What does it mean?: Losing my teeth in a dream

A very common dream that people may have, is one of losing their teeth. A lot of people may be confused and ask "what does this dream mean?". This post will discuss what the usual meanings of this dream are and discuss how you can tell what this means for you personally.

As with many dreams, the meaning is determined from how a person may feel while having the dream. For example, if you feel upset about losing your teeth, this will usually mean that you are self concious about your appearance in real life. Teeth are psychologically connected to appearance, because they determine how healthy (or good looking) a person is. This is then manifested in a dream where a person may be unsure of how healthy (or good looking) their teeth are.

Sometimes in the dream you may actually feel happy that you are losing your teeth. When this is the case, usually it means that you have gotten rid of something that you've wanted to for a while. For example if you recently got out of a relationship you weren't enjoying, you may be expressing your happiness for getting rid of the person through your dreams (the person is manifested as your teeth).

Another way people can often feel in this dream is embarrassment for losing their teeth. Usually when this happens you may try to hide the fact that you have lost your teeth so that nobody else knows. This can mean that you have a secret that you are embarrassed to share with someone. You should consider if this is relates to a secret in real life, because it is often the answer as to why someone will have this dream and feel embarrassed. Alternatively it may mean that you should be talking less, while trying to listen more to other people's opinion. Often we talk more than we mean to, and it can be important to step back and listen once a while to see if we are handling the conversation too much.

So hopefully this short explanation about losing your teeth in your dreams, has helped some people work out why they might be having this common dream. Keep tuned for more explanations of common dreams, and do send me an email if you would like me to write my explanation of one of your own dreams.