Sink

To dream of a sink represents preoccupation with finishing some aspect of your life. Noticing yourself getting rid of ideas, feelings, plans, or situations. Wanting or choosing to end a way of thinking or living.

To dream of a kitchen sink is often symbolizes preparation to finish or get rid of some area of your life. Often an intuitive symbol for a change of thinking that is almost upon you. You are planning or about to feel that it's a good idea to change.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing dishes being washed in a sink. In waking life he was realizing that it may be a good idea to stop desiring a girl he liked.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a sink overflowing. In waking life she was experiencing an unusually heavy menstrual cycle. The dream most likely reflected her frustrations with being unable to control or end her period.

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Sinkhole

To dream of a sinkhole represents feelings of shock that an unexpected problem is surfacing or must be confronted. Surprise exacerbation of problem or problems that seemingly arise with no warning. Feelings of anxiety about problems will arise with no warning. Feelings of unexpected failure or embarrassment. Fear about potential failure that could occur even if you don't make any mistakes. Fears about relationships succumbing to failure from unexpected problems.

Sinking

To dream of sinking represents feelings of slow loss, despair, or losing ground. You are feeling overwhelmed or unable to stop a negative situation from getting worse. A fear of unstoppable failure. Someone or something is dragging you down. You may be experiencing low self-esteem and confidence. Needing help that is either not available or that you are not being assertive enough about asking for. Feeling pressure to make a decision or change before total embarrassment occurs. A situation that is deteriorating. Feelings about your worst fears becoming a reality. Feelings about being unable to help others. Feeling that you can't stop your life from getting worse.

Positively, a dream about sinking may reflect an unpleasant stage of your life that is coming to an end. Problems or bad people that seem to be slowly going away on their own. Experiencing your enemies succumbing to humiliation.

Example: A young girl had a nightmare about seeing a woman sinking into the ground. In waking life she was experiencing her mother's health deteriorating.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a car sinking. In waking life he was fearing that his marriage was deteriorating because he couldn't get a job fast enough to please his wife.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of having a "sinking feeling." In waking life she felt that her entire life was slowly deteriorating with no way to stop it as family relationships kept getting worse.

Example 4: A man dreamed of seeing a sinking ship. In waking life his health problems were slowly getting worse.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing apartment buildings sinking. In waking life she started a new job helping terminally ill people. In this case the apartment buildings sinking may have represented her feelings about the sick people and their families having lives revolving around an illness that nobody can control with a slow inevitable death.

Sitcom

To dream of watching a sitcom represents feelings about choosing to experience a social situation that is ridiculous or laughable about being involved with it when you don't have to (symbolism of the ability to turn the TV off by choice). You may be noticing how ridiculous people are behaving in a social situation. A preference for keeping things upbeat within family or community dynamics due to stupid decisions or wasting your time putting up with it. Coping with difficult situations or diffusing tension. Your ability to navigate conflicts with ease, often choosing to take an optimistic or humorous perspective on what others might find frustrating or stressful. Social bonding, where life feels as scripted and predictably positive. Choosing not to be told off by other people by putting up with a social situation no matter how ridiculous it gets.

Negatively, a sitcom in a dream may represent feelings of being stuck in superficial or non-serious interactions, avoiding addressing deep or complex emotions. A denial of serious issues, using humor to gloss over problems that require attention. Feelings of being trapped in a never-ending cycle of superficial, redundant, or ignorant scenarios. Ignorant situations you choose to experience putting up with because you fear the dynamics of family or friendship. Awareness of yourself putting up with ignorant family or friends when you don't need to.

Consider the behavior of the characters of the TV show for further meaning.

To dream of watching a popular or favorite sitcom show may reflect a type of experience you are having based on your most honest feelings about that particular TV show. Ask yourself what behavior stands out the most about that TV show and how that behavior may mirror a situation in your own life.

To dream of the sitcom Seinfeld represents feelings about social situations where the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of interactions are amplified. You might be observing or participating in scenarios where the minutiae of everyday life becomes the focal point. It could also reflect feelings about situations that seem pointless or about "nothing," yet are filled with nuanced humor or challenges. A ridiculous situation you don't let go of where you are experiencing yourself having to notice people behaving childishly who don't see it as a problem.

