Okay, so last night I had this super weird dream, and you won’t believe what happened. I was walking down this familiar street, felt like my childhood neighborhood, and suddenly, this dog, a big, fluffy one, came running at me. It wasn’t barking or growling, just… running. And for some reason, in the dream, I panicked and, well, I hit the dog. Not super hard, but enough to make it yelp and run away. I felt awful immediately, even in the dream.
When I woke up, the whole thing felt so real and I was pretty shaken. So, naturally, I went straight to my computer. What’s a person to do when they beat up a defenseless canine in dreamland? Google it, of course!
My Deep Dive into Dream Dog-Hitting
First, I just typed in “hitting dog in dream meaning”. The results were, to say the least, a mixed bag. I spent a good amount of time, maybe more than, going through the search, Some pages talked about “repressed anger” and “inner conflict.” Others said it could represent feelings of guilt or regret about something I’d done in real life. There were even a few that mentioned feeling threatened or vulnerable. It all the information felt connected to a feeling that felt really familiar to me.
I started to make notes to myself that i need to take control, because that’s one thing that stood out. Maybe I’m feeling like I’m not in control of some aspect of my life? It’s possible. I’ve been pretty stressed about work lately, so that could be it. I recorded to myself, that I needed to be aware of my feeling, and to not ignore them.
Then a few sites talked about the dog itself. What did it symbolize? Some interpretations suggested the dog could represent loyalty, friendship, or even my own instincts. Others said that the breed and the dog are important.
Here is the list about what the dog itself meant
- Loyalty and Friendship
- Protection and Guardianship
- Instincts and Intuition.
Honestly, the whole “repressed anger” thing resonated with me a bit. I haven’t been feeling particularly angry lately, but maybe there’s something I’m suppressing without realizing it. Or maybe, I’m feeling guilty about something. I did accidentally break my neighbor’s garden gnome last week… could that be it? Okay, probably not, but it shows you how my mind was racing.
So I’ve written down my thoughts about it all, and thought it’s to better ask myself some tough questions. I’m still not 100% sure what my dream was trying to tell me, but it definitely gave me something to chew on. I guess the next step is to think about what’s been going on in my life recently and see if anything clicks. Dreams are weird, man.
