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Suburbs

To dream of the suburbs represents a mindset that is comfortable, safe, or predictable. Certain areas of your life are problem free. A mindset that is sheltered from serious activity or danger. Situations where you feel loved all the time.

Negatively, suburbs in a dream may reflect sensitivity about noticing anything wrong in your life at all.

To dream of leaving the suburbs represent being out of your comfort zone, or the beginning of an unpleasant or stressful situation. Feelings of being sheltered and then having to leave those feelings.

Example: A woman dreamed of being in a Japanese suburb. In waking life her pregnancy started to get risky so her doctor ordered her to rest at home for 2 weeks to avoid a miscarriage.

Subway Submarine Sandwiches

To dream of going to a Subway Submarine Sandwich restaurant represents feelings of being supported with having no problems all the time being perfectly listened to with unusual or custom problems. Feelings about dependable help with being perfectly listened to so you can get through a difficult or unusual situation exactly the way you want to. A comfortable feeling of reliability that you can always go back to for customizing in order to get through another difficult or unusual situation. Feeling comfortable that someone doesn't want to get angry or teach you a lesson if you need to do something unusual or original to get through a difficult situation. Feeling good that nothing is impossible if you need to do something on your own.
Sensitively that wants you to feel good having what you want with no mistakes.

People who work at Subway may have dreams of Subway if they are experiencing issues with work or coworkers. Also consider how certain locations inside the building at work feel and how they may mirror waking life situations not related to work.

Sweatshop

To dream of a sweatshop represents feelings of being overworked or used. You may be feeling underappreciated or unhappy at work. You may also unfairly compensated for your efforts.

Alternatively, a sweatshop may reflect how exploited you feel someone else's abilities are.

Table

To dream of a table that can be sat at represents a sense of openness and willingness to engage in a situation or experience. It may reflect your readiness to participate in an event or opportunity, and your acceptance of whatever may come from it. The dream may also symbolize a desire for connection and social interaction, or a need to establish a sense of community or belonging. Additionally, dreaming of a table that can be sat at may represent a willingness to listen to others and consider their perspectives, or a desire to have your own thoughts and ideas heard and valued. Getting true feelings out in the open or putting your feelings "on the table." A waking life situation where something significant has happened and you can't do anything except think or talk about what you're doing next. Hope for a resolution or closure.

Negatively, a table may reflect unpleasant feelings about openess or willingness to engage in a situation or experience. A sense of forced participation or social pressure to conform to a certain situation or group. Arguments. Feeling ignored by people who socially engage with each other while ignoring you. Unpleasant feelings about more than one person expressing their true thoughts or feelings out in the open. Not feeling good about socially engaging with people.

To dream of table filled with broken dishes and spilled food may represent a sense of openness or willingness to engage with others that is overshadowed by arguments and conflicts betweem family and friends. Chaos and disruption that was happening in his relationships. Feeling that too many people keep safely talking to you about not liking other people. Feelings of disappointment, failure, or chaos in a situation or relationship.

To dream of setting a table for a dinner party, but no one showed up represents feeling isolated and lonely, and struggling to make meaningful connections with others. Rejection and disappointment. A sense of openess and willingness to enagge in a situation or experience that embarrasses you with never happening.

Example: A young man dreamed of seeing people sitting at a table. In waking life he was having anxiety about getting to know a girl he liked. The table may have reflected his sense of openness and willingness to engage with the girl he liked , despite his anxiety in an experience where him and girl got all their true feelings out in the open or putting their feelings "on the table."

Example 2: A man dreamed of laughing at a table. In waking life, his corrupt father, who had manipulated him out of all his life savings, had died, leaving him all the money in his will. In this case, the table may have reflected the man's sense of openness and willingness to engage with the situation brought by his father's death and the inheritance that followed. The laughing at the table may also represent his relief at the end of his father's manipulation and the start of a new chapter in his life.

