dream of shooting someone
What a horrible dream! I bet you woke up feeling like you ran a marathon, or checked your body for holes. It’s always the worrying dreams that we want to know the meaning of the most. We want to put our minds at rest, and apply some logic. Something that makes sense. Unfortunately, dreams don’t always follow a logic that makes for easy interpretation. Your dream may have involved a gun, you may have dreamed you shot someone, or someone shot you. Often shootings in dreams reflect conflict, betrayal or thoughts you’ve pushed away. Does this sound familiar? A dream involving shooting has many meanings depending on the context and what happened, so we’ve got a detailed breakdown for each one.
If you dream of a shooting this can mirror a sense of underachievement, in terms of your life goals or inner wishes, these may not have been met, and you’re feeling the pressure. Essentially, a dream involving shooting suggests you’re approaching a target that you need to reach, and this means you’re on the right path. Conversely, if the shooting is an attack or a source of conflict or fear, this can be your dream expressing your anger, and how you may lash out to feel like you’re defending yourself. If you find yourself shooting to kill in a dream, you’re either feeling attacked in waking life. There’s someone in your life who is staying long past their welcome. Maybe you used to get along well, and now they cause you nothing but grief. It may suggest a feeling of helplessness, or it can be a way of your subconscious doing some spring-cleaning, and letting go of negative forces. If you see someone coming at you with a gun in a dream, this suggests problems in your future. These are usually caused by other people, someone potentially close to you. If you dream of the sound of a gun firing, this is a warning dream. Dreaming of firing at people symbolizes that you should be careful to avoid conflict in your waking life.
Things to Consider
Dreams of shooting or involving firearms suggests that you need to prepare some avoidance strategies to swerve from any upcoming problems. Dreaming of someone shooting to kill you suggests that you need to avoid anything that might result in an argument, because it’ll be a big one. To see a gang shooting, or dreaming of police discharging their weapons (see also knife, dagger and weapons in dreams) suggests problems with self-control or anger. A drive by shooting in a dream is your subconscious trying to get your attention – you need to listen to your gut. If you woke up from a dream where a gun was in your face, this suggests a lot of the relationships in your life require some care.
Detailed Shooting Dream Interpretation
Shooting in a dream can express an inner conflict of where you think you’re going in life. You may feel unhappy with what you’ve achieved, or a relationship has turned sour, and you feel this reflects badly on you, or you were to blame. It can also be due to a carelessness or focusing too much on yourself and not the people surrounding you. A shooting dream can signify someone close to you will have run into some sort of trouble soon. If you dream of shooting someone, this can stem from a deep-seated anger. Your emotions and actions are one of the few things you have control over in life, so don’t let it run away from you. If you dream of being shot, this suggests someone will hurt you in the future.
If you dream of something nicer – clay shooting, for example – this means while you’re actively seeking good things in your life, they will come to you shortly, especially if they concern test results or a job opportunity. Dreaming of something horrible involving shooting, such as a mass shooting, can indicate an impending issue which will bring a state of emotional turmoil with it. Dreaming of shooting a target or bottles reveals that you need to protect yourself soon, whether that’s to guard your words or prevent something more sinister. If you have an odd dream where you shoot friends, this is a sign of a big argument in your future. Dreaming of shooting a family member reveals that someone you love is staring down a large problem, and they’ll need your help. Having a similarly awful dream where you’re shot or pursued suggests a form of danger in waking life – thieves or hijackers.
What does it Mean to Dream of Shooting an Enemy?
Dreams where you attack an enemy can leave a big impression on the rest of your day. Your subconscious has created this situation and thrown you into it for a reason. Not to stress you out, but this is a dream you shouldn’t ignore. Dreaming of shooting an enemy symbolizes danger or problems you don’t yet know about. It may even be that you’ve lost your power along the way, or you’re limiting your potential, when our potential knows no walls but the ones we create.
In Your Dream, did You Shoot Someone with a Gun?
Similar to shooting an enemy in a dream, aiming or shooting to kill someone suggests conflict. This is a hidden conflict – perhaps you don’t know it, but you’re at war with yourself. It can reveal your fury or even hatred towards you or someone else. This may have been something you’ve done and regretted, or something they’ve done, and you haven’t forgiven them. Not releasing or letting go of this anger will harm you in the long run. You may not notice a good thing for what it is in the future, and miss a great opportunity.
Dreaming of Someone being Shot and Killed
Most of these shooting dreams can be really upsetting. While death in a dream isn’t usually something to fear, this one will probably have been a nightmare. This dream isn’t literal, but it suggests you’re holding onto something negative. There’s something good coming in the future, but if you don’t let go of negative forces in your life, you won’t be able to take advantage of the new opportunity. Dreams that feature a death – yours or someone else’s – reveals a new transition of sorts. You may change jobs or shed relationships that don’t serve you. If you know the person in your dream who was shot, this could reveal your worry about them, maybe they’re going through something traumatic, and you don’t know how to help.