What does it mean when in your dream you hear a desperate scream of your name?

Answer 1

When you dream of someone yelling your name, it often means your subconscious mind is trying to alert you to something important. It may be something as extreme as awakening you to the smell of smoke in the room. Or it could be something more symbolic, such as getting you to pay attention to important matters, such as your job or family. The context in which you hear your name provides clues as to the meaning of the call.

Answer 2

There are a number of possible explanations for this dream, and none of them involve anything even remotely supernatural. One possibility is that you could be experiencing the aura of a migraine headache while asleep. It is not unusual to have auditory hallucinations during a migraine aura, and hearing one's own name spoken, whispered or screamed is one such hallucination. Another possibility is that the scream was one detail of a more extended nightmare, but this imaginary scream awakened you from the nightmare so that it is all that you remember. Yet again, you may have had another sort of dream that caused you to say or shout out your own name, again, waking yourself up. Because you were in the deep sleep state, that vocalization was experienced as a scream coming from somewhere other than yourself.

Answer 3

It could mean that you are stressed or nervous.

On a symbolic level, the person shouting at you represents you, yourself. This is your own (unconscious) mind trying to tell you something. You may be making a serious mistake, such as falling into a deadly addiction or becoming involved in a toxic relationship, or taking on someone else's crisis as your own.

Answer 4

It means that you are stressed or nervous.

Answer 5

The dream indicates that the subconscious mind is trying to get the dreamer to pay attention to an important issue.