Illness
To dream of having an illness represents preoccupation with problems or unpleasant changes. A loss in confidence in yourself. Despair, emotional breakdown, or difficulty coping. An uneasy feeling about a situation. Feeling that a current situation is not worth living or ruining your happiness.
To dream of a disease or terminal illness represents feelings of living on borrowed time or that decay in some area of your life is imminent. Hopelessness, grief, regret, guilt, or self-pity.
Example: A woman dreamed of having an illness. In waking life she was beginning to feel that her work life was taking away all her happiness and suffocate her relationships. Her job was something she felt she couldn't get away from while it drained other areas of her life.
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Incontinent
To dream of being incontinent may represent feelings of embarrassment of being unable to control your problems or how problems are dealt with. Heightened feelings of sensitivity about having to deal with your problems all the time. A constant sense of anxiety about problems embarrassing you without warning. A problem in life that is uncontrollable and embarrassing.
A constant feeling of being embarrassed by your guilt.
Incurable
To dream of an incurable illness represents feelings about being stuck with a permanent problem. Feelings about problem behavior in others never changing. Obsessions that can't be stopped. A sense of hopelessness. Feeling that you can never change a person or life situation. Feeling that negatively behavior people are unashamed of their behavior. Frustrations or obsession with trying to change something that never does.
Infection
To dream of an infection represents a negative influence or some area of your life that has feels dangerously compromised. The potential for bigger problems if you don't act quickly or intelligently to address a problem. Alternatively, an infection may reflect the spreading of bad ideas or influences across groups of people.
Consider where on the body the infection is for additional meaning.
Allowing an infection or get worse or spread in a dream may be a sign that you are allowing a problem to make your life worse. Willfully not addressing a problem until it become serious.
To dream of spreading an infection to others on purpose may reflect your wish to bring others down with you. Spreading feelings of danger, hopelessness, or bad ideas. Powerful jealousy or bitterness at not getting to do something you liked.
To dream of healing an infection represents responsible action taken, taking advice, new ideas, or reaching out for help. Doing what was necessary in order to get rid of a problem situation.
Infertility
To dream of infertility represents feelings of impotence to achieve a goal. Feelings that you can never do something ever again. It may also reflect a lack of creativity.
Alternatively, infertility in a dream may reflect your struggle to have a baby.
Injection
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Intravenous Therapy IV
To dream of an IV or intravenous therapy represents feelings about a situation requiring a slow recovery. Feelings about a dangerous slow recovery. A dangerous need to have patience to fix a problem or recover. Feelings of hopelessness to do anything except wait to recover from a problem. Unbearable waiting to recover that feels serious. Not liking to listen to why recovering is more serious than your own goals or ideas. No laughter at why nothing else you want is going to happen until a serious recovery occurs first. Fear or dependency on something that isn't evil.
Negatively, intravenous therapy may reflect feelings about being in danger if you can't be patient or recover slowly. Feeling that disconnecting from something helping you slowly resolve a problem could have consequences. Dependency on something slow to recover from a dangerous situation.
Introduction
To dream of an introduction represents feelings about new opportunities, experiences, or relationships entering your life. The initiation of new phases, encounters, or a sense of beginning. Your thoughts about the initial stage of something significant, perhaps a new endeavor, friendship, or lifestyle change.
Positively, dreaming about an introduction might symbolize a welcoming sense of new possibilities, a new start, or a fresh perspective. It may suggest that you are open to new experiences and excited about what the future holds. It could also imply that you are prepared and willing to take on new responsibilities or roles.
Negatively, dreaming about an introduction could represent feelings of awkwardness, fear, or uncertainty about something new entering your life. You might feel unprepared for a new situation, or anxious about making a good first impression. It could also mean that you are hesitant to take the first step in a new direction, or feel burdened by having to establish new rules or set new boundaries.
Example: A woman dreamed of seeing her ex-lover's reflection in a window, but he disappeared before she could introduce him to her family. In waking life, she was experiencing relationship drama with an ex-lover because she never bothered to introduce him to her family to get their approval to marry him. In this case, the introduction may have reflected her unfulfilled desire or missed opportunity to formally incorporate her ex-lover into her family life. It could symbolize the emotional weight of not having taken that important step, possibly representing a sense of regret or hesitation. The disappearance of her ex-lover before the introduction could signify her feelings about how her past choices may have closed the door on that relationship.
Leprosy
To dream of leprosy represents feelings of noticing contamination or loss that can never improve. Leprosy may reflect feelings about a permanently destroyed reputation or a fear becoming a pariah. Hopeless exclusion or abandonment.
