Menstruation

To dream of menstruation or being on your period represents a problem or unpleasant life situation that requires your full attention. Something you have to attend to, or a problem that can't be ignored. Feeling uncomfortable doing anything except taking care of a problem you have. Unpleasant moment of taking time off to deal with personal issues. Not feeling good noticing you have to care about something you don't want to.

Negatively, dreaming menstruation could be a sign that you are too preoccupied with dealing with problem to the point of ignoring something good happening in your life. Ignoring opportunities because you want your problem perfectly taken care of first. Feeling jealousy that you have to deal with a problem with nobody else does. Feeling that you have lose or that losing is normal. Not enjoying being single, unemployed, or broke while trying your best to resolve it.

To dream of getting your period and not being happy about it may reflect frustration with needing to take time to deal with problems when you are eager make progress. Feeling held back by frustrating delays. Not getting to enjoy yourself when it may feel important to do so. Not feeling good about yourself when other people are. Feelings of being unattractive or unexciting.

To dream of your period ending represents feelings that requiring attentive care or undivided attention to a particular waking life situation is no longer important. Feeling "in the clear" or that problem requiring a timeout is over. Feeling more confident, free, or beautiful than usual.

To dream of your period being late may reflect feelings of surprise that an unpleasant moment or disappointment that you expected isn't occurring. To dream of your period being late, but eventually occurring may reflect a temporary state of optimism that something better or different was going to happen in your life. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are deluding yourself with optimism.

To dream of period blood dripping on your head may represent feelings of total embarrassment that you have to think about an irresponsible person's problem. A shocking reversal of good luck. Humiliation or disgust at having to put up with someone else's problem when you don't feel you should have to.

To dream of performing oral sex on a woman during menstruation may represent feelings about highly unusual measures being taken to help someone during a very unpleasant or embarrassing moment of their lives. Negatively, it may reflect desperation to help someone.

Dreams of menstruation are common for pregnant women. This may reflect their feelings about the stress, frustration, and physical effects of the pregnancy being unpleasant and requiring a lot personal time off.

Example: A young man dreamed of a girl he had fallen in love with in waking life being on her period. In waking life he was enlisted in the military and frustrated that he couldn't do anything to be with the girl until he finished serving his time. The menstruation period may have reflected his feelings about his military enlistment being an unpleasant problem needing attention and that kept him away from enjoying himself having a real relationship.

Example 2: A woman dreamed that her period was late by 3 weeks with no end in sight. In waking life she was beginning to feel unusually optimistic about finding a man as someone she liked repeatedly kept showing up in her life. Her period being unusually late may have reflected her feelings of increased confidence that this particular romantic encounter wasn't going to end in disappointment like she usually expects.

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Mental Hospital

To dream of being in a mental hospital represents difficulty adjusting your core beliefs or values. You may feel that change is being forced on you. You may be experiencing unpleasant repercussions or consequences for your beliefs or actions. A situation in your life that limits your freedom and demands proof that you've changed. A situation that may require more discipline or moral strength than you are used to.

A mental hospital may be a sign that there is a need for adjustment to your core beliefs or values. A symbol that may appear if you were caught cheating on a partner, committed a crime, were suspended, or grounded by your parents. A situation that is forcing you to correct yourself and may feel like it's punishing you until you do.

To dream of checking yourself into a mental hospital represents your acknowledgment of a problem. Self-discipline or proactive measures to adjust your habits. You may be admitting that you have a problem or are reaching out for help.

To dream of escaping a mental hospital represents resistance to change or disciplinary actions. You have no interest in adjusting core values or beliefs. You may be avoiding the consequences of your actions. It may also be a sign that you are mentally or emotionally ill-equipped to confront your problems. Having to change may be a low priority for you.

To dream of being caught escaping a mental hospital represents consequences or repressions that you can't avoid. You are being forced to change core beliefs or values. You may feel that change in unavoidable and limiting you.

To dream of an abandoned mental hospital is sign that you given up trying to change yourself. It may also reflect a disciplinary action that no longer imposes itself on you.