Example 3: A man dreamed of sitting at a table with a woman he was in love with, who wanted to discuss a list with him. In waking life, the man began to realize that the woman he loved did not reciprocate his feelings as he noticed various clues that made it obvious. He was struggling to move on from her. In this case, the table may have reflected the man's desire for connection and social interaction with the woman, despite the unpleasantness of engaging with her about her true feelings towards him.

Example 4: A young man dreamed of sitting at a table with his fiance and his fiance's deceased father. In waking life he was having issues with wanting the approval of the fiance's dead father shortly before the wedding. In this case the table may have reflected the dreamer's openess or willingness to engage in conversation about his upcoming wedding plans while being distracted with oversensitivity about the dead father's approval.

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Tablecloths

To dream of tablecloth represents feelings of respectfully noticing everything that is possible. Doing whatever you can to respect other people. An attitude that respectfully encourages respecting a person or situation completely with all possibilities. Respecting yourself noticing no emptiness noticing a situation together with other people. Respecting social interaction, encourages ideas, or discussions. A belief in civility, kindness, respect, or patience while dealing with other people.

Negatively, a tablecloth may represents dishonesty or low morality that goes too far to respect a situation or person. Feelings of being stretched too far to respect keeping a relationship or situation going. Wasting time believing that civility, patience, or talking will help a situation. Feeling that other people are not trying as hard as you are to give a situation or relationship a full chance.

To dream of setting a white tablecloth may reflect a wish to create an honest or clean social atmosphere. Respectfully encouraging only honest ideas or discussions. Disliking other people wanting dishonest things from you in order to making a social or living arrangement respected.

Consider the color and design of the tableclothes for additonal symbolism.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing someone packing up tableclothes. In waking life she was finished trying to respect her marriage with her husband. She had decided it was time to move on from the marriage and move away. The tableclothes being put away in this case may have reflected the dreamer's feelings of being finished trying to respect her husband by making every possible attempt to respect every possibility to keep the marriage alive.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of putting down white tablecloths on a table and feeling that people were angry at her. In waking life she was uncomfortable with the idea of needing to have sex with someone in order to respect them allowing her live in side their home. The white tablecloths in this case being placed on tables with people angry at her may have reflected her feelings about trying to respect the person she was living with as much as honestly as possible without having sex with them as payment to live with them.

Taco Bell

To dream of Taco Bell food represents feelings about an experience of having a good time with nothing getting back at you for safely respecting yourself believing in yourself completely that other people have to hear about, but might not be good for you long-term. Thoughts about safely respecting yourself believing in yourself enjoying doing something that makes you proud of yourself or feel big with other people hearing about, but not wanting to do it too much because you might not be in your best interest. Temporary indulgence in self-respect and validation, where you allow yourself to feel proud or empowered.

Negatively, dreaming about Taco Bell may represent overdoing an experience of safely respecting yourself believing in yourself in a way that may not be sustainable or in your best interest long-term. Indulging too much in short-term enjoyment, social validation, or temporary pride while ignoring potential downsides. Situations where you are too focused on making yourself look good or enjoying attention without considering the bigger picture. A confidence boost might not be beneficial long-term. A situation where you feel good that nobody can erase your confidence that may not last. Looking good respecting yourself believing in yourself in the moment while ignoring deeper, long-term issues.

To dream of working at a Taco Bell Restaurant may represent feelings about behavior that is being supportive of others in a way that allows them to feel good about themselves, believe in themselves, or enjoy temporary confidence. Enabling others to overindulge in short-term gratification of respecting themselves believing in themselves without considering long-term consequences.

People who work at Taco Bell may have dreams of Taco Bell if they are experiencing issues with work or coworkers. Also, consider how certain locations inside the building at work feel and how they may mirror waking life situations not related to work.

Fast food restaurants in dreams of any kind may be a sign that you feel having an experience that feels good in the present moment if it's quick or easy to get away with, but may have long-term consequences if you don't stop.

