VERY long and detailed dream about being kidnapped

Date: 10/17/2020

I was in my backyard with an assortment of random people I know in my life that I’m not very close to (except my sister). I remember a boy I work with (I’m going to call him Blane) was there as well as a girl who I went to high school with (I’m going to call her Nikki). There were other people there too, but I don’t remember who. Anyway, we are sitting in my backyard because we have a video assignment due for school and we don’t know what kind of video to make. I suggest something easy to do such as a cliche action or romance short film. The others were kind of horsing around and I was getting frustrated because the assignment was due soon. Somehow, the setting totally changed and we were at the beach. I was sitting with our stuff on the sand and watching the others play in the water. Our cameras and equipment were there on a beach towel and I didn’t want anything to happen to them, but I also really wanted to swim. The others called me over so I started to make my way to the ocean. It was a very dreary day and cloudy, yet everything looked more yellow than grey. It was like sand particles were in the air, making it dusty. To get to the ocean, I had to walk through a pretty deep pool of water that came onto the sand. I start to go through the pool, but there are really weird sea creatures. I can see their shadows in the water and I can feel large crabs hitting my legs and it’s painful. I fall to my hands and knees and I’m too scared to move. A little boy and girl, of maybe four years old, approach me all smiley and warn me about the creatures in the water that their mom said were poisonous. I don’t make it too much further before I look back and notice our equipment is being stolen by two men. I was not having this and rushed up the beach to chase the two men. They took my phone as well. I yelled back to the group to call the police. Blane and Nikki followed me from a distance. I made it to the thieves’ car and was ready to put up a fight. The two men grabbed me and shoved me into the back seat of the car. We were driving away when I noticed I was sitting next to a woman in the back, who looked about 30 or 40 years old. She was on the men’s side and they were all kidnapping me. I looked around for a means of escape, prepared to open the car door and jump out. The man driving watched me through the car mirror and told the woman to tie me up. She tied my wrists in rope and covered my mouth in duct tape. The man driving looked back at me through the mirror and said something like “if you try to escape, just remember that I’m wearing a belt that I’m not afraid to use.” I was taken to this old, small house that kind of resembled my beach house in real life. Blane and Nikki were there and being held captive as well. There were also two dogs. The odd part was that it seemed like we had traveled back in time. I didn’t think anything of it in the dream, but reflecting now I remember the woman wearing an old fashioned, skimpy dress. Blane was in a white button up and brown pants with those straps attached to them to hold them up. Nikki and I wore old fashioned dresses. The two men, one white and one black, dressed similar as well. The white man was clearly the leader (the one who threatened me with the belt) and in charge. He was very serious and intimidating, with dark hair and a beard. He was strong and tall. Blane, Nikki, and I learned we were now the man’s servants. The other man and woman were his servants as well, but now that they were older they were more of his accomplices. They didn’t seem to like working for the man, but did so anyway because he promised them stability in this old time period where everyone was pretty poor. A rich man like him could do what he wanted. He wasn’t especially rich, just enough to win them over and do what he wanted (which was sketchy stuff). He was going to take us somewhere. Before we left, he said something about skinning his dogs or killing them for money. The dogs came with us to the car and it was my job to hold the smaller one. I tried to let him go free, but he came back quickly. I thought the dog was too innocent and didn’t know he would be better on his own. The man drove us to this old fashioned carnival. Everything had a vintage look to it as if I was looking through an old fashioned filter. There were jugglers and games and such. White tents were everywhere, although it was mainly adults there and no children. I’m not sure why we were there, I think the man just wanted to have fun or buy things. I knew this was my chance to escape in the chaos of the carnival. I was inside of this very large tent where a performance was starting. There skimpy dancers were on a stage and adults were watching them in lawn chairs under the tent. The woman was there as well. As the performance started, they began to lower these flaps or curtains on the sides of the tent, meaning you couldn’t leave once the performance started. I saw the woman bolt to run out before the flaps came down, and I decided to do the same. I saw a clearing into these trees behind the tent. I wanted to run and escape that way, but before I could reach the exit the flap came down. I sprinted to reach another flap and ended up having to fall to my stomach to get under it as it fell. It was very heavy because these weights were in them to hold them down and they landed on my back. I used all my strength to pull myself out from under it. There was no way I could run and escape with the pain. The woman saw and came over the help me, taking me to a different tent where Blane and Nikki were as well as the black man. They told me that Blane had some kind of illness. He was burning up and sweating and would need time to get better. He laid down on a table while we waited for the white leader man. I felt so guilty for trying to escape without Nikki and Blane, realizing I had feelings for Blane. I sat beside him. The woman said something to me like “That was amazing that you were able to pull yourself up from the weights. Those were heavy enough to crush your heart.” I put my hands to my heart as my eyes widened, thankful I wasn’t dead. We had a heartfelt conversation where I asked the man and the woman why they didn’t try to escape and they said they had no reason to, but that they wouldn’t stop me from escaping because I was young. The black man asked Blane if he wanted to escape. I was also curious to know because Blane and Nikki hadn’t seemed eager to escape, but Blane nodded and slowly started to tear up as he listed the things he had to return to, like his family. He began to cry. I knelt beside him and took his hand, which was burning up. I said, “Blane, I’m going to get us out of here.” I admitted my attempt at escaping but promised never to try again without Blane and Nikki. I told Blane to focus on recovering so we could escape. I asked the man and the woman if we could leave to get Blane the care he needed. The white man (or the leader guy) finally showed up with meats and such that he bought. He said we were leaving. It suddenly was winter and there was snow on the ground when we left. As we walked back to the car through a woodsy area, I tried releasing the small dog again. This time, he ran into the snowy woods and didn’t return. At the house as we entered the garage, I admitted that I let the dog go to the nicer man and woman. They looked fearful and told me that wasn’t the right decision. Inside, the leader man calmly asked where the dog was. I froze in fear, kneeling next to Blane who laid on the floor. The leader man was about to accuse the woman so I admitted what I did. The man stared at me for a long time with a serious expression before telling me to follow him. He led me to a bedroom upstairs and closed the door behind him before asking me to take my clothes off as he got his belt out. He told me to stand facing the wall and to press my forehead against the wall while keeping a penny in place. If the penny fell as he whipped me, he was going to rape me.

AI generated interpretation I woke up. This dream is likely a reflection of your feelings of being overwhelmed and powerless in the face of a situation that you cannot control. The random people in the beginning of the dream could represent your feelings of being surrounded by people who are not supportive or helpful in addressing the issues you are facing. The beach setting could symbolize a sense of relaxation, but the creatures in the water and the danger that follows could signify a fear of the unknown. The theft of the equipment could represent a sense of vulnerability and your need to protect yourself and your belongings. The kidnappers could represent a fear of being taken advantage of or manipulated by powerful people. The woman tying you up could symbolize a sense of helplessness. The old fashioned setting at the end of the dream could be a reflection of a desire to return to a simpler time, when life was less complicated. The dog running away could represent a feeling of freedom, or your need to escape the situation. The leader man whipping you could symbolize your fear of punishment or retribution for trying to take control of the situation. Overall, this dream likely reflects your feelings of being overwhelmed and powerless in a situation that you cannot control, as well as a fear of being taken advantage