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Mental Institution

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Mentally Challenged

To dream of seeing a mentally challenged person represents some aspect of your personality that is hopelessly inexperienced or incompetent in some area of your life. You may be dependent on others, have a weakness, or be a complete novice in some area.

Alternatively, being mentally challenged in a dream may reflect feelings about yourself or others being hopelessly inept.

Mentos Candy

To dream of Mentos Candy represents feelings about an experience that's easier to have a good time by never believing that anything difficult can stop you as the reason why everything always works out. Feeling that it's easier to have a good time by never letting problems get to you, staying fresh, and staying cool.

Menu

To dream of a menu represents feelings about situations in your life where you are being offered options or choices. Opportunities to select or make a choice. Surveying what is available to you. Determining the personal costs that potential choices will have for you. Feeling that you have the liberty to make choices. Considering options for the future for yourself or someone else.

Negatively, a menu may reflect a selfish consideration of other options when you are already a stable or happy life. Considering other love interests when you are already in a stable relationship. Not considering other people's feelings when you are exceptionally lucky or have more resources than they do. Never being happy with what you have. Abusing the liberty to make choices. Selfishly considering how to other people's lives should be.

To dream of a menu not having what you want on it may represent feelings about having to make choices that are less enjoyable or interesting than what you were hoping for. Feeling disappointed by the options that are available to you in waking life. Not feeling safe with the options being made available to you.

Meow

To dream of hearing meowing may represents a craving to feel good. It may also reflect neediness or the onset of delusions to help you cope with a jealousy or loneliness. It may also reflect sexual cravings, drug cravings, or difficulty resisting pornography.

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Mermaid

To dream of a mermaid represents feelings about the alluring and captivating nature of something drawing your attention away from other important aspects of your life towards uncertainty. A sense of fascination or enchantment with something that may have hidden or deceptive qualities. It can symbolize an attraction to a person or situation that seems too good to be true, but may lead to uncertainty or confusion. A desire for freedom or escape from the constraints of everyday life that may make one feel foolish or naive. Temptation or clever deceptions. Your feelings about something attractive or interesting that leads you astray. A deceptive lure. A person or situation that enchants you before turning on you. Sexual seduction intended to make a fool out of you. Feelings about people that you suspect may abandon you the moment they get what they want from you. Enemies that enjoy leading you astray. Feelings about addictions making you feel that it's ok to indulge a little bit while being aware that indulging might make the addiction worse.

Alternatively, the mermaid may a fear of the unknown or of things that are too good to be true. It may reflect feelings of suspicion or distrust towards something that appears too beautiful or pleasant, leading to uncertainty or hesitation. A wonderful experience with "something fishy about it." Friendly or interesting offers that seem suspicious.

Negatively, dreaming about mermaids may be a warning sign against alluring and captivating situations such a sex for pregnancy, bribes that are setups, or being tricked by people that think you like something too much. It may reflect feelings of complacency and a false sense of security, believing it's safe to ignore suspicious issues even when they are potential red flags. Trusting people who have betrayed you in the past or naively believing that you won't get into trouble if you act more intelligent or knowledgeable about something dangerous or risky than usual.

To dream of being a mermaid may reflect feelings of being alluring or captivating to others, particularly in a sexual context. Using seductive or manipulative tactics to lure someone into giving up power or advantages. For women trying to get pregnant, the dream may reflect their use of sex or sexual attractiveness to entice their partners to conceive a child, even if it may not align with their partners' ideal vision of the future of the relationship.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing mermaids on his walls. In waking life he was having serious problems with pornography addiction. He felt that his addiction was so strong that he couldn't overcome the seduction of pornography making him feel that looking at pornography was okay as long as he didn't masturbate to it. He kept repeating this behavior and ended up feeling humiliated by his addiction. In this case the mermaids may have reflected his awareness of the seductive and alluring nature of pornography, which drew him in despite his better judgment. The mermaids on the walls could represent his struggle to break free from the temptation of pornography, as well as his desire to be able to resist its pull and regain control over his behavior.