Example: A woman dreamed of thinking of applying for a job at Taco Bell while at the mall, but decided to apply online at a later time. In waking life, she was pregnant with her fourth child and thought her home was too small. In this case, wanting to apply for a job at Taco Bell at the mall may have reflected her thoughts about trying to be supportive of her husband enjoying safely respecting himself believing in himself with family and friends hearing about it by convincing him to be proud of himself buying a bigger house and other things they needed for their growing family, while mortgages payments or other expenses might not be appealing to him long-term.

Example 2: A young girl dreamed of going to Taco Bell on a date with her crush. In waking life, she kept taking chances trying to get closer to a boy she had a crush on. In this case, visiting Taco Bell may have reflected her feelings about safely enjoying respecting herself believing in herself having a good time being near her crush while talking about it to her friends without considering the potential long-term consequences of looking desperate for not talking to him while trying to get close to him.

Television

To dream of watching television represents an experience that you can easily choose to engage or disengage from any time you want to. Watching television may also reflect some level of control about immersing yourself in an experience or how a situation will turn out. Your reception of or exposure to different ideas, perspectives, or experiences. This dream might reflect your thoughts about current events of your life, social dynamics with people close to you, or cultural narratives, as well as your level of engagement with them. A sense of empowerment to casually change or reject having experience if you want to.

To dream of a TV turned off represents a conscious decision to disengage from certain experiences or narratives. A situation or experience that you can have if you want to, but aren't interested in. It could symbolize your choice to disconnect or take a break from certain influences, situations, or people. It might reflect feelings of being disconnected, choosing not to engage, or avoiding exposure to certain perspectives or experiences. Options or choices that are available but have been chosen to ignore or avoid. This could also symbolize a feeling of quiet, solitude, or introspection, a time for self-reflection without outside influences. Choosing to not experience what someone else is saying or offering to you. Feeling that it's safer to not engage in having a particular experience at all.

Example: A teenage boy dreamed of a television that was turned off sitting on top of a clothing dresser. The TV began to speak in a deep male voice like a ghost saying "I am here for you" while saying the dreamer's name backwards. In waking life, he was experiencing his parents getting a divorce and chose to leave his mother's home. Although his mother had extended an offer for him to move back in with her anytime, he declined. In this case, the television turned off may have reflected the option to experience living with the mother that the teen chose not to have. The teen had a choice to not engage in experiencing what the mother was offering to him.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of watching television where the program was talking about the end of time and how the world was ending. The TV show mentioned how hopeless life on the earth was. In waking life, the man was considering committing suicide because his life wasn't working out. In this case, the television may have reflected the ease with which he could discontinue suicidal thinking if he chose to.

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Temple

To see a temple in your dream represents feelings of questioning or honoring your ultimate purpose of your life. You may want to find balance or recenter yourself during or after a difficulty. A temple is a sign that something in your life is unusual resulting in a need for balance, a desire to find normalcy or grounding in one's life. Your thoughts about the importance of spiritual growth, self-reflection, and introspection. Looking for a deep sense of understanding about the purpose of your life. A space to reflect and reconnect with oneself.

Negatively, dreaming about a temple could represent feelings of being unworthy, guilty, or disconnected from your ultimate purpose in life. Spiritual confusion, lack of faith, or inner turmoil. Perhaps you are questioning your belief system or you are experiencing difficulties in finding the ultimate meaning of your life. A perceived failure to live up to societal or familial expectations with a purpose in life. Perceived judgment, spiritual crisis, or a struggle with life purpose.

Example: A man dream of being at the Temple of Jerusalem holding a baby in his arms. He walks around the temple in a circle and then sees a snake disturbed by the child's presence and flees. In waking life, the man was having second thoughts about choosing to not have children with his wife. He suspected she was having doubts, too. In this case, being at the temple in may have reflected his questioning of the purpose of his life if he didn't have children with his wife.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of seeing the Temple of Jerusalem being on fire and broken down. In waking life, he was questioning his life because he was young, not in school while waiting to be accepted, and having issues with his mother not approving of him due to not progressing enough in life. In this case, the broken and burning Temple of Jerusalem might symbolize his perceived failure to live up to societal or familial expectations and the resulting internal conflict around his own self-worth and moral character.