Alternatively, leprosy may reflect a fear of becoming associated with someone else's bad reputation.
To dream of having leprosy may reflect feelings of being a pariah. Feeling permanently neglected because of something you said or did. It may also reflect feelings about never getting to be noticed in a positive light ever again. Feeling that nobody wants to know you because of something you said or did.
Lesions
To dream of skin lesions represents feelings of sensitivity about perceived shortcomings or failures. Sensitivity about being inept. Feelings about an obvious problem that makes it difficult to feel good.
Liposuction
To dream of liposuction represents powerful or drastic measures to reduce the issues in life that embarrass you or prevent you from being perfect. Quickly cutting out "dead weight" or irresponsible behavior. You may be preoccupied with the impression you make on others.
Negatively, liposuction may reflect quick fixes and a lack of fundamental discipline. Finding the easy way out of a problem that will only give you a short term advantage. Unsustainable changes to impress others.
Lobotomy
To dream of a lobotomy represents a powerful change in behavior or attitude that is noticeably never the same as it was before. Negatively, a lobotomy may reflect a trauma, severe damage to confidence, or a major reduction is independent spirit. Seeing yourself or someone else permanently suppressed.
Positively, a lobotomy may reflect a dangerous person or situation in your life that has been suppressed indefinitely.
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Marriage
To dream of marriage represents a serious commitment to an aspect of yourself. Commitment to values, behaviors, beliefs, or goals that are fundamental to your identity and daily existence. A strong commitment to specific behavior because it supports you all the time. A strong commitment to believing in yourself a certain way because it supports you all the time. An aspect of yourself that you feel you can't live without. An aspect of yourself that you respect yourself never wanting to live without. A situation that you are always committed to. Ideas you are convinced of. Behavior or habits you can't respect yourself discontinuing. Permanently believing you are committed to behaving a certain way. A commitment to another person, idea, or situation that deeply influences your emotional and psychological state.
Positively, dreaming about marriage may represent strength found in commitments to values, behaviors, beliefs, or goals that are fundamental to your identity and daily existence. A strong dedication to maintaining self-respect and upholding certain principles or standards that support your well-being and personal growth. It can reflect your unwavering commitment to believing in yourself and your capabilities, even when faced with challenges or difficulties.
Negatively, dreaming of marriage may represent feelings of being trapped or constrained by commitments, behaviors, or beliefs that no longer serve you or have become burdensome. Feelings of being overcommitted to values, behaviors, beliefs, or goals that are fundamental to your identity and daily existence. Permanently believing you are committed to behaving a certain way without thinking that letting go will help you move on. Feeling that you can't change a situation, stop yourself from behaving a certain way, or are trapped in a relationship. Situations that you feel stuck with. Feeling trapped, held back, or that you can't get out of something. Dependency of a certain way of thinking or acting. Being in love with yourself never thinking of a single other different because you are angry or jealous.
Alternatively, dreaming about marriage may reflect relationship insecurity. Problems with secret crushes on people you are not dating. Jealousy of seeing people you are interested in being involved with other people. Jealousy of seeing other people being married.
To dream of seeing other people being married represents aspects of yourself that are working "hand in hand" all the time. Feeling that other people aren't committed to you.
To dream of seeing someone you're romantically interested in is marrying someone else may reflect insecurities or jealousy.
To dream about problems in a marriage may represent situations where commitment or a sense of permanence is lacking. Difficulties, conflicts, or challenges that you are facing in a committed relationship or a significant aspect of your life. Concerns or conflicts related to your own commitments or relationships in waking life. Communication issues, unmet expectations, or differing values and beliefs. A need for compromise, understanding, or a reevaluation of your commitments. A need to adjust your behavior because you are too serious about something. Worries about the stability and unity of an important aspect of your life.
To dream of marriage to something unusual such as a plant, animal, or object may reflect feelings about strong commitments to something unusual or unconventional based on whatever the symbolism is what you are married to.
To dream of not being married may represent feelings of not having a serious commitment or not having a permanent connection or sense of support. Feelings of independence, freedom, or a desire to remain uncommitted. A reluctance to fully commit to a particular set of values, behaviors, beliefs, or goals, and a preference for exploring different options or paths in life. A sense of being unburdened by the responsibilities and constraints. Religious people who dream of not being married may be experiencing a sense that God is not supporting them in life.
