Skin

To dream of skin represents the mental and emotional boundaries between you, other people, and the events of your life. It's how you protect or resist attacks on your feelings or ego.

Alternatively, skin in dreams may reflect your ability to like yourself or feel good about yourself. Heightened sensitivity or not feeling good about something. Not feeling good about what someone said to you. Hurtful comments.

Having no skin would symbolize complete vulnerability to negative influences or emotional attack. Seeing others with no skin would represent aspects of your personality with no ability to feel good ever again. Positively, seeing someone with no skin may in a dream reflect a an aspect of yourself that is experiencing strong emotional influences. A total lack of concern for how you feel in order to achieve a difficult or incredible goal.

To dream of burned skin may reflect feelings about someone intentionally trying to make you never feel good again. The consequences of our actions or others actions that leave us feelings of having been "burned" emotionally by someone close to us.

To see creatures that burrow under the skin would symbolize problems that bug you or that have gotten to you. Feeling "creeped out."

To dream of a snake shedding skin represents feelings about yourself or others no longer having to notice the bad things they done ever again. Negatively, this may reflect a corrupt person getting worse. Positively, it may reflect feelings ab out yourself or a bad person getting the chance to move on with their lives.

Crystal Meth addict often hallucinate about bugs burrowing holes and crawling under their skin. This may symbolize their annoyance about the drug's effects feeling to have permanently worn off and leaving the addict unable to feel good about themselves anymore.

Example: A man dreamed seeing a woman with all her skin ripped off by a huge knife. In waking life he was experiencing a dramatic worsening of a skill condition that didn't allow him to have any confidence in himself at all.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her friends recently deceased daughter jump into her skin which was hanging in a closet. In waking life the woman was helping her friend clean out her dead daughter's closet and felt she had to put on an enthusiastic attitude about the dead daughter's life each time she went over to the home to help clean out the dead daughter's belongings.

Example 3: A man dreamed of trying to prick his father's skin with a syringe. In waking life he was trying to convince his father to get a job when it was very important to fix his life up.

Refer to the Race, Skin Color & Culture theme section for a more in depth look at skin color.

Spine

To dream of a spine represents the ability to withstand difficulty or "stay put" with difficult choices. Stamina and strength of character. The courage of conviction or to maintain integrity in the face of arrogance. How well you keep your responsibilities or promises. Having "backbone."

Negatively, a dream with a spine may reflect a lack of moral character or responsibility. You "caved" on an issue or lowered yourself.

Spleen

To dream of a spleen represents feelings regarding conflict where you believe every single detail matters even though it's not serious to do so. Feeling that it's inappropriate to not respect even the small details of a situation or relationship. Putting your foot down for small issues out of respect, courtesy, or tradition. Your ability to feel like a total winner with even the small details being respected. Feeling that it's inappropriate for your partner to be friends with someone of the opposite at sex.

Negatively, dreams about the spleen may be a sign that you need to lighten up and making a big deal out of a small issue.

To dream of having your spleen removed may reflect your inability to stand up for small issues of respect, courtesy, or tradition. Uncontrollable annoyance or jealousy with a seemingly innocent situation that you feel is harmless, but still inappropriate. Sensitivity about details requiring to be absolutely perfect in order to be feel respected or powerful.

Example: A man dreamed of having his spleen removed for an experiment. In waking life he allowed his wife to eat dinner out with a younger male student of hers. He thought it was inappropriate even though it seemed harmless. He couldn't control his jealousy after the having allowed the dinner date to occur.

Stomach

To dream of a stomach or abdomen represents your ability to process and digest the experiences or situations in your waking life without anything bothering you. A reflection of how well you can accept and deal with emotions, situations, or information that you are confronted with. Your level of sensitivity or insensitivity about accepting criticism or difficult situations. How vulnerable you are to having your feelings hurt or allowing something to upset you. The state of the stomach in your dream can reflect your level of comfort or discomfort with the way life is taking you.

Positively, dreaming about a stomach may represent a good ability to cope with or accept new situations. Confidence with your ability to accept criticism or what life throws at you in a healthy manner. Resilience and the strength to face challenges without being overwhelmed. Confidence about your abilities or appearances that isn't afraid to talk back to other people about having less confidence than you do. Confidence about yourself not being a lazy undeserving person.

