What does it mean when you kill a loved one in your dream?

Answer 1

First, we should get something out of the way. I don't believe the dream has anything at all to do with committing murder. But you must be a responsible person; if you do have any such thoughts or feelings about doing such a thing or about harming anyone, you must get help immediately, from your primary care physician, a counselor, pastor, parent, teacher or trusted adult [who happens NOT to be the loved one in question]. You must be aware that nothing you learn on sites like WikiAnswers or Answers.com constitutes official, professional or correctly administered legal or mental health advice or treatment.

Sometimes sexual intercourse is called "the little death". It is not necessarily a negative judgment or observation. There is something about the experience that empties you emotionally, and can sometimes leave you with a longing deeper and more intense than before, although it is different in nature than the sexual urge. The dream may be a symbolic way of expressing your own sense of emptiness, or longing for more of your loved one than you can experience or have experienced. I think the dream indicates more about your sense of desire than anything else, and suggests to me that the emotional relationship, at least on the dreamer's part, is getting more and more intense and probably more mature as well.

Dreams are not governed by the logical, ethical mind; that part of you is resting during dreams. In the probably dated but still useful language of Freud, the Id, the inner, raw, instinctive part of you is running the show and has no concept at all of killing as a bad or negative thing. To the unrestrained Id, killing is probably more like a limitless, no-holds-barred feast; therefore, that is probably closer to what killing means symbolically in a dream. It is not always true that dream symbols or hard to understand because they are so subtle and complex; sometimes they are hard to understand because they are so immediate and in-your-face.

Answer 2

Dreams do not really mean anything. Your brain is just sorting things out and you happen to remember some stuff that gets connected with other memories and there is no rhyme or reason for it other than these are things you have been thinking about recently.

Answer 3

Exaggeration is normal in dreams. "Killing" can represent mere anger or even annoyance. Consider how casually we use expressions such as, "My mom is going to kill me," or "I just want to kill him," when we actually mean no such thing. Dreams present literal illustrations of these expressions in showing us our own emotions. Dreaming of killing someone you know simply means that you are frustrated or annoyed with that person.

Answer 4

There are a lot of different factors to consider before suggesting a definite interpretation. Generally speaking, it could mean that you have mixed feelings about this person. Consider the emotions you experienced during the dream as well as all the circumstances involved: where were you, what were you doing relative to this loved one before the killing, what other characters or creatures were in the dream, and, most of all, WHY did you kill this person? All of these factors and many more could affect the interpretation of the dream.

Answer 5

The dream might refer to anger or resentment the dreamer feels, consciously or unconsciously. Or, the dream could be a literal depiction of some familiar expression, such as "you always hurt the one you love," or "your joke killed me!" The emotions accompanying the dream might provide clues to its meaning.

Answer 6

It means you love 'em to death or you're a pychopath