Antibiotics

To dream of antibiotics represents a solution to a problem that requires persistence or dedication. Something you know helps you if it's done regularly. You may have negativity that you are trying to protect yourself against. You might trying to prevent a problem from getting out of control.

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Antidote

To dream of an antidote represents a solution to a problem. The ability to set something right or correct something that went wrong.

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Arthritis

To dream of arthritis represents struggling with an area of your life that is always more difficult than it should be. Feelings about a permanent problem with moving around in life or holding on to things in your life. Problems or pain associated to your capabilities (e.g. emotional pain with holding on to difficult marriage). Issues with pain or holding on to things that are important to you that you feel may never go away. Persistent issues with pain or difficulty keeping your life the way it is. Persistent difficulty with your "grip" on some area of your life. Feeling on stress and struggle. Feeling helpless to effectively deal with a problem. Difficulty moving forward with plans. Feelings of barely being able to do something.

Example: A woman dreamed of thinking she had arthritis. In waking life she had spent a very long time away from her husband and was dealing with a loss of her home. The arthritis in the dream may have reflected her feelings of permanently having a problem living her life easily and holding on things important to her. She felt persistent pain associated with keeping her husband and her home that she thought would never go away.

Artificial Limbs

To dream of artificial limbs represents feelings about never allowing anything to limit your beliefs or sense of independence. You may have been cut off from power, freedom, or a capability and are using your resources to overcome it. Doing whatever you can to not allow a problem or limitation stop you. Choosing to never give up.

Negatively, an artificial limb may reflect use whatever resources are available to never have to face consequences. Feelings about negative situations or people in your life that will never give up. It may also reflect your negative attitude about giving up control.

Example: A man dreamed of his dog having an artificial limb that he took off and examined the cut limb. In waking life he was using pain killers, smoking, and alcohol to support himself emotionally and was finally beginning to think about the real underlying issues causing his problems. The artificial limb reflected his use of addictive substances to avoid facing his real pain.

Asthma

To dream of asthma represents anxiety under uncomfortable circumstances. Feeling intense fear or worry while also feeling unable to discuss it. You may be feeling a lot of pressure to do things all by yourself or to never bother others. Asthma may be a sign that you need to confront your fear of discussing you problems or reaching out to others.

Autism

To dream of seeing someone with autism represents issues with being too accepting of a weird or eccentric situation. Oddness that is obvious and stands out. Making excuses for unusual behavior. Frustration that someone is fully aware of you and chooses to ignore you. Frustration that you are not being listened to you no matter how obvious or direct you are with someone. Difficulty communicating or "getting through to someone. Your awareness of other people purposely not listening to reason or warnings.

To dream of yourself being autistic or that other people think you are autistic may reflect waking life situations where you feel your behavior is considered eccentric by others. Uncomfortable feelings about real mental health problems or disabilities you have being witnessed by other people. Feeling that other people think you are weird and stupid.

Alternatively, being autistic may reflect insecurity you have about not being like other people.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a very autistic man. In waking life he he was having trouble being supportive of a friend who was in the hospital for chemotherapy. The friend in the hospital was acting very disruptive while he was supposed to be sitting still.

Autopsy

To dream of an autopsy represents a careful evaluation of the consequences of your actions. You or someone else may be trying to understand failures or find the root cause of a problem.

Band-Aid

To dream of a Band-Aid represents something you're doing to feel better about a problem. Not wanting to notice something negative again. A temporary solution that frees you from caring all the time.

To dream of a Band-Aid falling off represents a temporary solution that didn't work. You may have believed you could stop caring about a problem that has come back.

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Bandages

To dream of a bandage represents a need to heal, growing pains, or learning to cope with a problem. An unpleasant time of change or healing. You may be emotionally wounded and trying to protect yourself.

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Bleeding

To dream of bleeding represents some area of your life that is losing strength, vigor, and vitality. The body part that bleeds represents the area of your life that is losing strength.

To dream of bleeding that won't stop may reflect a traumatic experience that you have difficulty getting over.

To dream of bleeding from your leg represents awareness of your independence being lost. Your ability to do things for yourself is slowly being weakened.

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Blind

To dream of being blind represents you or someone else that lacks the ability to notice something directly. A total inability to easily size up a situation or see the truth. A limited or handicapped ability to directly understand a situation.

Blindness in a dream may reflect a heightened need to use body language, gestures, or trickery to test people's reactions to feel their real intentions out.