Negatively, dreaming about a stomach problem may represent difficulties in dealing with life's challenges. Emotional issues that are hard to digest or accept, feelings of unease or unrest with a particular situation, or the inability to process and move past negative emotions. This dream could also highlight fears, insecurities, or a sense of vulnerability in facing what life throws at you.

To dream of a perfect stomach or perfect abs represents a confident carefree attitude about accepting and dealing with various situations in life without anything bothering you. Perfect confidence about never being a loser no matter what anyone said about you. Imperviousness to criticism or insensitive comments you receive.

To dream of a potbelly represents feelings about excess, overindulgence, a lack of self-discipline, laziness, or unhealthy habits while not minding what it looks like. Problems with believing in yourself being perfectly confident. Sensitivity about criticism or insensitive comments you receive.

To dream of your stomach or abdomen being attacked, injured, or sick may represent feelings about experiencing difficulties in processing and dealing with certain situations, leading to feelings of discomfort or unease. Vulnerability, insecurity, or distress related to your currently accepted choices and beliefs.

To dream of having a dog attack your stomach may reflect your heightened sensitivity about issues you feel other people are criticizing you about. Feelings of insecurity or vulnerability regarding your beliefs or choices, especially if they are being challenged or criticized by others. Feelings about someone protective attacking you for your comfortably accepted beliefs or choices because they don't believe that you are safe. Vicious personal attacks on issues that make you very sensitive. Fear that something is wrong with you.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing an enemy with a disgustingly obese potbelly. In waking life, he experienced his enemy being caught committing a crime and telling disgustingly obscene lies to explain the situation as though nothing was wrong with it that looked stupid being confident. In this case, the potbelly may have reflected the dreamer's perception of his enemy as morally corrupt who was grotesque with excess and dishonesty.

Example 2: A woman had recurring dreams of a vicious dog attacking her stomach (belly, not organ). In waking life, she felt her family and work life were more important than a medical check-up which she suspected she needed. When she finally did get a checkup she was diagnosed with stomach cancer (organ, not belly) and died three months later. In this case, the dog attacking her stomach may have reflected her feelings about someone protective (family, medical reminders) emotionally attacking her decision to comfortably accept her job and family as more important than her health.

Example 3: A teenager dreamed of seeing himself and his friend with their shirts off revealing their perfect abs. In waking life, he was having issues comparing himself to his friend about who was better looking and didn't mind insensitive comments about comparisons. In this case, the perfect abs may have reflected his feelings about the confidence and carefree attitude about his and his friend's physical appearance despite the comparisons.

Teeth

To dream of teeth represents your vitality and self-confidence. A reflection of how good you feel about your physical appearance, talents, or anything that gives you status or power. Feelings about how permanently confident you are capable of being.

To dream of teeth falling out represents a loss of power, confidence, or self-esteem in some area of your life. A corrosive situation or feelings of a loss of vitality. Dreams of teeth falling out are common to people aging or who feel they are losing their looks. It's also common to people who are losing money, a career, or status of some kind. Feelings about a loss of permanent confidence.

To dream of extracting teeth may represent a a deliberate and proactive effort to remove something that is causing a loss of vitality, confidence, or self-esteem in some area of the dreamer's life. It may symbolize a desire or need to take control of a corrosive situation or to regain lost vitality. This dream may also indicate a willingness to sacrifice or let go of something in order to move forward and regain control. The act of extracting teeth may be a metaphor for taking decisive action to address a problem or issue that has been causing a loss of power or confidence. The act of extracting teeth may also represent a painful process of letting go, indicating that the dreamer may be struggling with the decision to move on from something or someone that has been causing them harm or holding them back.

To dream of a gap in your front teeth represents insecurities about your self-confidence. You may feel that others don't perceive you as confident as you feel you should be, or that your confidence is never quite as perfect as you want it to be. Feeling that you are not the best, but you are not hated. This insecurity may stem from a sensitivity to criticism or a focus on perceived flaws that you constantly wish to improve. Confidence that doesn't want other people to bring up your problem. Feelings about not being perfect and being happy about it. Confidence is getting away with not being perfect. Alternatively, a gap in the teeth of another person may represent your view of another person or situation that you don't want to say anything about out loud having anything else wrong with it.

To dream of animals with sharp teeth often represents feelings of anger or aggression. You may feel a sense of fury towards a person or situation, or feel that someone else is angry with you. The sharpness of the teeth can symbolize the intensity of these emotions, and the potential for harm or destruction. In some cases, the dream may represent someone else's "biting anger" directed towards you, making you feel attacked or threatened. It's important to examine the specific type of animal and context of the dream to gain further insight into its meaning.

