Dream dictionary interpretation - meaning of shocked and shocking in dreams

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DREAM DICTIONARY : This dream dictionary is based upon hundreds of real dreams and has been meticulously researched. However, the only person who can truly identify the cause of a dream is the dreamer. Use the questions and quotes on this page to help you find out what has triggered your dream.

SHOCK : Shock may not always be an easy symbol to understand. It can obviously link to your total surprise about something. Yet it also relates to how seriously you take something. It may link to a realization that something is more pressing or serious than you first thought. It can also relate to moments when you think something then dismiss it as being totally unlikely.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Did something truly unexpected happen yesterday?
- Have you just started to realise that things have changed?
- Have you started to accept that your behavior has been unnaceptable?

KEY WORDS : Unexpected, realization, seriously, appalling, changed(think how these words appear in your feelings about yesterday and your thoughts about tomorrow)

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "I did not expect that to happen"
- "I did not know how to react - it was totally unexpected"
- "I cannot think he seriously believes that"
- "Can that really be true"
- "I had not realised that things had changed so much"
- "I have only just realised that ..."
- "I suppose my behavior has been a bit shocking"
- "people will be appalled if they find out what I did"

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SEE ALSO : Disgust : Anger : Frustration : Guilt : Nervous
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Below you will see a series of quotes. Each quote represents the meaning of a particular dream(these are all dreams where the meaning is understood totally). For instance one dream may have meant that the dreamer was having trouble at work. In that case the quote may simply be "There is a bad atmosphere at work". Some information is included about which dream symbols were included in the dream(within the squares brackets). Often a sample dream is included which shows you how the dream interpretation was reached.
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ESSAY : What is the symbolic meaning of anger in dreams?

Shock can symbolise itself. It can link to a feeling of total surprise. E.g.

"I have been going through a break up" [Dream symbol - shocked that I have been robbed of my possessions whilst I had a shower]

"This guy really dished out some personal criticism to me last night on the forum" [Dream symbol - shocked at tourists walking through my apartment]

"I have been thinking about my ex boyfriend. I know its good that we have never got back together. I am surprised that he did not make some attempts though " [Dream symbol - shock]

Shock can link to a feeling that you cannot believe something could happen. E.g.

"I worry about my two sons fight. Do they really hate each other. I cannot believe that they do" [Dream symbol - shocked at dream]

"I am helping a guy learn to read and right he has been put down all his life" [Dream symbol - shocked they were going to put this man down like a dog.]

"We have been selling my grandmothers home and I kind of blame myself for the death. I still think I maybe blamed" [Dream symbol - Shock at sound of piano playing in basement]

"I am seeing this guy on the Internet and I have no intention of getting serious. I cannot believe that anyone would take that seriously" [Dream symbol - shocked when guy asks me to marry him]

Shock can link to a realization that something could be more serious than you first thought or to a wish to treat something seriously. E.g.

"I was scared that my boyfriend would leave me after the argument the other night. I thought he might react to the argument" [Dream symbol - shocked]

"I have cut myself off from my friends. I had not realised this. I will really try to make an effort of the friendships will be lost"[Dream symbol - shocked that I am about to die]

"I think my wife’ best friend is interested in me sexually. " [Dream symbol - woke up in shock]

"my friend at youth group is going to get married and she is going to have a serious talk with her parents" [Dream symbol - shock that my friend is going to die from cancer]

"I am helping my friends deal with her mothers cancer. I know I find it difficult to know how to react" [Dream symbol - shock across face of woman]

"My sister in law turned up asking for money. I had been supporting her through these problems but do not want to give her money" [Dream symbol - shocked]

"I have this situation at work and do to want to be seen to be openly picking on one of my coworkers" [Dream symbol - shocked that I am in my bra and pants]

Shock can link to your own shocking and serious behavior. E.g.

"I know I have been behaving shocking recently. Its really embarrassing when everyone knows." [Dream symbol - Mrs. Shock ]

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