I realize I’m late to this party, but I have to contribute.
I pretty much always remeber my dreams, and while, unlike you, they don’t always fit into these general scenarios, I can say that the ones you describe are certainly among the ones I do get several times, and the ones that make me think about what they might mean. So, I got all of them, except for murdering the family or the airplane crash.
For me, they’re either nightmares or really good dreams. Nightmares include 1) (a lot of 1, though I always hide in a cupboard or closet until they’ve left, and I don’t check locks afterwards)); 3), though usually not hitting, it’s mostly talking/screaming/running. Really good dreams include 5) and 6).
As for the nightmares, I believe they have to do with control. I’m the type who likes to be in control, and these dreams play up on the fact that I know I’m really not. They prey on fears (the house robbery thing, I jot it down to a fear of intimacy – someone getting too close for comfort.)
Drowning is a really good dream, though I think I only had that one once. It was beautiful. I completely felt myself letting go of everything as I died – it sounds pretty awful, but it wasn’t. Again, control. I let go of it, it felt great.
Flying. I fly loads, and these are generally sexual dreams. I can’t really come up with a good explanation… But I feel sexual while having them, even though there’s nobody else flying along. There’s also a bit of fear in there, since I feel like I question what I’m doing in the dream to some degree, but mostly enjoy the feeling of it.
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