To dream of being toothless represents a total loss of confidence, power, or vitality. You or someone else may have experienced a setback that has caused a loss power, status, or vitality in some way which has led to feelings of insecurity and vulnerability. Bad news, misfortune, or ill health are getting in the way.

To dream of brushing teeth represents feelings about reinforcing confidence in your strengths and abilities. preparation, practice, or maintenance to keep yourself feeling confident and ready to face the world. ou may be concerned about how others perceive you and may be taking steps to ensure that you do not appear weak or vulnerable in their eyes. Concerns about maintaining your appearance to other people as you strive to present yourself in the best possible light. Trying your best to maintain a good appearance and positive self-image.

Negatively, dreaming about brushing your teeth may reflect a preoccupation with appearances. Anxiety about looking bad to other people. An excessive need to reassure yourself. An excessive need to maintain impressive appearances. Issues with vanity. Fear of looking weak or lazy. The dreamer may be overly concerned with how others perceive them, leading to a constant need to present oneself in the best possible light.

To dream of broken teeth represents feelings a flaw or weakness in one's character or abilities that can no longer be hidden or ignored. This flaw may be something that has always been present but has been overlooked, or it could be a new development that has arisen and needs to be addressed. A flaw is now visible and cannot be concealed or covered up any longer. A need to confront and address one's weaknesses or limitations, to take steps to overcome them, and to work towards self-improvement. The dream may be a call to action, urging the dreamer to face their challenges head-on and to not let their flaws hold them back. Alternatively, the broken tooth may represent a warning that if the issue is not addressed, it may continue to worsen and have greater consequences in the future. Feeling that your confidence has been broken. Feeling that you need to restore confidence or prove yourself regain confidence.

Example: A woman dreamed of her teeth falling out. In real life she was insecure about her looks because she was aging. In this case the teeth falling out may have reflected dreamer's insecurities and anxieties about growing older and losing her youthful charm.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of seeing herself with gap in her teeth. In real life she felt like she wasn't good looking enough for a guy she liked. In this case the gap in the teeth may have reflected her feelings about looking her best wasn't good enough while the guy she liked didn't hate her.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of brushing her teeth in public when the battery in the electric toothbrush died. In waking life an expensive fee was required to secure an important business opportunity and she couldn't afford the fee because her budget for the year wouldn't allow it. Brushing her teeth in public in this case may have reflected her responsible management of her budget to keep her business looking confident that nothing is wrong while being unable to hide why she wasn't paying the expensive fee.

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Testicles

To dream of testicles represent nerve, confidence, bravery, or courage. You're ability to be comfortable about being assertive, masculine, or confident standing up for yourself whenever you need to. Your willingness to take risks and face challenges fearlessly.

Positively, dreaming about testicles might symbolize bravery, resilience, or a courageous attitude in confronting difficult situations. It reflects your ability to take risks and face challenges head-on. It may also indicate a sense of confidence and assertiveness in asserting yourself or pursuing your goals. This dream could represent your ability to withstand pressure or endure stressful circumstances with strength and determination.

Negatively, dreaming about testicles could suggest feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, or a lack of bravery. It could indicate fears or hesitations in facing challenges or taking risks. This dream may reflect a fear of failure or a reluctance to step outside of your comfort zone. It might also symbolize a need to assert your own power or assertiveness in certain areas of your life. Issues of control or a fear of losing your manliness.

Alternatively, seeing testicles on someone else in the dream may represent a person or situation that is braver or more willing to take chances than you are.

To dream of having your testicles squeezed represents feelings of vulnerability, powerlessness, or threat to your masculinity. It might be an indication of feeling a critical part of your self-esteem, confidence, or virility under attack, perhaps from external pressures or expectations. It could reflect feeling powerless to stop a situation from hurting you or undermining your confidence. Issues with not feeling freedom or respect while being assertive or masculine.

To dream of large testicles represents feelings of great confidence, courage, or assertiveness. It may indicate a positive self-image, high self-esteem, or strong belief in your abilities. You feel prepared and capable of facing challenges, taking risks, or standing up for yourself. It may also symbolize your assertiveness or dominance in certain areas of your life. Masculinity, assertiveness, or manhood that is overdone.

