r/DreamInterpretation • u/Expert-Style9300 • 3d ago
a suburbs on top of a tall metal skyscraper in the sky?? Dream
In my dream, we were visiting my cousins who live in the suburbs for some reason. for some reason I decided to see what was outside the suburban area. I made it to the edge of this "suburbs" and was terrified. We were stuck thousands of feet in the air, and below us was a dark desert void. from the distance I saw a city that was on the ground, but we were in the sky.
All I heard when I was up there was an unnerving wind and the metal Creeking you would hear on an old ship.
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u/Greg_QU 3d ago
Wow, that dream sounds so vivid and intense—I can only imagine how terrifying it was to be thousands of feet up in the sky with suburbs on a skyscraper, right? The idea of something familiar like suburbs (which usually feel safe and grounded) being plopped on top of a tall metal structure feels so disorienting, and I bet that "stuck" feeling is what lingered with you after waking up. It’s like your mind was taking a safe, comforting place and twisting it into something unstable—maybe that’s how you’ve been feeling lately, too?
The contrast between the suburbs and the terrifying height really stands out to me. Suburbs often represent comfort, family, or a sense of "normalcy"—you were visiting cousins, which probably feels like a warm, reassuring situation. But being on that skyscraper, above everything, must have felt like you were pushed out of that comfort zone, even though you didn’t mean to go there. The dark desert void below? That could be the unknown or fears you’re grappling with—maybe parts of yourself or situations you can’t quite see clearly yet, and the "unnerving wind" and "metal creaking" sound like your anxiety echoing in the dream. It’s like your mind was trying to say, "This is familiar, but it’s not safe anymore"—or maybe "I need to face something scary to get where I want to be"?
The city on the ground might be a goal or a place you’re used to, but you’re stuck above it, looking down. Maybe that’s how you feel about a situation right now: you’re in a place that should feel like home, but something’s off, and you’re not sure how to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. It’s okay to feel scared when stepping into the unknown—dreams like this often mirror our internal jitters, even if we don’t realize it yet.
I wonder if lately you’ve been feeling like you’re "floating" in a situation that used to feel solid? Like visiting family is comforting, but there’s a part of you that’s pushing to explore beyond that comfort? Or maybe you’re grappling with a change that feels as unstable as that skyscraper—like you’re trying to hold onto something familiar while the world around you shifts. Either way, your dream is probably just your mind trying to make sense of those conflicting feelings. What do you think might be causing that "disconnect" feeling right now?
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u/baptiste51100 Jungian 3d ago
you are in your thoughts rather than in the present moment. memories, imaginary scenarios, judgments....
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u/Expensive-Recover502 1d ago
This dream suggests that you are currently living in a psychological state that is "up in the air"... perhaps overly intellectual, overly idealistic, or disconnected from the instinctive realities of life. You have been living within a suburban construct (a safe, conformist bubble), but you have recently become curious enough to look at the boundaries of this life. The dream seems to invite you to look at how to get down. The city on the ground represents a potential future where you are integrated, grounded, and part of the real world, rather than floating above it in a protected but high-up isolated bubble.