1- To be stabbed in a dream indicates our ability to be hurt.
To stab someone is, conversely, to be prepared to hurt. Since a stab wound is penetrative it obviously has connections with aggressive masculine sexuality, but also with the faculty of being able to get straight to the point.
2- When we make ourselves vulnerable we are open to being hurt. Often a stab is a quick way of achieving a result.
For instance, to be stabbing at something rather than somebody would suggest the need to break through some kind of shell or barrier in order to proceed.
3- When we realise that we can use particular skills, they can assume an almost ritualistic feeling. Fighting and stabbing can then be appreciated as a means of spiritual discipline (as in martial arts). We need to understand appropriate behaviour. [1]
For instance, to be stabbing at something rather than somebody would suggest the need to break through some kind of shell or barrier in order to proceed. [2]
To dream that you stab someone indicates your fear of betrayal and your untrusting nature. You may be too much on the defensive. [3]
To stab someone is, conversely, to be prepared to hurt but also with the faculty of being able to get straight to the point. [6]
2. Encouragement to “take a stab at something.” 3. One feels that one is being “stabbed in the back by someone.” [7]