Negatively, blindness in a dream may be a sign that you are aware of yourself being too deep into a difficult or important situation with no real way to understand it. It may also be a sign that you are uncomfortable lacking direct information.

Example: A man dreamed of walking with a blind person. In waking life he was trying to talk to people he thought were liars and had to speak to them carefully in order to feel out their real intentions.

Blood

To dream of blood represents feelings about life force, vigor, energy, passion, confidence, or vitality that affects your core being and is dangerous to lose too much of. Feelings about the seriousness of consequences, loss of vitality, emotional pain, or injury to some aspect of your life that cannot easily be ignored. Feelings about how healthy or strong some aspect of your life is about deserving to be alive. Blood outside the body is generally symbolic of a loss of strength in some area of your life, while blood inside the body symbolizes strength and energy.

Positively, blood reflects vitality, strength, confidence, and success. You are vigorously confronting problems, getting ahead, or feeling strong.

Negatively, blood may represent feelings about a part of your life that is losing energy, vigor, vitality, confidence, or strength. Losing passion or a sense of deserving to be alive. Either emotional pain, upsets, or situations caused by excessive drives, anger, or reckless behavior. This usually appears in dreams as bleeding, seeing pools of blood, or being covered in blood. Negative remarks that cause others pain. Illness or the painful loss of a relationship. Serious damage to your confidence. Awareness that something serious, personal, or irreversible is happening in your life.

To dream of bleeding represents some area of your life that is losing strength, vigor, confidence, and vitality. The body part that bleeds represents the area of your life that is losing strength, vitality, or vigor.

To dream of bleeding that won't stop may feelings of may represent a traumatic experience or personal loss that you have difficulty getting over and draining you of all your vitality, confidence, and vigor. Exhaustion.

To dream of being covered in blood may represent feelings about yourself or someone else being completely overwhelmed by emotional pain, losing energy, vigor, vitality, confidence, or strength. Feeling "stained" by failure, disaster, loss, or bad decisions. A loss of vitality or confidence that is impossible to hide from other people. Conflict in a relationship or social setting. Blood on you may represent the results of fighting, viciousness, or attacks on others as you attempt to assert yourself. Sacrificing everything you have for an important cause.

To dream of feet bleeding represents feelings about a loss of vitality or confidence that is affecting your moral foundation or principles.

To dream of having blood on your hands represents feelings of guilt, responsibility, or awareness of having caused pain, loss, or serious consequences through your own actions. Feeling unable to escape responsibility for mistakes, conflict, or damage you believe you have caused. Awareness of yourself being directly involved in something emotionally harmful, aggressive, dishonest, or morally wrong.

To dream of blood being totally drained from the body represents some issue in your life that is totally draining you of power, strength, vigor, or confidence.

To dream of blood on the walls represents lingering feelings about a powerful loss or failure that stopped all progress.

To dream of medically drawing blood represents feelings about testing yourself or others to understand vitality. Confronting uncomfortable truths or temporarily enduring discomfort to gain insight, recovery, or reassurance. Emotional testing, vulnerability, or needing clarity about how healthy or strong some aspect of your life is.

To dream of the blood of enemies represents feelings about vitality, confidence, or power being taken away from people or problems that oppose you. Awareness of your enemies, competitors, or obstacles weakening, suffering consequences, or losing the ability to continue against you. Feelings about victory, revenge, or overcoming opposition through the visible loss of strength or confidence of others. Satisfaction that a threatening person is no longer powerful.

To dream of blood pumping through your veins represents feelings about strong vitality, motivation, passion, or confidence actively empowering your life. Feeling fully alive, emotionally driven, determined, or energized to confront challenges. A powerful sense of personal strength, resilience, ambition, or emotional intensity pushing you forward.

To dream of wounds that don't bleed represents emotional pain, personal damage, or conflict that no longer has the power to weaken you emotionally or drain your confidence. Feeling that a problem, insult, or loss lacks the power to weaken your confidence or vitality. Emotional numbness, resilience, or the ability to endure hardship without visible suffering.

Alternatively, dreams about blood may reflect issues with women's menstrual periods. It's not uncommon for women to dream of messy blood scenarios when they have accidental bleeding. Women may also dream of bloody rivers while having their periods.