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Thrift Store

To dream of a thrift store represents feelings about decision-making or options that consider the value of being frugal, resourceful, or appreciating what others may discard. Thoughts about the importance of conservation, frugality, or making the most of what you have. Your ability to find value in the old or overlooked, and your creativity in reusing or repurposing what is available to you. Taking advantage of people or options that are unwanted by other people. Using a discarded or unloved area of your life to benefit yourself. Exploiting something that nobody else wants to help yourself. Needing or wanting to make do with what's available. Recognizing the value in something that others may overlook or discard.

Negatively, dreaming about a thrift store represents feelings of being limited by your current resources or circumstances. Perhaps you feel constrained by your financial situation. Resourcefulness or frugality that uses people who are unimportant or overlooked by society (e.g. elderly).

Example: A man dreamed of stealing from a thrift store. In waking life, he asked his very elderly and lonely grandfather for money when his family told him not to. In this case, stealing from the thrift store may have reflected feelings about exploiting" his grandfather's loneliness and vulnerability for his own financial gain, akin to taking advantage of something unwanted or discarded by others.

Tim Horton's Coffee

To dream of Tim Horton's Coffee represents feelings about an experience of comfortably liking yourself the way you are without anyone else's pressure while getting aquainted with something new.

Toilets

To dream of a toilet represents feelings about the ability or opportunity to safely not have to embarrass yourself moving on from problems without having to think of them again. A wish to properly eliminate troubles, concerns, or negative situations while safely not causing further problems. Trying to get rid of psychological waste from your past or move on from a problem without it coming back to you. Negative beliefs or experiences that you wish to let go of. You may have personal issues, bad habits, or life situations that are ready to be given up. Relieving yourself of something in your life that you feel you don't need anymore. Telling the truth after having told a lie. Properly dealing with problems in a relationship and moving on from it.

To dream of being unable to find a toilet or that they are all used up represents frustrations that inhibit your ability to safely not have to embarrass yourself moving on from problems without having to think of them again. Too many distractions or obstacles getting in the way to eliminate a problem you have.

To dream of the only toilet available being out in the open view of others represents a lack of privacy or personal time while trying to safely avoid embarrassing yourself moving on from problems. People in living situations with diminished privacy commonly have this dream. Feelings of vulnerability, exposure, or embarrassment about people witnessing you moving on from personal issues in a public or social setting.

To dream of cleaning a toilet represents feelings about ensuring that nothing is unsafe or embarrassing about old problems preventing you from safely moving on from current problems without having to think about them again. Preparing yourself for a clean break with something negative or undesirable. Feelings about deserving to respect yourself not having old problems prevent you from moving on from current problems.

To dream of flushing a toilet represents feelings about the final act of safely moving on from problems without having to think about them again. Undesirable situations or problems that you are letting go of. Getting rid of something that you don't like or value anymore. "Flushing" bitterness away. Moving on. Growing up.

To dream of a clogged or backed-up toilet represents problems or setbacks that are holding back progress. You can't move on from a problem. Emotional entanglements.

To dream of fixing a clogged or backed-up toilet represents efforts to clear out lingering issues and move forward from past conflicts in a healthy manner. Fixing relationship problems with a long overdue talk allowing you to interact without old resentments spilling over into current interactions.

To dream of an overflowing toilet represents being overwhelmed by the accumulation of unresolved problems and the inability to manage or contain these problems, leading to a sense of being inundated or unable to cope.