To dream of small testicles represents feelings of insecurity, self-doubt, or inadequacy. You may feel insufficiently confident, brave, or assertive in certain situations. It could indicate low self-esteem, fears of failure, or a reluctance to take risks. This dream might reflect a perceived lack of courage or inability to stand up for yourself when it matters.

Example: A man dreamed of having his testicles squeezed and felt he couldn't do a single thing about it while the pain only intensified. In waking life, he was experiencing heavy stress at work as a foreman for a construction company. In this case, having his testicles squeezed may have reflected his perception of having his masculinity or manhood being undermined or threatened while at work.

Thighs

To dream of a thigh represents stamina, motivation, and the ability to endure. Your ability to perform and get things done.

To dream of admiring your thigh represents satisfaction with your performance or stamina.

To dream of muscular thighs reflects you or some aspect of yourself that has staying power.

To dream of small feminine thighs represents acceptance of limitations. It may also reflect you or an area of your life that is advertising itself to be less powerful than someone else.

Example: A woman dreamed of having saggy skin on her thighs and feeling embarrassed when she tried to pull the skin tighter. In waking life she felt humiliated at work by her boss who kept removing benefits from her pay and making her feel like a loser who was too old and pathetic to compete hard in the workplace anymore.

Throat

To dream of your throat in your dream represents expression or the ability to communicate your thoughts and ideas openly.

Being choked would symbolize a person or situation that is preventing you from expressing yourself freely and openly. You can't speak freely or define yourself in the presence of others.

Example: A woman dreamed of being choked on a bed. In real life she had a husband that didn't allow her to make any choices.

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Thumbs

To dream of a thumb represents your ability to get a grip on things or keep a situation staying the way you want it. Your ability to keep stability and control in a situation or relationship. A thumb reflects a wish to keep something the same. Management ability or your ability to keep a situation stable.

To dream that you have no thumb represents feelings that you lack the ability to keep something exactly the way you want it. You may be experiencing changes that are beyond your ability to control.

To dream of having an abnormally large thumb represents a heightened sense of control or success. You may feel better capable of controlling a situation than others.

To dream of giving a thumbs up represents approval and that you are "okay" to proceed. Giving a thumbs down reflects disapproval.

Example: A woman dreamed that she was going to have her thumb amputated. In real life she was proposed to and because of a past failed marriage she felt her relationship was going to change in ways she didn't like. Having to amputate the thumb in the dream reflects her feeling that she may forever lose her "grip" on the current state of her relationship because of the changes proposal would have on the relationship making it more serious.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of her being all thumbs as she held a rotting vegetable in her garden. In waking life she was feeling that she was in inadequate mother who was only capable of managing her child and not helping her child.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of worms coming out of her thumbs. In waking life he was experiencing a lot of anxiety about being able to provide for her children and feared losing them and her husband. The worms coming out of her thumb may have reflected her uncomfortable feelings about being unable to effectively keep her family life stable of and under control.

Toenails

To dream of toenails represents a determination of self-worth based on areas of your life that aren't easily noticed by others. Things you are proud about privately. A reflection of how valuable you know yourself to be without showing it off. Feelings about how well you respect yourself being a moral grownup that rarely needs to talk about it. Feelings about yourself never embarrassing yourself being looked at as immoral by other people. Staying the way you are is deserved. How confident or respectfully adult you feel on rare occasions when something personal is revealed about you such as income.

Toenails may symbolize self-perception about how skilled, talented, intelligent, powerful, or rich you feel yourself to be. Confidence that you don't feel the need to talk about often. Feelings about being good at something and not having to talk about it all the time. Never uncomfortable with your status or who you are because people will just see it. Nice toenails may indicate you feel confident that nobody tells you that you're stupid about your job or being financially sound. Being noticed as always paying your bills or being a moral adult if the occasion ever requires talking about it.

To dream of painting your toenails represents feeling good noticing your strengths or things you are secure about. Feeling special about why you never embarrass yourself. A strong feeling of confidence that you are too good to lower yourself in ways others do. Feeling safe no matter what you are doing. Negatively, painting your toenails may represent conceit, vanity, or feeling as though you are better than other people so much that it's all you ever think about.

To dream of having long toenails may represent neglect of your strengths. Letting yourself go. A sign that you are not as motivated or focused as you could be. It may also reflect a big distraction in your life. Not maintaining things that let you respect yourself.

To dream of cutting your toenails represents maintenance or protection of a secure aspect of your life. Making sure an area of your life that you are totally confident about stays secure. Making sure your reputation, skills, or resources are not diminished. Ensuring that others never see your flaws.

