Depression

To dream of depression reflects a lack of belief in yourself or in a situation. You may have lost hope or confidence. Alternatively, depression in a dream may reflect how you are feeling sorry for yourself.

Depression in a dream may be a sign that you need to force yourself to make positive changes in your life or believe in yourself more.

To dream of experiencing a financial depression represents a total loss of faith or hope in your abilities. You may be having a big slump or feel that easy opportunities in life are drying up. It may also reflect common feeling of failure or a lack of opportunity amongst you and the people you know. You can't do anything because no one else can.

Diabetes

To dream of having diabetes represents a problem in your life that forces you to give up everything that feels good because not doing so may embarrass you. You may have difficulty enjoying the sweeter things in life. Pleasure or enjoyment may feel like it's dangerous for some reason. You may be experiencing very strict rules or spiritual principles.

Diabetes in a dream may also be a sign that you are doing everything you to stay stable by avoiding things you like. It could also mean you are going way to far to prove yourself.

Diarrhea

To dream of a diarrhea represents a sense of urgency to deal with a problem that sidetracks you from your real goals. Feelings about how terrible it is to be forced to cleanse something from your life. Removing something negative from your life faster than you feel comfortable with. You may be feeling a lack of control over how a problem is confronted. An urgent need to deal with a problem quickly and completely.

Negatively, diarrhea may reflect feelings about an embarrassment never stopping. Feeling uncomfortable having to get rid of a problem. Issues in waking life that make you feel stupid for believing that they weren't going to be serious or have consequences. Urgency to avoid looking guilty or cover up your guilt. Regretting indulging or enjoying yourself too much. A fear of humiliating yourself looking like novice or inexperienced idiot. Embarrassment of having to face your problems harder than anyone else.

Positively, dreaming about diarrhea may reflect feelings about your choice to uncomfortably get rid of a problem faster than other people. Feelings about removing negativity from your life the fast and hard way.

Example: A man dreamed of having severe diarrhea that got all over his clothes and wouldn't flush. In waking life he had spent a lot of money on a new house and was having problems balancing his finances due to all the unexpected expenses. The diarrhea may have reflected the sense of urgency and embarrassment at having to reduce spending so quickly in order to stabilize his finances.

Diseases

To dream of a disease represents a problem in your life that you feel never goes away or keeps encroaching on your happiness. Feeling that you can never be as perfect as you'd like to be or that other people are always able to do something better than you. A constant burden that you carry. Feeling compromised or ruined. Never getting to realize your true potential.

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Disfigured

To dream of seeing someone disfigured represents a permanent loss you feel in some area of your life. Your perception of long term emotional or physical scarring. A past trauma or relationship still effects you or makes you feel like you have to live with a problem forever. You may feel that you can't be yourself anymore.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a horribly disfigured man. In waking life he contracted an embarrassing disease in his youth that prevented him from ever enjoying himself socially.

DNA

To dream of DNA represents feelings about your core being, fundamental identity, characteristics, or the core essence of who you are. Everything about you that makes you who you are. Personal strengths, weaknesses, and the unique traits that define you. An understanding of how your background shapes your identity.

Positively, dreaming about DNA may symbolize a deep sense of self-awareness and self-acceptance about your core being. Confidence in your innate abilities.

Negatively, dreaming about DNA could represent feelings about aspects of your personality or core being that you feel are unchangeable. Feeling limited or defined by your core personality traits. Feeling that you can't change who you are as a person.

To dream of white DNA strands represents fundamental changes to core areas of your personality. A situation is encouraging discipline or total removal of negative personality traits. A powerful lesson that completely changes who you are as a person. Transformation into a more disciplined, morally upright individual.

To dream of rainbow DNA strands represents harmonization or balancing of core areas of your personality. You may be doing a lot of self-reflection or gaining powerful insights about yourself. Feeling that your core being or who you are as a person is happy to move on from negativity or weaker aspects of yourself with ease.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a white strand of DNA. In waking life, he was starting boot camp in the army. In this case, the white DNA reflected the enormous fundamental change boot camp had on him as a person as he had to get rid of old habits and beliefs.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a white double helix DNA symbol. In waking life, he was challenged with the most powerful spiritual conflict of his life which forced him to purify who he was as a person to be perfectly moral to survive. In this case, the DNA symbol may have reflected the profound and fundamental changes he was undergoing in his core identity and belief system. The white double helix DNA symbol in the dream could have represented the intense purification process he was experiencing, as he strived for moral perfection in response to his spiritual conflict. The dream may have highlighted his transformation into a more disciplined, morally upright individual, reshaping his personality at the very core.