To dream of being unable to find a toilet available may represent feelings of personal needs of having to move on from problems being unable to be met due to other people's needs always coming first. Feeling short-changed or lacking the equal time for moving on from personal issues that others have. You may need more privacy, self-care, or self-expression. Feelings of frustration, urgency, or desperation in moving on from a problem or relieving yourself. Feeling unable to address a pressing issue, leaving you feeling stuck or anxious. A lack of resources, support, or opportunities to deal with something that is troubling you.

To dream of a toilet seat cover (padding or plastic wrap on the seat) represents feelings about the need for additional protection or comfort when moving on from problems without having to think of them again.

To dream of a toilet seat being up represents feelings about relieving yourself of a problem as fast as you can without having to relax or think about it.

To dream of a toilet seat down represents feelings about relieving yourself of a problem while taking your time relaxing or thinking about it.

To dream of dirtying a toilet seat may reflect sloppiness when moving on or relieving yourself of problems.

Example: A woman dreamed of fixing a backed-up toilet. In waking life, she had finally restored civility and friendship with her ex-husband after years of bitterness. In this case, fixing the backed-up toilet may have reflected her efforts to clear out lingering issues and move forward from past conflicts in a healthy manner, allowing both of them to interact without old resentments spilling over into their current interactions.

Example 2: A man dreamed of wanting a toilet but realized it was upstairs so he didn't bother with it. In waking life, he was meeting up with an old friend from college and was nervous about lying about his achievements after college. He was considering telling the truth, but decided it was too embarrassing to do so. In this case, the toilets may have reflected his desire to relieve himself of the burden of lying about his achievements.

Example 3: A man dreamed of an overflowing toilet. In waking life, he felt overwhelmed by problems as he had to fix other people's problems as well as his own. In this case, the overflowing toilet may have reflected the man's feelings of being overwhelmed by the accumulation of unresolved problems, both his own and those of others. He may have also felt the inability to manage or contain these problems, leading to a sense of being inundated or unable to cope.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing her friend having problems using the toilet and needing to be checked in on. In waking life, this person was experiencing her friend being very insecure about needing to lose weight. In this case, her friend having problems using the toilet may have reflected her friend�s difficulties with letting go of personal insecurities related to her body image.

Example 5: A man dreamed of having to use a toilet that had windows all around it with people looking in. In waking life, he was experiencing a very awkward and embarrassing personal problem being exposed to people he knew.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of clothing being placed in a toilet and needing to get it out. In waking life, she felt that people were not respecting her after giving her the impression that they were. She felt used and embarrassed. In this case, the clothes being placed in the toilet and needing to get them out may have reflected the woman's feelings about her role or personality being disrespected and demeaned as though she should choose to never speak of herself as important ever again.

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Tower

To dream of a tower represents a high standard of achievement. Not wanting anything less for yourself. Feelings of superiority. Alternatively, a tower may reflect an achievement of someone else that is being admired or looked up to. Thinking highly of someone else.

Negatively, a tower may reflect jealousy or insecurity about someone else's achievements. It may also be a sign that you think too highly of yourself.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing monks at the top of a tower. In waking life she was very focused on her weight and maintaining the physique she had worked very hard to achieve by keeping away from junk food.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of her 28 year-old daughter standing in a tower with fluttering doves inside it with her. In waking life her daughter had suffered from a disorder that out her in a coma. The tower in this case may have reflected her feelings about how important she felt her daughter's life was during the medical crisis.

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Train Station

To dream of a train station represents feelings about transitional moments in your life, where you are waiting for something significant to happen or preparing to embark on a new journey. A time in your life that feels like a hub of activity, connectivity, and change with a goal that takes time to "arrive" at. Thoughts about looking forward to embarking on a new journey, whether it's a job, relationship, or personal endeavor while being aware that it may take a long time to achieve.

To dream of a train station platform represents feelings about confidently waiting for a new opportunity or journey in life to start. Trusting that a new opportunity or different possibility will come if you wait. Feeling ready to seize the right opportunity as soon as it "arrives" in your life.