Example 2: A man dreamed of catching a mermaid and then letting it go. In waking life he had a business idea, but he thought it might lure investors into wasting their money because he doubted himself. He let go of the idea.

Example 3: A teenage girl dreamed of a canal being full of mermaids. In waking life she felt that reading a lot had started to overwhelm certain parts of her life such as homework or art. In this case the mermaids may have reflect her feelings about the alluring and captivating nature of reading that is drawing her attention away from other important aspects of her life.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of learning to become a mermaid. In waking life she and her fiance were trying to have a kid. In this case being a mermaid may have reflected her feelings about being sexually alluring to her fiance with more sex than usual to keep him interested in getting her pregnant while being aware of the potential changes in their relationship dynamic that come with pregnancy and motherhood, including a shift in sexual activity and increased financial responsibilities for her fianc�. The mermaid in this context may represent her need to be alluring and attractive to maintain her partner's interest and support, as well as her anxiety about the uncertain and lifelong responsibilities of parenthood. She may have been using sex and pregnancy to lure her fiance into marriage.

Merman

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Messages

To dream of receiving a message represents feelings about understanding the true nature or seriousness of a matter. Finally "getting the message." Realizations that you need to allow something unpleasant to happen because you can't control it. Feeling that someone is trying to convey a hint to you. Awareness of yourself not listening as well as you should have. Unexpected news or developments.

Negatively, dreaming of receiving a message may reflect feelings about embarrassing realizations, or feeling stupid for not understanding a subtle signal sooner. A serious wake up call. Difficulty accepting unpleasant facts. Realization that you weren't paying as close attention to the reality of a situation as you should have. Body language or strange behavior in other people that you can't completely understand. Bad news that is mean, obvious, or scary.

To dream of sending someone a message represents feelings about needing to convey something important to others. Feeling that you haven't been clear enough to someone. Feeling that your subtle communications have not been understood. Negatively, it may reflect unpleasant truths you need to reveal to someone. Feeling the need to let someone down easy, reject someone, or breakup with someone. Feeling that it's either too easy or not easy at all to make reality obvious to someone.

To dream of only hearing a message represents feelings about not having full certainty with with a signal you are receiving. Not believing or having full confidence in news you have been told.

Consider the content of the message for additional metaphorical symbolism.

Dreams of messages are also common in dreams of people who are struggling to discern the messages of their previous dreams.

Example: A woman dreamed of receiving a message from her grandmother. In waking life she was struggling to help her brother get out of jail. After all her options to help her brother had been exhausted she finally realized that she had to give up and let her brother go to jail with the full sentence with no way to stop it.

Example 2: A man dreamed of something delivering a spoken message to him abut winning the lottery of which he didn't believe at first. When the person delivering the message said he had the winning ticket with the dreamers name on it the dreamer jumped for joy. In waking life the dreamer was waiting for a very long time for his wealthy controlling father to die. When his father finally was dying he didn't believe it would happen for real until the death was communicated to him by a hospital doctor.

Example 3: A man dreamed of hearing someone trying to tell him a message of which he couldn't hear perfectly. In waking life he had been doing a lot of dream studies and was convinced that his dreams were trying to tell him something important that he couldn't understand.

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Metal

To dream of things made of metal represents something about you or your life that you are confident about being strong. Confidence and security. Strength of character. Feelings about behavior or some area of your life that is protective of staying the way it is. Some area of your life that doesn't cancel easy or takes a concerted effort to change or damage. Some area of your life that isn't going to break easily. Quality of character or feelings about the strength of a personality trait.

Negatively, metal reflects dangerous behavior or bad intentions that are extremely difficult to change.

To dream of thin metal may reflect feelings about behavior or a situation that's felt to be durable as long as it's left that way.

Consider the type and size of the metal object for additional meaning.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing two small metal clamps, one below and one above, touching each other. The clamps were flat rods together except for the middle which was bent like a triangle where the bottom clamp bent down and the top clamp bent up. In waking life the dreamer felt he was experiencing petty competition with someone believing they were better than him at his job to the point of experiencing the other person training hard while he was forced to take time off. The dreamer was a trained expert while the annoying competitor cared about nothing except appearances taking advantage of a situation imposed on the dreamer.