Doctor's Uniform

To dream of seeing someone wearing a doctor's uniform (white overcoat) represents feelings about the personality being focused on healing or improving your life in some manner. A role of problem-solver or someone who is trusted to diagnose and correct what is wrong. A sense of authority and responsibility with healing or improvement of well-being. The ability to help, heal, or guide others.

To dream of a friend or family member wearing a doctor's uniform represents an aspect of your personality that is healing you or encouraging positive change based on you most honest feelings about that person. It may also represent your projection of that person helping you to heal or solve a problem.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a man wearing a doctor's uniform with a white overcoat. In waking life, he had received advice to remove an allergic food from his diet and experienced an improvement within days. In this case, the man wearing the doctor's uniform may have reflected the man's perception of the advice-giver's personality as an authoritative figure whose guidance led to healing and improved well-being.

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Doctors

To dream of a doctor represents an aspect of your personality that heals or purifies of something negative in your life. Whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual a doctor in a dream means there is something wrong that is being fixed, or that you need to care more about correcting.

Spiritually, doctors in a dream can represent guidance and a sense of intuition about your health. It is not unheard of for people to dream of doctors that provide advice or reassurance about ailments one is experiencing.

Doctors will usually appear in dreams when there an imbalance of some sort that needs to corrected, or shortly before you experience one in waking life.

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Drugs

To dream of illegal drugs represents temptation to indulge in feelings, actions, or activities that you know are wrong, harmful, or potentially destructive. A disregard for boundaries, societal standards, or personal rules. Unhealthy emotional needs that you feel have to be fulfilled. Excessive amounts of pleasure or enjoyment in behaving a certain way. You may be emotionally addicted to certain feelings or bad habits. Masturbation, pornography, power over others, gambling, making money, and preoccupation with being physically attractive are all possible issues symbolized by drugs. Enjoying abusing power. Enjoying hypocritical advantages. Feeling good before all else. A dangerous need to feel good. A thrill or pleasure that is not allowed or considered unacceptable to other people.

Positively, dreaming about illegal drugs may represent the desire for intense experiences, a longing for escape, or the urge to challenge boundaries and societal conventions. It may reflect your willingness to take risks, experiment with the unfamiliar, or explore the taboo. It could also be indicative of a need for change, a desire to break free from monotony, or an aspiration to live life on your own terms. The rare need to enjoy being excessive, reckless, or dangerous that is good for you to balance yourself against being too nice, safe, or boring.

Negatively, dreaming about illegal drugs could represent feelings of guilt, fear, or anxiety related to illicit activities. It might symbolize a fear of being caught, a struggle with addiction, or concerns about the damaging effects of risky behavior. Perhaps you are feeling trapped by a harmful habit or are wrestling with feelings of guilt or shame over past actions. You may also be grappling with feelings of self-destruction, loss of control, or the fear of consequences. Pornography addiction or trouble getting over an ex-partner you think about too much.

To dream of being high on drugs represents feelings of excessive indulgence, potential self-destruction, and loss of control. You may be aware that you're going overboard and experiencing short-term euphoria, even though the consequences could be harmful. It could also reflect an addiction to certain behaviors, pleasure, or power, leading you to make unwise choices.

Alternatively, being high on drugs in a dream may represent your attempt to escape from reality or your willingness to embrace bad habits, thinking there will never be consequences for it. It can symbolize times when you might embarrass yourself due to your excessive anger or impulsive behavior.

To dream of overdosing on drugs represents self-harm resulting from excessive enjoyment, pleasure, or abuse of power that has caused self-harm. A sign that there is a problem with a lack of self-control, willpower, or practicing moderation. Excessive anger that causes serious problems in your life. Destroying yourself or embarrassing yourself by going overboard in some way. Exceeding or abusing limits. Enjoyment or a need to feel good that is destructive to your happiness. Self-destructive behavior. Wasting your life. Overdoing some area of your life. Low willpower. A sign that you need to make significant positive changes.

To dream of other people being high on drugs can reflect your feelings about those people choosing to behave excessively or irresponsibly. You might perceive them as making dangerous choices or neglecting common sense or responsible advice. It could also indicate your fear about yourself or someone else being perceived as a loser who is ruining their lives.