Negatively, dreaming about not being married may reflect a fear of commitment. Jealousy of someone else's life working better than yours or that they're more important than you. Feeling that an enemy is supported by being dishonest or a jerk when you are not.
To dream of living in an unhappy marriage may reflect feelings of unhappiness or disappointment with some area of your life you initially felt a strong sense of confidence with. Feelings about behaviors or relationships not being as strong as they once were. A reduced sense of confidence about behavior, skills, talents, or relationships usually makes you feel permanently safe.
Example: A man dreamed of being married to Evangeline Lilly. The quality that stood out the most to him about Evangeline Lilly was her "respecting herself not believing in people if they don't think of her believing in herself without asking." In waking life, the man was spending a lot of time yelling at his business partner who was being irresponsible. In this case, being married to Evangeline Lilly reflected his deep commitment to maintaining self-respect and demanding the same level of respect from his business partner.
Example 2: A young girl dreamed of being married to a vampire. In waking life, she noticed herself being dependent on using her friend to get through a class at school. In this case, being married to a vampire may have reflected her realization that her reliance on her friend for help in class was becoming excessive or unhealthy. She may have felt that she couldn't survive her class without using someone in order to support herself in passing her school class.
Example 3: A young man dreamed of being married to a monkey. In waking life, he was being made fun of for wanting to marry a girl that other people called a witch. In this case, the marriage to a monkey may have reflected his feelings about being permanently in a relationship with a girl he was losing respect for due to her acting childish.
Example 4: A man dreamed of being married to a fat woman. In waking life, he was being criticized for lazy behavior that he didn't want to stop. In this case, being married to a fat woman may have reflected his feelings about being committed or unwilling to separate from a physically inactive life which he preferred over a physically active life.
Example 5: A woman dreamed of being married to someone who wasn't her husband. In waking life, she was very confident about ending her marriage and marrying another man if she ever wanted to. In this case, being married to someone other than her husband may have reflected her strong commitment to the idea of leaving her current marriage and pursuing a different relationship or lifestyle.
Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing a royal wedding. In waking life, he was witnessing his ex-girlfriend getting married to another man. In this case, the royal marriage may have reflected his feelings about his ex-girlfriend being permanently committed to someone who could give her a life that was better, more respected, and more important.
Example 7: A woman dreamed of getting married, but everything went wrong. In waking life, she was experiencing arguments with her boyfriend about his unwillingness to commit. In this case, getting married where everything went wrong may have reflected her fears and anxieties about committing to a relationship that was already showing signs of instability and conflict.
Example 8: A woman dreamed of getting married to a cactus. In waking life, he was trying to commit herself to studying for her school exams for a course which she believed failure was an inevitability. She felt she looked stupid for even attempting to study the course material. In this case, being married to a cactus may have reflected her perception of her commitment to studying a failing course at school out of the interest of still potentially passing, while also feeling that going to class emotionally hurt her by making her feel stupider than other people for getting too involved with it.
Michael From Halloween
To dream of Michael from Halloween represents feelings or fears about emptiness that needs to finish you off if it ever sees you. Fear of total failure never wants to listen to anything you have to say including noticing your innocent. Feelings of fear or an evil that you feel never cares about anything except getting you back. Situations that terrify you that someone or something isn't stupid about only getting you back. An enemy that is impossible to deal with rationally. Enemies or fears that want to get you back while noticing you never get to talk back to them. Feelings of fear that someone or something will never stop coming for you like it's their job. Fear of someone or something that surprises you that it can afford to do nothing except come for you. Enemies that aren't listening at all. Enemies that don't care about why they don't like you and don't care about anything except getting you back anyway. Feelings about
Fear of an impossible ruthless enemy that will never change its mind and never want to stop coming for you. Feeling that once an enemy sees you that nothing else matters to them except making you look like a complete failure. Ignorance of terrible people that will never stop believing it's their full time job to finish you off getting you back. Putting up with an idiot that feels it's their job to never want to stop scaring you with never getting to relax.
Michael Myers from Halloween in a dream may be a sign that it's not a good idea to hope that your enemy or powerful fear will go away on it's own. It may also be a sign that getting as far away as possible from a problem or confronting a problem with a permanent reaction that you've never tried before may be better. You may need to embarrass a person publicly to draw attention to their behavior to make dealing with it easier.
Example: A woman dreamed of seeing Michael from the movie Halloween. In the dream she tried and failed to beat up Michael. Michael ended up holding her throat. In waking life she was dealing with people who belittled her and felt bad that she didn't stand up to them when she wanted to.