Example: A woman dreamed of being annoyed to see blood coming out of a garbage bag with a dead body she had just chopped up. In waking life, she was bothered by having to care about her ex-boyfriend's feelings after having broken up with him. In this case, the blood may have reflected her lingering feelings about the emotional pain, seriousness, and personal consequences involved with hurting her ex-boyfriend's feelings while trying to permanently remove him from her life.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of seeing two sharks fighting, and one of them made the other bleed. In waking life, he manipulated two friends into attacking each other verbally and noticed that one friend got his feelings hurt. In this case, the blood may have reflected his awareness that one friend was emotionally wounded or personally affected more seriously than he originally intended.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing herself bleeding. In waking life, she had just broken up with her boyfriend. In this case, the bleeding may have reflected her feelings of lost confidence and emotional pain of losing her relationship.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of being covered in blood. In waking life, she had cancer and felt that her life was doomed. In this case, being covered in blood may have reflected her feelings about being completely overwhelmed by the seriousness of the news of her condition being impossible to ignore while it was consuming her confidence, hope, and sense of personal strength.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of blood splattered all over a road. In waking life, she was frustrated about losing a friend at work who was originally very nice to her, but then stopped being nice. In this case, the blood splattered on the road may have reflected her feelings about her lingering feelings about the emotional damage, hurt feelings, and loss of confidence caused by the deterioration of the friendship while continuing through the normal routine of her work life.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of seeing a baby with no blood. In waking life, she felt that her plans were dashed because she had no money and no job. In this case, the bloodless baby may have reflected her feelings about her life and plans for the future lacking vitality and not "deserving to be alive" because she lacked money and a job.

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Blood Pressure

To dream of blood pressure represents how well you are able to cope with current life situations. How exciting, thrilling, or challenging your life is.

High blood pressure reflects too much stress, anxiety, or responsibility. A situation may be emotionally overwhelming. You may need to seek help or slow down.

Low blood pressure represents boredom or a slow paced lifestyle. You may be lacking excitement or need a change.

Blood Tests

To dream of a blood test represents feelings of evaluation, scrutiny, or assessment regarding your vitality, strength, or ability to safely do things with issues that don't easily communicate your status. A thorough self-examination or evaluation of your status for health, behaviors, or decisions. Concerns about discovering problems or issues that require attention. Anxiety about the outcome of a situation where you are being tested on your vitality, strength, or ability to safely do things. A desire for validation or confirmation that everything is okay or that you are on the right path. Concerns about being found lacking in some way.

Positively, dreaming about a blood test may represent a proactive approach to monitoring your vitality, strength, or ability to safely do things with potential problems before they escalate. Preventative measures to maintain a balanced life or lifestyle. A willingness to confront and address any underlying issues or challenges affecting your overall well-being.

Negatively, dreaming about a blood test may represent fears of discovering something wrong with you or your life. Feelings of vulnerability, uncertainty, or insecurity about your vitality, strength, or ability to safely do things with issues that don't easily communicate your status. You may feel exposed or under pressure to address health concerns or make necessary lifestyle changes. Anxieties about potential illnesses, hidden flaws, or personal shortcomings being exposed.

Alternatively, dreaming about a blood test may represent anxiety about illness, disease, or potential health problems that need attention.

Example: A woman dreamed of getting a blood test to determine if she was pregnant and found out that she had AIDS. In waking life, she felt stuck in an abusive relationship that prevented her from moving away to a better life. In this case, the blood test may have reflected her thoughts about assessing her own vitality, financial strength, and ability to safely move away as a person who is capable of living independently from her husband. The pregnancy test revealing she had AIDS instead of being pregnant may reflect her feelings about being stuck with or having sex with her abusive partner that could only ruin her life staying the way she was instead of having a viable future with him.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a man getting a blood test that discovered he was on drugs. In waking life, she didn't like that the father of one of her children wasn't capable of paying any child support. In this case, the blood test may have reflected her her thoughts about evaluating the father's ability to support his child financially and discovering his unreliability or incapacity to contribute due to irresponsible behaviors or choices.

Blood Transfusion

To dream of a blood transfusion represents feelings about attempting to reinvigorate the energy in a situation, relationship, or your own efforts into a problem. A need for renewal of energy. A need to renew vitality in some manner.

Negatively, a blood transfusion may reflect honest feelings about yourself not feeling as passionate about a situation or relationship as you want to. Feeling that you need a miracle to make a relationship work.

Example: A woman dreamed of needing a blood transfusion. In waking life he was planning to get married to a man she wasn't fully in love with. She was trying to force herself to fall more deeply in love with the man for the sake of her kids.