Crashing into a body of water
If you dream of driving into a body of water, this can often signify emotions which are overwhelming and hard to manage. See meaning of water in dreams to understand more.
Crashing into a tree or the woods
The forest in our dreams often symbolize our call for adventure and wilderness. This could be a symbol for feeling as if you are wasting your adventurous spirit or that you feel as if some aspect of your life has become wildly out of control.
Dreaming of Someone Else Crashing
If you dream of another person crashing their car in the dream, you may want to think about what personal associations you may have for this person. For example, if you dream of a co-worker, this could represent a part of your career. If you dream of an old friend, there may be some quality about that friend that relates to some aspect in your waking life that is currently unmanageable.
Crashing Into a House
In dreams, a house often represents different parts of yourself. See dream meaning of house to understand how this may pertain to the specific details of your dream. Often times this reflects that there is some part of yourself that you feel is out of control or you unable to effectively deal with.
Saving Someone From a Car Accident
If you dream you are saving someone from the wreckage, this could mean that you are feeling like it is your responsibility to fix something that has become unmanageable. It could potentially signify co-dependence in your waking life, or that you are putting others’ needs ahead of your own.
Crashing an Expensive Luxury Vehicle
If you dream of wrecking a sports car, this could potentially mean that you do not trust yourself with your own finances or feel like you are taking something for granted in your waking life.
Dreaming of Drunk Driving and Car Accidents
If you dream of an accident related to alcohol use or intoxication of the driver, it can be helpful to understand what it means for alcohol in dreams.
Car Won’t Stop or Go!
“Difficulty with your vehicle” dreams usually arise when events in your waking life seem out of control, you feel powerless over something, or are afraid you’re about to fail or “crash.”
Your car is rolling backwards, the brakes won’t work, you’re trying to steer from the back seat, the tires are flat, the ignition doesn’t catch.
Vehicles are symbols for the way you move through experiences in your life. Cars, motorcycles, bicycles, buses, or trains represent physical experience and your body; boats signify emotional experience; planes connect you to mental experience; and rockets and UFOs represent spiritual levels.
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Car accident dreams can be frightening, or you may experience them as if removed from the situation, as an observer. In either case, they represent something gone wrong.
If you’ve been in a car accident and you relive the experience in your dreams, you still feel anxiety or residual stress from the event. Your dream is helping you to work through your feelings.
If you haven’t been in a car accident but you dream of one, you are under stress and you fear a current situation will end badly.
If you get injured in a car accident, you have been hurt, or fear you will be hurt, by someone’s carelessness – possibly your own.