Kidnapping Dream Meaning – Top 15 Dreams About Getting Kidnapped

Did you dream about someone kidnapped or abducted? This is a bad recurring experience if you consistently dream about events involving kidnap. It suggests that you feel powerless or weak against aggressive forces in waking life. Someone or something is holding you hostage so that you can longer enjoy your freedom. We will go over everything you need to know about the significance of a kidnapping dream.

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Dream About Kidnapped or Abducted

Attempted Abduction
To dream that you almost got kidnapped or someone attempting to abduct you, indicates that you are being manipulated by your circumstances or by someone. Perhaps someone is trying to trap you or enslave you with certain moral or circumstantial chains. You lack control of your own life. Others are forcing you to act in a certain way to satisfy themselves.



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Escaping Abduction
To escape from your abductor or kidnapper’s cage, signifies feelings of freedom and in control. You are no longer helpless against others. And you are free to live out your freedom and real life.

Kidnapped and Tortured
To dream that you have been kidnapped and tortured, foretells that you are going to suffer failures in the near future. An event or trouble will take away all of your energy and time. You will struggle to keep yourself stay afloat through this difficult period. The dream suggests that you will dread every moment of this experience.

Kidnap Ransom
To dream that you or someone you know got kidnapped, and the criminal is asking you for ransom; it indicates that you will be financially hurt in the near future. Perhaps you will participate in poor contracts or financial decisions like a failed mortgage. The dream foretells that certain debt collectors will come knocking on your door both at home and work. They will effectively kidnap your life until they get their money.

Dream About the Location of the Abduction or Kidnapping

Prison, Dungeon, or Basement
To dream that you get abducted and placed in an underground holding cell, indicates that someone will keep you hostage emotionally. He or she will beat certain information out of you. He or she will make your life miserable, until you agree to give up your deep down identities or beliefs.

Cabin in the Woods
To see yourself being kidnapped by cabin in the woods, is a sign that you will soon be tempted for affairs while on a trip. Be aware of feeling emotionally alone, as you will seek comfort and help of others who come to your aid.

Government or Alien Abduction
To see yourself getting kidnapped by a strong force or organization like the government or aliens, points to your freedom being taken away. Perhaps you are undergoing periods of overworking. You feel like your bodies no longer belong to you like slavery. The higher power is forcing you to sacrifice yourself for their own benefits or hidden agenda.

Dream About Abducting or Kidnapping Someone

Kidnapping Someone You Know
To see yourself abducting or kidnapping someone or a celebrity you know in the dream; it is a sign that you are jealous of the lives that other people have. Subconsciously you want to take it away from them and keep it for yourself.

Abducting a Stranger
To dream that you are abducting a stranger, foretells that you will take advantage of someone to advance your own agenda. Perhaps you are forcing your world views on others and keeping other people quite regarding certain issues.

Keeping Someone Captive
To dream that you are abducting someone implies that you are holding on to something. You need to let the people and relationship go. You may be forcing your views and opinions on others.

Dream About Who Gets Kidnap or Abduction

Seeing a kidnap
To dream that you are seeing a kidnap, suggests that you are witnessing some type of social injustice in your daily life. Perhaps a boss or manager is making unreasonable requests against your coworkers. Work is asking him or her to do many hours of overtime or stay at the office to get certain projects done.

Child Abduction
To dream that your own child or baby gets abducted in the dream, reflects a true world fear that you may lose them to others. Consider the real-life events that are going on in your life. Are you going through a divorce or relationship breakup where you ex-spouse may claim and take away your children?

Baby Abduction
To dream about baby abduction, foretells that your business ideas or side hustles may be at risk. Someone in waking life might take away your work or ideas. Be aware of law suits or threats that will stop your pet projects.

Friend Kidnapped
To dream about friend kidnappings such as boyfriend kidnap or girlfriend kidnap, indicates that you are in an unhealthy relationship. Other people might be taking him or her away.

Self or Fake Kidnap
To dream about you are faking a self kidnap, is a sign that you are sabotaging your own livelihood. Perhaps you are finding excuses for your own failures and imperfections. You wish to let others sympathize with your circumstances. However, your own failures might be the result of your own making.


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