Negatively, a train station in a dream could indicate feelings of uncertainty, being stuck, or not knowing how long a long-term goal will take to achieve. Annoyance with starting a long-term goal with no idea when it will conclude, how much work it will take to finish, or how many people you will need to talk to to complete it.

Example: A woman dreamed of standing on a train station platform. In waking life, she was searching for a job. In this case, the train station platform may have reflected her sense of anticipation and readiness for new employment as she expected a months-long journey to find the right employment. She was in a transitional phase, much like the platform serves as a transitional space between different journeys. The dream captured her state of preparedness and confidence that a suitable job opportunity would eventually come her way if she continued to search and wait. In essence, the platform represented her own state of readiness to board the 'train' to a new professional destination as soon as it arrived.

Treehouse

To dream of a treehouse represents feelings about a waking life situation or relationship that safely allows you to have feelings of nostalgia, freedom, escape, or independence that ignores your normal life perspective. Playing with an idea or perspective in life that will never be adult or realistic.

Positively, dreaming about a treehouse may represent a refuge from the complexities of daily life, providing comfort, solace, or a special place for personal thoughts, creativity, or memories. A period of self-discovery, learning, personal development, or a conscious choice to isolate one's thoughts or emotions from outside influences. Cherished childhood memories or aspirations, an inventive spirit, or a unique perspective on life.

Negatively, dreaming of a treehouse may represent avoidance or escapism, where you're avoiding reality, responsibilities, problems, or conflicts in your waking life. A reluctance to face reality or a tendency to isolate yourself from others when you should be addressing important issues. Consider whether you are using the treehouse as a means to avoid necessary confrontations or responsibilities. Never being allowed to think of a situation or relationship in a realistic way while enjoying a moment of playing with it in your mind. Enjoying a moment of unrealistic emotional respite while thinking of a secure relationship with an ex-partner during a moment of trouble in a new relationship.

Dreams of treehouses are common to people thinking or communicating with former love interests. This may reveal feelings of playing with forbidden emotions in a "safe" space, separate from your real-life obligations.

Example: A teenage girl dreamed of sitting on the front porch of her ex-boyfriend's treehouse while they sat together in silence enjoying each other's company. In waking life, she missed her ex, but was currently experiencing frustrations while being involved in a current relationship. In this case, the ex-boyfriend's treehouse may have reflected her state of mind allowing her to feel comforted by her past relationship while ignoring the complexities or frustrations of her current one. Thinking about her ex-boyfriend became a mental and emotional retreat where she could reconnect with the positive feelings she used to have, providing a temporary escape from her present relationship challenges. The treehouse symbolized a nostalgic space where the past relationship was idealized, offering emotional solace and a sense of freedom from her current dissatisfaction.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of looking out a window across a lake to see a tree with a big treehouse on it. In waking life, she was thinking about summertime life at the lake being left behind as school started. The lake was a place where she and her friends hung out every summer. In this case, the treehouse may have reflected her desire to escape from the responsibilities of school and her day-to-day life, longing for the carefree and fun-filled days she enjoyed at the lake with her friends. It represented a form of escapism and nostalgia for a simpler and more enjoyable time in her life.

Example 3: A man dreamed of being in a treehouse and seeing a former love interest in a black bikini. She chased her. In waking life, the former love interest had sent him a text on his cellphone. They were both now happily married to other people. In this case, the treehouse may have reflected his subconscious desire to escape from the realities of his current life and indulge in romantic fantasies about his former love interest. It symbolized a mental and emotional retreat into the past, away from the commitments and responsibilities of his current relationships.

Urinal

To dream of a urinal represents a disorderly attempt to relieve yourself of problem or situation. You may have found a way to solve a problem, but it's sloppy or unpleasant. Not caring about anything except dealing with your problem. A urinal may reflect desperation or low standards in resolving conflict.

To dream of pooping in a urinal represents a attempt to relieve yourself of a problem that places the burden on someone else.

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