Being Trapped Represents Feeling Trapped: Again, another obvious one. When you feel like you have no control over your life or your surroundings, this can manifest in literally being trapped in your nightmares.

Exams Represent Evaluation: For kids and teenagers, exams often represent, well, exams. For adults out of school, however, it's more likely to represent self-evaluation.

Losing Teeth Represents Anxiety: Tooth loss is a common nightmare that is believed to represent high anxiety in daily life, fear of getting old or a feeling of helplessness.

Being Chased Represents Running Away From Responsibilities: Whether it's someone you know, a massless entity or a monster, being chased can be your fear of the responsibilities you're avoiding tracking you down in your sleep.

Nudity In Public Represents Feeling Vulnerable: Feeling vulnerable, self-conscious, exposed or inferior can manifest in dreaming about being naked at a time where nudity is not quite called for.

Being Cheated On Represents Lack of Trust: If your relationship is failing or if you're having trust issues with your partner, you may find yourself dreaming about being cheated on or betrayed by them.

Missing Events Represents Being Overworked: Dreams of missing a flight or your wedding can be symbolic of being extremely overworked. It makes sense, since somebody with a ton of expectations and responsibilities would be terrified of failing or forgetting.

Being Left By A Loved One Represents Feeling Abandoned: Somebody doesn't have to be gone for you to feel like they're not there. If your partner or loved one has been absent emotionally, this may manifest as them actually leaving you in a dream.

Death Represents New Beginnings: Death can be scary, both in real life and in dreams, yet when you have a nightmare about yourself or a loved one dying, it's not thought to be that bad. In fact, it's thought to be a symbolic representation of something in your life dying, and something else beginning.

Falling Represents Lack Of Control: Well, file this one under "duh."