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I Dreamt Of A School Shooting

Dream interpretation about Killing, Dead, Falling, Fear, Exam, Police, Running away, Sad, Friends, Husband, Screaming, University, Classmates, Crying, Holding hands, Body, Couple, Eye, Gift, House, Man, Running, Year, Phone call, Cabinets, Door, Class, Looking, Walking, Ground, Pin, Festival, Hearing, Guy, Ask, Gun Shot, outside, Survive

I Dreamt Of A School Shooting
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I had a really sad dream that actually made me cry when I woke up. My dream was that I was at my university, and they were having a festival of some sort and all the students and staff were in attendance. I was with my two best guy friends, and we were walking through this gift shop area where I decided to try to call my husband to let him know we were waiting for him. I told my guy friends to start walking ahead of me and I would catch up to them when my phone call was done, but the phone kept ringing and he never picked up. Suddenly, I heard a gut-wretching scream and then multiple gun shots and looked behind me to see people running away from a man in a long black trench coat holding a huge semi-automatic rifle. I could feel the guns vibrations in my body while hearing the "flop" noise of bodies falling on the ground. The fear in me had me pinned the ground until I finally started running into a back room and found a couple people hiding back there. I asked them if anyone had seen my two best friends, but no one had seen them. I could still hear the shooting outside as it slowly grew louder towards the door. I told everyone to either run to another room or hide in the cabinets of this room we were in. I found a tiny cabinet that I could barely fit into to hide, where I took out my phone and kept dialing 911. The operator told me that the police would not save us because it was too dangerous for them. I kept texting my guy friends to see if they made it out safely or were hiding in a safe place - they never answered. In the meantime, I kept texting and calling my husband to try to warn him to not enter the building or at least run out if he was inside - he never answered. Finally, the gun shots ceased and someone knocked on my cabinet door to let me know the police came in and killed the shooter. When I got out of my cabinet, a guy I don't know looked me in the eyes and told me they found my guy friends, but they didn't survive. I didn't believe them so I ran from room to room until I finally found them.. on the ground, holding hands... dead. All my Korean friends were dead. All my classmates that I had been in classes since freshman year were all dead on the ground around me. I started screaming and wailing. I knew I had to look for my husband. I begged every single person that passed me whether they saw my husband or not - no one did. I called him over and over, and he still never answered. I never found him.

Dream date:

8 Apr 2024

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Summary:

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Emotional tone:

The dreamer experienced intense sadness and anxiety throughout the dream, which carried over into their waking state.

Frequency:

This dream was recurring 4 times last week

Intensity:

The dream was emotionally intense, with scenes of violence, loss, and desperation.

Realism:

The dream had many realistic elements, including the setting of a university, a festival, and the presence of the dreamer's friends and husband.

Vividness:

The dream was highly vivid, with clear and detailed imagery, such as the sights and sounds of the shooting.

Coherence:

The dream had a coherent structure, with a clear beginning, middle, and end, even as emotions intensified.

Dream symbols

Killing

Killing

Dead

Dead

Falling

Falling

Fear

Fear

Exam

Exam

Police

Police

Running away

Running away

Sad

Sad

Friends

Friends

Husband

Husband

Screaming

Screaming

University

University

Classmates

Classmates

Crying

Crying

Holding hands

Holding hands

Body

Body

Couple

Couple

Eye

Eye

Gift

Gift

House

House

Man

Man

Running

Running

Year

Year

Phone call

Phone call

Cabinets

Cabinets

Door

Door

Class

Class

Looking

Looking

Walking

Walking

Ground

Ground

Pin

Pin

Festival

Festival

Hearing

Hearing

Guy

Guy

Ask

Ask

Gun Shot

Gun Shot

outside

outside

Survive

Survive

AI-generated Dream Details

🤩 Emotion
Sadness
😟 Depression
Severe
🤯 Sentiment
Negative

AI-generated Dream Review

Denys Chumak

Denys Chumak

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Isa, your dream indeed sounds distressing and the emotional intensity you've experienced is completely valid. The university setting, combined with a festival, generally symbolizes a place of learning, growth, and community celebration. However, the turn of events into a horrific scene reflects deep-seated anxieties and fears. The inability to reach your husband, the chaos, and the loss of your friends can indicate feelings of helplessness and fear of losing loved ones or a sense of security in your waking life. The presence of your two best guy friends suggests trust and camaraderie, yet their loss in the dream could reveal underlying fears of separation or abandonment. Your actions to call your husband and protect yourself and others show a strong instinct to connect with loved ones and shield them from harm. The dream may be amplifying these protective instincts, especially in situations where you feel out of control. The shooter and the violence he brings can be symbolic of an external force causing disruption or a representation of internal turmoil. The act of hiding and the police's refusal to intervene might reflect a feeling that you're dealing with your fears without the external support you'd expect. It's also worth noting the specific mention of your Korean friends; this could tie into your identity or community and the fear of losing that part of your life. Your desperate attempts to contact your husband and the subsequent lack of response could be mirroring communication issues or worries about his well-being or the state of your relationship. It's natural to want to ensure the safety of those closest to us, and your dream might be expressing this concern in a heightened state. In summary, Isa, your dream seems to be a manifestation of anxiety surrounding safety, loss, and communication with those you care about. It's important to reflect on these themes in your waking life and consider if there are current stressors or changes that might be contributing to these vivid and unsettling dreams. Your emotional response upon waking is an important cue to the impact this dream has had on you. Remember, it's okay to have strong reactions to dreams like this, as they can tap into our deepest fears and emotions.
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