I frequently have dreams where I can't speak. It's like my jaw is locked and the only thing that comes out are these jumbled grunts. In the dream I had last night the same thing happened, though it kept going between being able to talk perfectly fine, and the lockjaw/groaning. No one in this dream seemed to be able to tell when I couldn't talk right. The dream- My dream started off as me packing my car to go on a road trip with my cousin (whom I have not seen in 15+ years). We were packing our things and decided that an Orca that we had befriended should also come along. At this point it all becomes very strange and the road trip begins to frequently alternate between us driving in the car and floating on a small raft in a HUGE river, it appears that we were taking the time to go in the river so that the Orca could get our scent and follow us. The Orca would appear in the water, we would continue to travel with him for a bit, then get back in the car. When finally getting to our destination, we were at a very old victorian styled home that was like a small village within the walls of the home. I was very scared of the people that lived there. I think the best way to describe the people would be like stereotypical, Hollywood Gypsies? My cousin and I got back onto he boat to once again make sure the Orca found us and it was dark and we were in this beautiful waterfall filled river,lake area. The orca once again found us and for some reason I was very scared this time. We had gone far down the river but followed the orca back up all the waterfalls. Back inside the house My kids had made there way into the dream, and this fat creepy man had my daughter. I just remember feeling totally disgusted and took her from him, I once again couldn't speak as the only times in this dream that I could speak were when I was in the water. I started to kick and stomp on the man, and then woke up. In real life, I am terrified of dark water but this fear did not show up in my dream until the very last time in the water, right before I woke up. I know this is long, but this dream has left me feeling so strange/scared/happy... I don't know? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
I think that the times when you can't speak in your dreams have to do with your having difficulty expressing yourself in waking life, or feeling that people don't understanding you, are misinterpreting what you say or aren't paying attention to you in waking life. The journey - weather by car or by water - can represent a path you are taking in life. Bodies of water can represent the emotions, so the way your journey alternates from going by car to going by raft can show how the way you alternate between letting your intelligence guide you and letting your emotions guide you. Since when you are in the river, the river is huge and the raft is very small, you could be feeling that when you let your emotions guide you, things become overwhelming. A dolphin like an Orca can represent the power to deal with your emotions. A house can represent yourself. The gypsies might represent parts of yourself that are foreign to you/that you don't like. The fat, creepy man holding your daughter could have to do with you feeling that something that is innocent and good (possibly a part of you) is being corrupted.
Thank you so much for the insight! It all does really fit my current situation well, as I am about to dive head first into a huge life change right now. It's kindof make it or break it time, and I do feel like there is going to either be a huge emotional upset and release, or I will just totally shut down... The former would be preferable I have a ton of old emotions that need to be dealt with, not fun, but I'm hoping to have the strength to just get it done! Thank you!