What does it mean to dream about choking and choking and woke up?
Sensations of being choked or smothered are often part of the waking dreams that happen to people who experience sleep paralysis. Research has also found links between psychological distress and nightmares that involve choking or smothering.
What does it mean when your being choked in a dream?
While both sources say that it is symbolic of being repressed or limited in some way, this resource says that if you dream of being strangled, you are feeling difficulty in expressing and speaking out and dealing openly with your emotions or inner struggle.
What does it mean if you wake up from a dream gasping for air?
If you experience gasping for air while you sleep, it means that your breathing has stopped while sleeping. Your body is reacting quickly to resume breathing with a gasping trigger.
Why do I wake up choking and can’t breathe?
Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious medical condition. It occurs when the soft tissues in your throat relax, which can close your airway and cause a temporarily stop to breathing (apneic episode). The result is usually an abrupt disturbance to sleep or an actual awakening, often accompanied by gasping or choking.