drowning, signifies that you are overwhelmed by emotions or repressed issues that is coming back to haunt you. You may be proceeding too quickly in trying to discover your unconscious thoughts and therefore must proceed more cautiously and slowly. If you drown to death, then it refers to an emotional rebirth.  If your survive the drowning, then a waking relationship or situation will ultimately survive the turmoil.  

Cell Phone

To see or use a cell phone in your dream, indicates that you are being receptive to new information. It also represents your mobility.

To dream that you lost your cell phone, represents a lack of communication. You have lost touch with some aspect of your feelings or your Self.  

Telephone

To see or hear a telephone in your dream, signifies a message from your unconscious or some sort of telepathic communication. You may be forced to confront issues which you have tried to avoid. Alternatively, the telephone represents your communication and relationship with others.

To dream that you do not want to answer the ringing telephone, indicates lack of communication. There is a situation or relationship that you are tying to keep at a distance.

To dream that you are having a telephone conversation with someone your know,  signifies an issue that you need to confront with that person. This issue may have to do with letting go of some part of yourself.

Help

To dream that you are calling or signaling for help, suggests that you are feeling lost, overwhelmed, and/or inadequate.

Helpless

To dream that you are or feel helpless, suggests that you are experiencing difficulties in confronting a situation or relationship. You feel that you are unable to take charge of yourself.

Answer 8

Most dreams contain messages that serve to teach us something about ourselves. Unfortunately many a times we forget what we dream about as we go about our daily routine. With recurring dreams, the message may be so important and/or powerful that it just will not go away. The frequent repetition of such dreams forces you to pay attention and confront the dream.   The dream is trying desperately to tell you something.  Such dreams are often nightmarish or frightening in their content, which also helps you to take notice and pay attention to them.

Recurring dreams are quite common and are often triggered by a certain life situation or a problem that keeps coming back again and again. These dreams may recur daily, once a week, or once a month, but whatever the frequency, there is little variation in the dream content itself. It usually points to a personal weakness, fear, or your inability to cope with something in your life - past or present.

The repetitive patterns in your dream can reveal some of the most valuable information on yourself. It may point to a conflict, situation or matter in your waking life that remains unresolved or unsettled.  Or some urgent underlying message in your unconscious is demanding to be understood.