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Meteors

To dream of a meteor represents a potential problem with the ability to devastate goals, plans, relationships, or your sense of stability. Unexpected problems with the potential to be serious. Feelings about radical change, potential catastrophes, or enormous unwanted impacts on your life. A major event. Significant unexpected disappointments.

Alternatively, a meteor may reflect feelings about large unexpected changes that don't really effect you personally. Witnessing something big changing for someone else. Hearing about big change on the news about a foreign country.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a meteor hit the moon. In waking life he had experienced the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre on the news.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of seeing a meteor hit the ground. In waking life she had discovered that her boyfriend had found out about her cheating on him earlier in the relationship.

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Mexican People

To dream of Mexican people represents aspects of your personality that respects itself believing in itself. A staunch attitude about believing in yourself as something you're always supposed to do. Respecting yourself never being a fake or phony all the time. Asserting yourself with people who want you to change things that you've grown accustom to. Refusing to change because you won't respect yourself believing in yourself if you do. A perfectly stubborn negotiation where you show someone you have nothing to lose, aren't fake, and don't need them. Respecting yourself never needing to talk to someone you believe isn't good enough to talk to you.

Negatively, a Mexican may reflect overdoing respecting yourself believing in yourself. Not being afraid to take risk or believing in yourself pushing limits that go over the line. Not noticing anything fake that is scary. Socializing that isn't desperate about not needing people. Feeling that someone is crazy for not changing. Confronting ingrained attitudes or habits. Arrogantly showing off telling people how much you don't care. Feeling that someone doesn't respect you because you aren't exciting enough. Feelings of dangerous incompetent emptiness because someone prefers to feel good first. Talking to yourself about going through with suicidal plans. Not liking changing bad habits because you like yourself without needing to quit (smoking, drinking, etc.)

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a beautiful Mexican woman. In waking life he kept getting disappointed that a woman he thought liked him would never want to talk to him. The Mexican woman in this case may have reflected his feelings about the beautiful woman respecting herself believing in herself confident due to her higher level of attractiveness that made him feel that she didn't need to talk to him. She was confident socially without him making him feel that he wasn't respected because he wasn't exciting enough to speak to no matter how many times he tried.

Example 2: A man dreamed of sitting on a couch with a dangerous Mexican youth. In waking life he was considering killing himself because his life wasn't very exciting. In this case the Mexicans on the couch may have reflected aspects of the man's personality that were not afraid to take risks or not afraid go over the line believing in themselves to commit suicide.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing Mexicans. In waking life he had failed to keep himself off cigarettes with a new method of quitting he tried. In this case the Mexicans in the dream may have reflected his feelings about friends who respected themselves believing in themselves as smokers with no pressure to quit while the dreamer felt pressure to quit and didn't like himself as a non-smoker.

Quack Medicine

To dream of quack medicine represents feelings about proposed solutions to problems being ridiculous, dangerously naive, or certain to not work. "Crazy" or dangerously stupid solutions. A willingness to try anything.

Negatively, quack medicine in a dream may reflect your desperation for a solution. Willingness to try anything even if it's perceived to be dangerous.

Scrubs-Medical

To dream of a scrubs medical uniform represents feelings about the personality tending to problems focused on healing or improving others all the time. Caretaking and responsibility for healing or problem-solving in a practical and professional manner. Your identity or role as someone who is emotionally or physically supportive of others

Negatively, dreaming of medical scrubs may represent overdoing tending to problems focused on healing or improving others all the time. Feeling like you're constantly "on call" for others' problems, without recognition of your own needs. Feeling trapped in a caretaker role without time or space for your own needs.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing people wearing medical scrubs. In waking life, she was very concerned about her mother's health. In this case, the scrubs may have reflected her identity becoming closely tied to the role of caretaker, always feeling responsible for monitoring, supporting, or responding to her mother's health issues.

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