To dream of an ingrown toenail may reflect a big screw up or problem with enjoying being a grownup or having permanently successful appearances that you can't believe won't go away right away. Not feeling professional about why you have to wait for a problem to go away. Annoyance with a mistake or something mean that embarrasses you with feeling little until it goes away. Privately not liking noticing a problem in case you have to talk about it.

Example: A woman dreamed of her toenail being blackened and falling off leaving only skin. In waking life she was concerned about her 38 year old son's mental state while he continued living at home with her. In this case the broken off toenail may have reflected her feelings about losing confidence when occasionally talking about herself being a good mother to other mothers due her son current life. She may have felt like a failure of a mother that didn't look good to talk about her son to other people with if the subject should arise.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of having an ingrown toenail that was hurting bad. In waking life she lost her job and was deeply worried about losing her home. In this case the ingrown toenail may have reflected her feelings about losing her job making it impossible to make home payments while other people may have found it a rare occasion to witness her not looking her professional about paying for things.

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Toes

To dream of toes represents thoughts that give you a feeling of assurance. Beliefs that keep you confident, secure, stable, and balanced. Something in life that allows you confidently believe that you are not a loser. Things that keep you motivated, prevent you from giving up, or losing control. Your feelings about how secure you are about your "standing in life" or confidently hold a position.

To dream of losing toes represents a loss of confidence or feelings of insecurity. Something that was reassuring you has been lost.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing an ugly misshapen growth on her toes that she was considering removing. In waking life she had gotten into a big argument with her husband about chores and that she confidently refused to stand down from. She was now regretting her stubborn attitude and considering apologizing.

Tomb

To dream of a tomb represents a permanent reminder of something in your life that has changed or failed. Always noticing how powerful you used to be. Nostalgia for how great things used to be, remembering your youth, or noticing a great achievement from the past.

Negatively, a tomb may reflect feeling that you lost something perfect that you never get to feel good about again. It may also represent feeling forced to think about a big failure.

To dream of being trapped in a tomb may represent feelings of being unable to outlive or forget the past. Feeling stuck having to discuss or be reminded of how great you or someone else used to be. Feeling that nobody wants to know the current you or how your life is in the present. Feeling that you are loser that can't talk about something different ever again.

Example: A woman dreamed of walking into a beautiful tomb. In waking life she was looking at pictures that showed how beautiful she used to be before she had children. The tomb reflected the remembrance of how perfect she used to be.

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Tongue

To dream of a tongue represents how you speak or express yourself.

To dream of a tongue being ripped out represents you or someone else that is being prevented from speaking or expressing themselves about something. Possibly a reflection of perceived threats or consequences for speaking freely or telling the truth.

To see the color blue on a tongue represents telling the truth, or expressing yourself in a positive way. It may be a sign that you are "coming clean" or trying to be honest.

To see a snakes tongue represents a deceptive manner of speaking or expressing one's self.

To dream that someone is sticking their tongue out at you represents a person or situation that you feel is taunting or insulting you.

Tonsils

To dream of having to get your tonsils taken out represents an unpleasant or unsavory method of correcting a problem. Having to care about nothing you like in order to fix or restore something. A compromise you have to make that doesn't feel good.

Example: A girl dreamed that she was told she had to get her tonsils taken out. In real life her ex-boyfriend would only be friends with her if she had sex with him. She didn't like this. The tonsils needing to be taken out reflects the unpleasant compromise of having to give sex to her ex in order to fix the problem of not having him in her life.

Torso

To dream of a torso represents feelings about the core aspects of your identity or essential self. The core part of someone's personality that doesn't need an explanation. A strong and stable sense of self or focusing on the most fundamental aspects of who you are as a person. The central foundation of who someone is as a person.

Negatively, dreaming about a torso may represent feelings of vulnerability or exposure at the core of your being. Feelings about a situation that is testing the core beliefs or identity of you or someone else. Issues with disconnection from your inner strength and capabilities. Feelings about the core identity being challenged or attacked.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing the man she secretly loved fighting a war in Afghanistan with all his body parts blown off his torso. In waking life, her crush was enrolled in the military in California. In this case, her crush appearing as a torso with all his body parts blown off may have reflected her feelings about the best part of who he was as a person without the military influencing his personality never getting a chance to do anything more with her socially due to the imposed structure of military enrollment ruining his personality.