To dream of the sitcom Friends represents feelings about close interpersonal dynamics, the ups and downs of friendships, and the bonds that keep people together through thick and thin. It might be highlighting your desires for close connections, camaraderie, or navigating the complexities and joys of long-term friendships. It could also indicate a situation where you're valuing loyalty, trust, and mutual support. A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing yourself having to notice you can't be believably normal because someone you know personally has to like themself being safe too much.

To dream of the sitcom Everyone Loves Raymond represents feelings about family dynamics where there's a balance between humor and interpersonal conflicts. A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing yourself having to notice challenges of maintaining personal boundaries that never have to be listened to for the rest of your life while still trying to keep family harmony.

To dream of the sitcom The Office represents feelings about workplace dynamics, the quirks and personalities of coworkers, and the humorous side of the professional world. It might also reflect feelings about the mundane aspects of your job or challenges in maintaining professionalism amidst workplace drama. A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing yourself having to notice people never thinking about themselves as unprofessional when they are.

To dream of the sitcom Modern Family represents feelings about diverse family structures, changing family norms, and the humor that arises from blending different family backgrounds and lifestyles. It can also represent the harmony and challenges that come with accepting diverse family dynamics. A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing yourself having to notice people trying their best to be believable about never being little that embarrasses themselves never thinking it's a problem.

To dream of the sitcom Married With Children represents feelings about family dynamics that are centered around sarcasm, humor, and dealing with the challenges of a traditional family structure where ignorance is bliss. It might also reflect feelings about the struggles and joys of middle-class life. A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing ignorance is bliss while nobody is respected the way they think they are.

To dream of the sitcom Trailer Park Boys represents feelings about social situations that are less conventional or viewed as "lower class," yet are filled with humor, camaraderie, and unconventional wisdom. It might highlight your feelings about making the best out of challenging or unconventional circumstances. A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing people believing that it's family life to be comfortable being lower class that never thinks it's embarrassing itself with never seeing that that's the problem.

To dream of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory represents feelings about social interactions revolving around the intricacies of intellect, nerd culture, and contrasting personalities. An environment where intelligence, awkwardness, or unconventional wisdom are central themes. Situations where there's a distinct line between those who are considered "smart" or "geeky" and those who are perceived as "ordinary" or "mainstream." A ridiculous social situation that you don't let go of where you are experiencing yourself being around people who unconventionally embarrass themselves with absurdity due to intelligence and quirks while socializing with everyone else.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing the sitcom character Chandler Bing from the TV show Friends making him jealous that someone he knew liked talking to Chandler Bing instead of him. In waking life, he was choosing to keep an inherited home instead of selling it which allowed an alcoholic relative to live in the home while both the dreamer and the alcoholic relative couldn't afford to pay the monthly bills. In this case, the sitcom symbolism of Chandler Bing may have reflected how the dreamer was choosing to experience a ridiculous social situation of interpersonal dynamics with a family member while being totally aware of his capability of ending it.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of riding on a rollercoaster with Sheldon from the sitcom Big Bang Theory. In waking life, she felt her relationship with her boyfriend was transitioning into a new phase and starting to find her boyfriend's little idiosyncrasies annoying. She viewed herself as a "Sheldon-like" personality with difficulty being in a committed relationship while making compromises. In this case, the Big Bang Theory sitcom symbolism may have reflected her feelings about the complexities of navigating a relationship with two contrasting personalities, much like the dynamics often portrayed in the show. She may have felt that her intelligence or quirks, similar to Sheldon's, were creating challenges in the relationship.

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Sitting

To dream of sitting represents being comfortable with a decision or a wish to not do anything different. Alternatively, sitting may reflect laziness or an unwillingness to co-operate. You may be accustomed to a situation or way of living.

Negatively, sitting in a dream may reflect problems initiating needed action when it's important. It may also reflect a stubborn or angry unwillingness to change your mind about a decision to stay put.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing someone sitting on a couch. In waking life a friend wanted a favor from him that he had no interest in making. He was very comfortable with his life the way it was and felt the favor was asking too much of him.

Example 2: A man dreamed of a heavy man sitting on his leg. In waking life his circulation in his leg had been cut off due to an overly tight cast.

