What Does It Mean to Dream About Abuse?

To dream you are abusing someone represents your hostility to a person or situation. It may also reflect a lack of appreciation or respect for other people or some area of your life. Abuse may point to self-defeating thinking patterns such as regret, guilt, or feeling depressed.

To dream of being abused represents issues that you perceive to be hostile to your well-being. A reaction from a person or situation in real life that you feel is too harsh or overcompensated.

If you were abused in real life then the dream may be a sign that you need to begin to confront your past by speaking to someone.

Dreams about abuse can may connect to past trauma or related to people who take advantage over others. To dream of animal abuse reflects an attack on your unconscious behaviors and instincts. If you are witnessing abuse might reflect a situation that reflects someone using their power over others. If you are escaping abuse it suggest you are running away from a dangerous environment. Dreams of an abusive ex contains elements of PTSD from your past; see ex dreams.