what does it mean when you dream of losing teeth?

[greenbriar]

My mom used to say it meant something bad...

what have you heard?

[david13]

1. It means you are going to lose your teeth. dc

[DainBramaged]

2. Wow I Googled "when you dream of losing teeth" answers all over the map

Yahoo answers seemed the most reasonable.

[femmocrat]

3. Fear of aging.

I have that dream sometimes too.

[greenbriar]

4. my mom used to say it meant someone in the family was going to have tragedy

ugg


I like the fear of aging!

[many a good man]

5. Sexual impotency

Or is that losing hair?

[rcrush]

6. I have this dream regularly

I have no idea wtf it means but I always wake up freaking out that I lost a bunch of teeth. I usually have it 3 or 4 times a month. Dont ask me why. I have no idea.

[madrchsod]

7. i lost them 33 years ago and i have`t heard of them since.....

[EFerrari]

8. Fear of anger.

[gmoney]

9. you're a character in a Martin Amis book?

He has characters in at least 2 or 3 of his books who have dreams of losing their teeth and paranoia...

[Iggo]

10. Helplessness and fear of loss...

...of you teeth, mostly.

[onestepforward]

11. I've heard it means fear of losing control.

I used to have this dream where my teeth were crumbing out of my mouth like chalk. It was at times in my life when I felt I didn't have control over what ever was going on in my life at that time. I'm much less "controlling" now and I haven't had that dream in years.

[Haole Girl]

15. That is what I've read, too. nt

[latebloomer]

12. death and decay n/t

[david13]

13. It's just like Larry Verne dreamin' of a arrow in his back,

the night before Little Big Horn. (Please Mr. Custer)
dc

[bigwillq]

14. Pregnant (nt)

[greenbriar]

17. not possible

sadly

[bigwillq]

19. Oh no?

Did I open my big mouth? Sorry. :hug:

I was trying to be funny.

[Drunken Irishman]

23. Smooth move, Ex-lax.

:P

[Fleshdancer]

16. I've had several of them and they always pop up when....

...I'm stressed, facing life changes, and feel like I have no control. I HATE teeth loss dreams. The sadness and embarrassment I feel in my dream stays with me for days. :(

[Duer 157099]

18. It's time for a dental visit

Very prosaic but probably the subconscious doing its job

[RushIsRot]

20. You wouldn't lose your teeth, IF...

you kept them overnight in a glass of water by your bed like you're supposed to.

[XemaSab]

21. It's a common anxiety dream

Sort of like the dream where you haven't gone to class and it's time for the final. :P

[PassingFair]

28. Its a result of anxiety, all right....it means you've been gritting your teeth while you sleep...

Or grinding them.

Your subconscious reacts as if they are falling out.

Sinus infections that put pressure on the teeth can
cause these dreams as well.

[Drunken Irishman]

22. My thoughts...

The tooth resembles something close to you. Maybe a family member, friend or animal. You're losing it. Either through death or another avenue.

There will be pain involved - since it's rarely pain free when you lose a tooth.

Okay, I made that up. But it sounds reasonable, right?

[grasswire]

24. the cat dropped some litter on your face?

It could happen.

[Sweet Freedom]

25. I thought it signified relationship trouble. /nt

[nuxvomica]

26. Loss of authority, control, influence...

You are losing your "bite", meaning you can't assert yourself as you used to because no one takes your power seriously. It's not that you've really lost it but that you are worried about losing it.

[peekaloo]

27. It meant death. But I was also told dreaming of snakes meant death.

:shrug:

[PVnRT]

29. Nothing

Dreams are a brain's way of taking a shit at the end of the day.

[LynneSin]

30. I have visions of cutting my finger off with a knife

no clue - just weird

[BlueIris]

31. Common anxiety dream. I've read that it can indicate fears of success, losing control, and

most bizarrely, conflicts between the male and female parts of your psyche (seriously).

[pitohui]

32. i heard it represented the fear of growing old and losing one's powers

can't remember if that's freud or jung but it was one of the classic interpretations, methinks

i have certainly had the dream often enough

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. i have heard it means fear of death

[mdmc]

34. subconscious reflection on impermanence

imho it is your mind reminding you of our limited time on this earth..