Grab
To dream of grabbing represents feelings of needing to "seize the moment" or seize an opportunity. Grabbing an opportunity while you have it. Feelings about being insistent and determined. Grabbing something may also reflect a quick choice or quickly taking action in some manner. Feelings about not wanting to waste time or lose an opportunity to deal with a problem. A strong need to keep yourself safe with power, stability, or an advantage. Not wasting any time to protect something once it gets serious. A quick response to stop behavior. A need to quickly take control of a situation. A quick need to establish security.
Negatively, grabbing in a dream may reflect feelings of seizure of your emotional state. Feelings about power, strength, advantages, or stability being quickly taken from you. Dishonestly seizing power or control from others. Unexpectedly social encounters where someone suddenly makes you feel uncomfortable, powerless, or afraid. Feelings of shock that someone would suddenly or unexpectedly take power from you. Fear of sudden changes. Desperation to stay safe by dishonestly and quickly seizing an opportunity. A desperate or urgent wish to avoid getting caught. Feeling forced into a situation very quickly against your wishes.
Alternatively, from a negative perspective grabbing can represent irresponsible, reckless, or immature behavior. Impatience that seizes opportunities too quickly or overreacts. Jealousy to avoid losing. Feelings about addiction seizing your sober confidence. Feelings about quick consequences taking away power, safety, or stability.
To dream of grabbing a knife may reflect quick feelings of needing to be prepared for conflict. Quickly becoming uptight for expected conflict. Quick anger or temper preparing for conflict. Not wasting any time being ready for conflict. A quick response to be ready for a fight, argument, or need to protect yourself.
To dream of grabbing a child may represent feelings about urgent seizing an opportunity to ensure safety in some area of your life. Negatively, it may reflect feelings of having something important to you quickly taken from you.
Example: A woman dreamed of being grabbed suddenly by rapists. In waking life she was experiencing a situation where she was quickly and unexpectedly forced into a fearful powerless situation.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of someone grabbing a gun and then pointing it at her. In waking life she was talking to her ex-boyfriend and he suddenly and unexpectedly started to aggressively suggest getting back to together with her which annoyed her and made her feel it was making their breakup worse.
Example 3: A woman dreamed of grabbing her son. In waking life she was remembering her past when she had to make a sudden change in her life to stay away from drug addicted family members.
Example 4: A woman dreamed of grabbing a trash can to pee in. In waking life she woke up with urgency to go to the toilet.
Example 5: A man dreamed of quickly grabbing hold of a guard rail. In waking life his parents were splitting up and she was trying to prevent it to maintain security in her life.
Example 6: A woman dreamed of her parents grabbing her legs. In waking life she felt her parents were holding her back in life.
Example 7: A man dreamed of grabbing a hold of a banister. In waking life he was watching a TV special about a tornado and felt the need to take action to secure his safety.