Skateboards

To see or ride a skateboard in a dream represents choices or a direction in life that requires intermittent effort, work, or sacrifice. Comfortable progress that requires occasional attention to responsibilities. Smooth progress with some form of occasional requirement.

A skateboard suggests that you are successfully moving through a phase that requires you to keep caring about a problem or obligation.

Skeletons

To dream of a skeleton represents feelings about something in your life that has been totally stripped of all power, vitality, or importance. Feelings about person, situation, or some area of your life where nothing is left. Mentally, emotionally, or spiritually "stripped to the bone." You or something in your life that has experienced complete change. Feelings about a serious loss or fearing a loss. Skeletons may also reflect a fear of death.

Negatively, dreaming of skeleton may also represent lingering memories about failures or unpleasant changes. Alternatively, a skeleton may reflect issues or situations that linger or that remind you of what used to be.

Positively, skeletons may reflect your feelings about problems or enemies that noticeably have nothing left to harm you. All that is left is a reminder of how terrible someone or something use to be.

To dream of seeing a skeleton in the mirror represents feelings about yourself being totally powerless, a total failure, or living a life that keeps reminding you of how much you lost. Living with the reminder of how good you used to be.

The skeleton may also be a metaphor for "skeletons in the closet." You may have something you are hiding that you are afraid to reveal to others. Something from your past that you want to keep hidden.

Example: A man had recurring nightmares about a skeleton of a young girl chasing him. In waking life he had accidentally allowed this girl to drown and couldn't escape the guilt of having robbed her of her life.

Example 2: A pregnant woman dreamed of going into labor and seeing that the baby's body was a skeleton. In waking life she was two days away from giving birth and fearing birth complications that may cause the baby to die.

Example 3: A man dreamed of being chased by a skeleton. In waking life he was overcome with guilt after the drowning death of his little sister.

Example 4: A young boy dreamed of seeing a train coming towards him with a skeleton face on it. In waking life he had an operation scheduled to get his tonsils taken out. He feared dying from the operation.

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Ski Mask

To dream of a ski mask represents an aspect of your personality that wishes to remain hidden or unknown at all costs. You or someone else that is avoiding the truth or is obviously trying to keep something a secret. Risking everything to avoid the truth.

To dream of being robbed by someone wearing a ski mask represents feelings that you are being forced into something without a proper explanation.

Example: A young boy dreamed of a ski mask wearing criminal in his house. In real life his father just died and everyone in the family was trying to avoid telling him about it.

Example 2: A man dreamed of running away from a man in a ski mask. In waking life he was trying to avoid being noticed for his weak language skills in business dealings in a foreign country.

Skiing

To dream of skiing represents feelings about breezing through the aftermath of a difficult situation. Breezing through the aftermath of an unbearable situation. Feelings about how easy an area of your life feels after an accomplishment has been achieved or a difficult situation is over. Enjoying noticing the most difficult or unbearable part of a situation is over.

Negatively, dreaming about skiing may reflect enjoying yourself easily escaping or moving away from something dangerous. Unpleasant or terrible situations that you are doing everything you can to quickly get over with. Desperately, or quickly trying to escape the unbearableness of a situation that has settled. Feelings about easily getting away from troubles.

To dream of cross-country skiing represents feelings about carefully taking your time getting through the unbearableness of a situation that has finished. Enjoying taking your time enduring an unbearable situation. Feeling good surviving or enduring the unbearable ending of a situation. Feeling good not being a fake as you get through an unbearable situation. Enduring everyday life during retirement.

Example: A man dreamed of enjoying a lot of skiing and then felt that he had to stop. In waking life, he was semi-retired enjoying time off work, and felt that working life was calling him back. The skiing may have reflected his feelings about enjoying how much easier his life felt to live of his accomplishments in semi-retirement while feeling that he had to stop skiing may have reflected his dislike of going back to work.

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Skin

To dream of skin represents the mental and emotional boundaries between you, other people, and the events of your life. It's how you protect or resist attacks on your feelings or ego.

Alternatively, skin in dreams may reflect your ability to like yourself or feel good about yourself. Heightened sensitivity or not feeling good about something. Not feeling good about what someone said to you. Hurtful comments.

