The idea of experiencing despair in a dream might suggest that a need for security is lurking in people’s subconscious. This can be related to their childhood and the set moral values associated with their parents and the society. Sometimes, these negative thoughts manifest in an anxiety type dream from which people feel terrified to wake up from because it instills feelings of danger and violence.
Some say feeling despair in a dream means we’re trying to avoid something or feeling hopeless in our current situation while other claims it symbolizes resisting some terrible force as they continue being impeded without making any progress.
Also, the interpretation of despair in dreams can be separated into two categories: distressing and constructive.
Distressing dreams are seen as the fear itself being manifested in the dream. The solution to this type of dream is to fight the fear, conquer it through ingenuity and determination, or better yet, accept that you are powerless over its disturbing nature but otherwise take it on by facing it head on as healthy for emotional growth.
Constructive dreams contain anxiety about potential hardships and challenges in life, which can result in awakenings filled with relief because these fears have been done away with in the dream space. These particular struggles may not be conquered instantaneously, but this kind of constructive dreaming while sleep has the effect of soothing such worries and anxieties until they become less burdensome upon waking.