Dreaming about losing teethWhat does it mean? Is it good to dream about losing teeth? Dreaming about losing teeth has realistic influences and reactions, as well as the dreamer's subjective imagination.
In real life, many people have dreamed of losing teeth. In my country and some Western countries, there is a saying that dreaming of losing teeth indicates that family members will have disasters. In the ancient Chinese book "The Interpretation of Dreams by Zhou Gong", it is clearly written that losing teeth is a symbol of "a funeral at home". Why? Because when people vaguely feel that the elderly may die, the subconscious mind will indeed use the way of losing teeth to tell you. Because teeth are exposed bone tissue, losing teeth means "separation of flesh and bones."
Dream interpretation of losing teeth:
1. Dreaming about your teeth falling out means: you will have a quarrel with others. You will also have troubles in leisure activities. To put it more clearly, there is a risk of water disasters. Boating, surfing, swimming, fishing and other water activities should be completely banned. You should also be especially careful when doing other activities.
2. People lose their teeth in two situations: when they are gradually aging and when they are growing. So losing teeth in dreams generally has two meanings: the sadness of aging and the joy of growing up. Freud believed that losing teeth is a symbol of castration. If it was a boy's dream, it would be easy to understand, as we all know that men have a "castration complex". But this is a girl's dream. Do girls also have a "castration complex"? Indeed, Freud believed that girls' "castration complex" is mainly manifested in "penis envy", that is, the desire to have a masculine penis. From the perspective of modern feminism, Freud's views are indeed a bit chauvinistic, male-centered, and self-inflated; but at least one fact is stated: there is also a side of women's personality that yearns for masculinity.
If you are not satisfied with your performance as a female, this dream means that the dreamer wants to weaken or remove the masculine side of herself. Maybe she thinks that this is what makes her unhappy in love and work. As mentioned above, her personality may be very strong, not the type that is cuddly. It is also true that such girls often do not get the care and recognition of the men around them in life and work…
3. When you dream of loose teeth or falling out, you should first check if there is really anything wrong with your teeth. Maybe your teeth are slightly loose and you didn’t notice it during the day, so your "primitive man" reminded you in the dream.
But often there is no problem with the teeth, but what is the matter with dreaming about losing teeth?
In the past, people said that losing teeth would lead to the death of an old person, which was a superstition. But sometimes, losing teeth and the death of an old person do occur one after another. Why?
Because when people vaguely feel that an old person may die, "primitive people" will indeed use the way of losing teeth to tell you. Because teeth are exposed bone tissue, tooth loss means "separation of flesh and bones."
Since dreaming about losing teeth is indeed related to the death of the elderly or other relatives, why do I still say that "losing teeth causes the death of the elderly" is superstition? That's because losing teeth has more than just this meaning, it has many other meanings.
Losing teeth can also mean "losing face" or "destroying one's self-image" because teeth that have fallen out will affect one's appearance. Losing teeth can also mean being careless in speaking because lost teeth are also something that needs to be spit out of the mouth, similar to words. In addition, it can also mean endurance, as the saying goes, "swallowing lost teeth"; it can also mean losing the right to decide on actions, because teeth can also symbolize decisiveness.
Western interpretation of dreaming about losing teeth:
1. One of the main sources of dreams is physiological stimulation, so the meaning of some dreams is a direct reflection of physiological conditions. For example, many people may have dreamed of looking for a toilet in their dreams, and most of them go straight to the bathroom after waking up. In fact, this is a dream caused by the bladder being swollen by urine. Therefore, dreaming about losing teeth may also be caused purely by physiological factors, such as tooth decay or tooth lesions.
2. Dreaming about losing teeth symbolizes psychological regression or growth. Losing teeth can also express two opposite feelings. One is the sadness of aging, because people lose teeth when they get old. The other is the joy of growing up, because children lose their baby teeth and replace them with new ones when they grow up. No matter how old the dreamer is, as long as he feels old or old-fashioned, he may have the former dream of losing teeth. Similarly, as long as he feels that he is growing up and abandoning the old and pursuing the new, he may have the latter dream of losing teeth.
Freud believed that tooth loss is a symbol of castration. A boy dreaming about losing teeth indicates that he is afraid of being castrated, and this fear of castration is related to his latent hostility with his father. We can admit that tooth loss sometimes symbolizes castration. However, castration itself also has a deeper symbolic meaning, which is "loss of masculinity."
We often find such a situation: the father is too strict and authoritarian, and he suppresses his son very much. If the son is relatively weak, he will be suppressed by the father's authority, so the son becomes very honest, very submissive, very cowardly and timid. Although such a son is not "castrated" physically, psychologically, he actually loses his masculinity and is "castrated". If a boy faces this situation, he will dream of being castrated, or take a step back, and dream of his teeth falling out. This certainly contains hostility towards the father, but it is more of a fear of the father than hostility.
3. Dreaming about losing teeth indicates that your original firm belief may be shaken. Teeth are the strongest part of our body, so they are also a symbol of firmness. What is psychologically associated with firmness for us? The answer is beliefs, traditions, values, worldview, etc. Therefore, dreaming about losing teeth also symbolizes that our original belief system may be shaken.
4. Dreaming about losing teeth symbolizes problems in interpersonal relationships. Teeth grow in the mouth. As the saying goes, "articulate" is used to describe a person who is very good at speaking when interacting with others. Therefore, teeth are related to a person's interpersonal relationships. If teeth fall out, it may symbolize problems in interpersonal relationships.
5. Dreaming about losing teeth symbolizes wanting to lose weight. The biggest function of teeth is to chew food, and if teeth fall out, its subtext actually means that you can't chew food. Why would a person chew and refuse food? We know that obesity is closely related to eating too much, and if teeth fall out, then people will definitely not eat too much, so they will naturally lose weight. Therefore, dreaming about losing teeth also symbolizes that the dreamer himself feels that he is too fat and wants to lose weight.
What exactly a tooth loss in a dream symbolizes can only be determined based on the meaning of the context.
Psychological Dream Interpretation
Dream interpretation: In real life, many people have dreamed of losing teeth. In my country and some Western countries, there is a saying that dreaming of losing teeth indicates that family members will have disasters. In the ancient Chinese book "Dream Interpretation of Zhou Gong", it is clearly written that losing teeth is a symbol of "funeral events at home". Why? Because when people vaguely feel that the elderly may die, the subconscious mind will indeed use the way of losing teeth to tell you. Because teeth are exposed bone tissue, losing teeth means "separation of flesh and bones".
Psychological analysis: Dreaming about losing teeth symbolizes psychological regression or growth. Losing teeth can also express two opposite feelings. One is the sadness of aging, because people lose teeth when they get old. The other is the joy of growing up, because children lose their baby teeth and replace them with new ones when they grow up. No matter how old the dreamer is, as long as he feels aging or old-fashioned, he may have the former dream of losing teeth. Similarly, as long as he feels that he is growing up and abandoning the old for the new, he may have the latter dream of losing teeth. Dreaming about losing teeth may shake the original firm belief. Dreaming about losing teeth symbolizes that there is a problem in interpersonal relationships. Dreaming about losing teeth symbolizes the desire to lose weight.
Spiritual symbol: Teeth are the strongest part of our body, so they are also a symbol of strength. What is psychologically associated with strength for us? The answer is beliefs, traditions, values, worldview, etc. Therefore, dreaming about teeth falling out also symbolizes that our original belief system may be shaken.
