If you dream of visiting a dam, you have very strong emotions (possibly sexual) that are raging within you and need to be released. You have been trying to repress feelings that cannot be held inside forever. Or, maybe you know you need to tell someone something important but you are having trouble getting up the nerve to say it.
If you dream of a dam breaking, this symbolizes that you are having difficulty containing your desires and feelings - you are almost at the breaking point. This dream is a signal to open up and let yourself go, because it will be a huge relief and a positive thing for you. It can also be a sign that you should accept your feelings as normal and real, and stop trying to be something or someone that doesn’t suit you. [1]
1- When we dream of a dam its significance may vary. We may be bottling up our own emotions and drive, or conversely we could be trying to stop somebody else’s emotional outburst from happening.
To be building a dam indicates we arc likely to be putting up defences, whereas if a dam is bursting we may feel we have no control over emotional situations around us.
2- While on a conscious level we may need to exercise control over our emotions, in dream sequences we will often allow ourselves a natural expression of difficulty or frustration that can be symbolised by an overflow of water.
3- By word association to be damned. [2]
If you see a dam burst, then it means that you have lost control and perhaps you have unleashed your fury too much. Emotions run over you. A good solution is to be kind and express your feelings in a gentle and controlled manner.
Victorian books about dreams interpret obstructions, hindrances, and obstacles as harbingers of problems that will occur soon. Dams, therefore, fall into this category. [3]
Pent-up emotions or energy that need some form of release.
Holding back information, or refraining from a course of action.
Putting a finger in a leaky dam: Temporary solution for a very big problem that threatens to overwhelm you.
Steady control over your spiritual or emotional nature, as represented by the regulated flow of water.
A person or situation you find invigorating and refreshing. [4]
See also: Depression. [7]
To dream about a dam that bursts signifies that your anger is overpowering you and you are dealing with an abundance of emotions. [8]
After this dream, it is advisable to reconsider your plans. [9]
2. Feelings of being overwhelmed (a leaking or bursting dam).
3. Use caution against snap decisions, usually in financial matters. [10]
If dam has burst you are releasing stored up emotions.
The dreamer may feel like crying, but instead is holding back the tears. [13]
2. Barrier; source of might. Josh. 3:16 [16]
bursting, a: can’t hold back the fury; release the stored-up wrath.
standing at the top of a: feel like crying but are holding back tears.
water flowing over a: impulsive actions bring drastic results.
calm with sun shining: bliss cannot be reached by repressing feelings.
turbulent: losses due to community action without due consideration. [18]