Having no skin would symbolize complete vulnerability to negative influences or emotional attack. Seeing others with no skin would represent aspects of your personality with no ability to feel good ever again. Positively, seeing someone with no skin may in a dream reflect a an aspect of yourself that is experiencing strong emotional influences. A total lack of concern for how you feel in order to achieve a difficult or incredible goal.

To dream of burned skin may reflect feelings about someone intentionally trying to make you never feel good again. The consequences of our actions or others actions that leave us feelings of having been "burned" emotionally by someone close to us.

To see creatures that burrow under the skin would symbolize problems that bug you or that have gotten to you. Feeling "creeped out."

To dream of a snake shedding skin represents feelings about yourself or others no longer having to notice the bad things they done ever again. Negatively, this may reflect a corrupt person getting worse. Positively, it may reflect feelings ab out yourself or a bad person getting the chance to move on with their lives.

Crystal Meth addict often hallucinate about bugs burrowing holes and crawling under their skin. This may symbolize their annoyance about the drug's effects feeling to have permanently worn off and leaving the addict unable to feel good about themselves anymore.

Example: A man dreamed seeing a woman with all her skin ripped off by a huge knife. In waking life he was experiencing a dramatic worsening of a skill condition that didn't allow him to have any confidence in himself at all.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her friends recently deceased daughter jump into her skin which was hanging in a closet. In waking life the woman was helping her friend clean out her dead daughter's closet and felt she had to put on an enthusiastic attitude about the dead daughter's life each time she went over to the home to help clean out the dead daughter's belongings.

Example 3: A man dreamed of trying to prick his father's skin with a syringe. In waking life he was trying to convince his father to get a job when it was very important to fix his life up.

Refer to the Race, Skin Color & Culture theme section for a more in depth look at skin color.

Skinhead

To dream of a skinhead represents assertive degree of intolerance. A complete unwillingness to listen to others ideas at all. Brutal insensitivity. Preoccupation with proving you are tough.

Negatively, a skinhead may reflect an ignorant or aggressive attempt to stifle others ideas or choices. Going too far trying to prove that you aren't weak.

Skinny Dipping

To dream of skinny dipping represents a lack of concern for hiding your honest feelings or beliefs for something you know you're aren't supposed to be doing. Freely and openly exploring an uncertain situation or taking a risk being totally honest with someone.

Example: A woman dreamed of skinny dipping with a co-worker. In real life she had a boyfriend, but was beginning to flirt with this co-worker. The skinny dipping reflects the risk of her openness about her feelings to this co-worker while knowing it wasn't right.

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Skull

To dream of a skull represents an aspect of your personality that has experienced total failure or reached a dead end. A reflection of an area of your life that has been lost. A part of you that has been suppressed or rejected. Goals that were diminished or aspirations that you gave up on. It may also reflect betrayal or promises that were never kept.

To see beautiful bodies with skulls for heads symbolizes negative views or feelings you have for someone of the opposite sex. A dead end sexual interest. A sign that you need to stop desiring people you don't believe you can ever have. Alternatively, it may reflect a pointless pursuit of a dead end goal that is very interesting to you.

To dream that a skull is talking to you represents suppressed or rejected aspects of yourself that are coming back to the surface. You may be thinking about past failures.

To dream that a skull is trying to swallow you represents anxiety about failure or a loss of status that you feel is "consuming" your life. A dead end situation that you fear is overwhelming you.

Skunks

To dream of a skunk represents a concern for driving others away or turning them off. A sign that you may fear losing respect, trust, or your reputation.

Alternatively, a skunk may reflect people or situations that turn you off or that you want nothing to do with.

To dream of skunk spraying you represents feelings about people being turned off from having any involvement with you. An embarrassment or undesirable event has caused other people to feel that avoiding involvement with you at all costs is a good idea. An powerful embarrassment that drives other people away from you. Unpleasant events that make other people feel embarrassed to know you or be associated with you. Concerns or embarrassment that you deserve to be ignored. Embarrassment that you deserve to not be talked to. Concerns about being embarrassed by bad choices, a poor reputation, or mistakes that are remembered. A wish to avoid looking like a loser.

The ability to drive other people away with the threat of a powerful or dramatic embarrassment.