To dream of being drugged represents feelings of manipulation, loss of control, or being forced to face an undesirable situation. You may be experiencing situations where you feel compromised, coerced, or that your willpower is being overridden. This could also symbolize your fear of succumbing to bad influences or being taken advantage of. Feelings of vulnerability, fear, or disorientation. You may feel like you're losing your sense of self, or that you're being forced into situations or behaviors that are against your principles. This dream could signify a fear of losing control, a lack of confidence in your ability to resist negative influences or a sense of helplessness.

Consider the type of drug for additional meaning.

Prescription drugs may point to certain types of thoughts, feelings, or habits you need to maintain in order to emotionally heal or recover from a negative situation. Taking time off or controlling yourself to force change. Intentionally avoiding dangerous habits.

Example: A man dreamed of being accused of using drugs. In waking life, he was being accused of unlawful containment by a man he caught breaking into his home to rob him. In this case, the accusation of drug use may have reflected his feelings about being unfairly accused of enjoying excessive behavior by the criminal he had caught robbing his home. The criminal may have accused the homeowner of "being high on being a hero" which the police may not agree with.

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Dying

To dream of dying represents change that you feel in inevitable. Negatively, dying may reflect feelings of failure or undesirable changes being inevitable.

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Eating

To dream of eating represents the "taking in" of ideas or experiences. Having a certain type of experience based on the symbolism of whatever it is you are eating. Enduring a certain type of emotional situation.

Often times dreaming about eating reflects how you are choosing to nourish yourself emotionally in a situation. For example, eating a living alligator may reflect the ease with which you endure a dangerous or threatening experience where you are overpowering or easily confronting a dangerous or threatening experience.

Positively, eating may reflect feelings of satisfaction or contentment with the type of life experience you are having. Confidently experiencing a situation based on the symbolism of whatever it is you are eating.

Negatively, eating may reflect you or someone else in your life that is arrogantly putting themselves first. It may also reflect feelings of being forced to experience something you don't really like. Alternatively, it may reflect nourishing yourself with negative or dishonest emotions.

To dream of eating too much food may reflect feelings of having indulged in a situation or experience too much. Too much of a good thing.

To dream of being eaten may reflect feelings about a slow humiliating defeat. Feeling powerless to avoid defeat. Feelings of never mattering again while in the presence of someone more powerful than you are. Feeling that being defeated is too easy. Disillusionment with something that gave you hope or a sense of security. Feeling that you are being overtaken by something more aggressive or more powerful than you are.

To dream of eating food that tastes bad may reflect feelings about situations that are unpleasant or disappointing. Enduring a situation to please someone else or a dislike of having to behave out of your normal character.

To dream of eating rotting food may reflect feelings about experiencing or enduring a situation that feels spoiled or wasted.

Example: A man dreamed of eating chicken. In waking life he was feeling very confident after having overcome a fear that had originally made him feel like a coward for fearing. The eating in this case may have reflecting how he was enjoying or taking in" the experience of no longer feeling like a coward.

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Elderly

To dream of elderly people represents experience or the wisdom to know better. Having "been there and done that." Re-experiencing a similar situation. Sound advice coming from experience. It may also reflect boredom with something you know too well.

Old women may reflect experience with supporting others or being screwed over. Old men may reflect experience asserting yourself or embarrassing others.

Alternatively, an elderly person may represent you feelings of being old.

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Emphysema

To dream of emphysema represents a situation or relationship that is slowly reducing your ability to express yourself, think freely, or feel in control. A sign that a big step may need to be made to restore your freedom or equality.

Endoscopy

To dream of an endoscopy represents feelings about being tested or scrutinized in your ability to perfectly handle situations or regularly complete certain responsibilities. Feeling tested or scrutinized on your ability to be perfectly honest over a prolonged period of time.

Example: A man dreamed of getting an endoscopy and having difficulty breathing. In waking life he was nervous about failing a background check on his skills, credentials, and certifications for a job application to make sure he was qualified enough to manage the job's responsibilities.

Epidemic

To dream of an epidemic represents a problem that is effecting every area of your life. It may also reflect a problem that is negatively influencing all your relationships. It could also represent trouble or hard times that is effecting everyone you know. Something that bad or unwanted that is everywhere or happening all the time.