Braces

To dream of a having braces on your teeth represents a situation that forces perfection on you that is unpleasant to adjust to. It may point to perfect behavior demanded of you or preparation for something important that demands total compliance to guarantee good results. You may feel that something in your best interest is unfair, terrible, or embarrassing.

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Breast Cancer

To dream of breast cancer represents feelings about the slow deterioration of your ability to respect yourself with passive authority or assumed power to control people without asserting yourself. The slow deterioration of passive assumed power to make people care about you or listen to you. The gradual decay of passive assumed power that feels it can only get worse or threaten to ruin your ability to matter or be important without asserting yourself. The ability to respect yourself with passive power or assumed authority being eroded by negative influences. Feeling that caring about people doesn't make people respect you with assumed authority anymore because people are ruining your life by never listening to you ever again.

Positively, dreaming about breast cancer may represent your awareness and proactive attitude towards identifying and addressing issues that are slowly affecting your passive assumed power or influence.

Negatively, dreaming about breast cancer could represent feelings of hopelessness, fear, or anxiety about the gradual loss of something essential to your sense of assumed power to make people listen to you without asking. A pervasive sense of decay or deterioration of passive authority in your life that feels unstoppable. An insidious depletion of passive assumed power and capability in your life. Situational decay that is affecting aspects of your life that once felt secure or unquestionable. Deep-seated fears or anxieties about losing your passive power, influence, and identity. Feeling that people don't have to respect your sense of assumed power and that it will only get worse. The gradual erosion of your confidence, happiness, and assumed authority to make people listen to you about unresolved issues or ongoing struggles. A perceived attack on your passive identity or ability to simply speak to make things happen. Feeling that nobody talks to you about doing anything for you ever again. Feeling that if people stop respecting your passive authority that it will begin to influence other people to do the same until it ruins you.

Alternatively, dreams of breast cancer may reflect your anxiety about breast cancer.

Example: A woman dreamed of a nurse telling her that she might have breast cancer. In waking life, she was experiencing migraines and nausea that would not go away after months. Prescription medicine didn't work and she didn't think there was any point in returning to the doctor. In this case, the breast cancer may have reflected hopelessness about the persistent health issues eroding her confidence that any medical professionals would ever listen to her health complaints ever again by simply asking for additional testing and that going back to the doctor would only make doctors lose more respect for her.

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Burgundy

The color burgundy represents situations that have the potential to become negative. Something you are thinking, feeling, or doing that has the potential to become a problem or go overboard.

The reason why burgundy represents potential negativity is because it's close to red, but not quite. So it's symbolically almost negative.

Example: A man dreamed of being inside a burgundy construction garbage bin. In real life he was planning on killing himself. The burgundy garbage bin reflected the potential he had to actually carrying out his suicide.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing his cousin in all burgundy. In waking life his cousin has agreed to buy the dreamers broken BMW SUV if certain repairs were possible and the dreamer found that the BMW dealership was making the likelihood of those repairs impossible. In this case the dreamer's cousin in all burgundy color may have reflect his feelings about a potential problem with selling the vehicle that he perceived with his cousins conditions.

Caduceus

To dream of a caduceus represents healing or a concern for health. Preoccupation with healing or improving your life somehow. The caduceus may be a sign that you need to take better care of yourself.

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Cancer

To dream of the disease cancer represents emotional or situational decay. An area of your life that slowly eats away at your well-being, happiness, or power. It can also reflect feelings of hopelessness, restrictions, or fundamental flaws. Feeling that a situation can only get worse or will spread to other areas of your life if you don't start taking action. Feeling that a situation is hopeless or can only get worse. Feeling that something eating away are you.

Example situations that could encourage a dream about cancer may be a difficult illness, financial problems, or a relationship that stifles you.

Alternatively, cancer can also reflect real life situations were cancer is a real possibility or someone you know is living with it.

Example: A man dreamed of having cancer. In waking life he was very depressed about his life and felt that life couldn't only get worse for him.

Example 2: A man dreamed of having lung cancer. In waking life he was experiencing anxiety about his habit of smoking cigarettes giving him cancer if he didn't quit.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing cancerous smoke. In waking life he was worried about the economic crisis.

Example 4: A man dreamed about a cancer club for children where the children were beginning to feel hopeless. In waking life he felt that his life was only getting worse and people who had previously inspired him couldn't inspire him any more.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing someone with cancer. In waking life she felt that her marriage was slowly deteriorating.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of having cancer. In waking life she was experiencing her mental health slowly deteriorating.

Cars

To dream of cars represents feelings about your ability to be in total control of the direction or speed a situation is going that doesn't have to stop if you don't want to. Operating a car reflects how competent at managing a situation you or some aspect of your personality is. Who or what is in control of the direction and speed a situation in your life is going.

The type of car represents the style of decision-making or control being exerted over a situation. The type of car may also reflect how you feel as you go about controlling decision making in a new way. People who drive your car represent aspects of yourself or projections of other people who are guiding your choices. People riding along with you in a car reflect aspects of your personality that are influencing your choices or problems that are "coming along for the ride" as you work towards a goal.

Cheap or rundown vehicles reflect vulnerability, a lack of resources, or a lack of impressiveness with your style of controlling decision-making in a situation. Not feeling like a big winner or feeling that showing off looks stupid.

Expensive or powerful vehicles reflect the impressiveness of decisions, effectiveness, or a direction in life that is unstoppable. Feeling like a winner with an effective method of controlling the decision-making over a situation.

To dream of getting a new car may represent feelings about a new ability to be in total control of the direction or speed a situation is going that doesn't have to stop if you don't want to. A new approach to controlling decision-making as you take on a new relationship, new job, or start a new project. A fresh start or a new way of going about your business. A new decision-making style.

To dream of being unable to find your car represents feelings of being cut off from being allowed to control decision-making related to the direction and speed a situation to going. Surprise that your ability to control decision-making is not possible or allowed. Feeling that you have not gotten what you bargained for. Feeling that your normal decision-making style is not giving you the satisfaction that you thought it would. A situation that leaves you feeling embarrassed or confused. You may feel that there is no meaning to some area of your life. You may not know what you really want to do with your life or where you want to go.

To dream of your car being out of control represents feelings about life situations where you feel a compromised sense of control over decision-making. Feeling that you are losing control of a situation. Managing a situation or people is difficult. Feeling you have lost a sense of stability with control over a situation.

To dream of a stolen car represents feelings of being stripped of your identity or ability to control the speed and direction of a situation. The loss of your job, a failed relationship, or some situation where you feel your role or momentum has been compromised. Feeling that a situation is not honest about letting you remain in control or make decisions freely.

Negatively, dreaming about your car being stolen may represent feelings about thinking you are better than someone else being abruptly cut off. Feeling embarrassed for being selfish, arrogant, or deluded in your decision-making abilities. Dishonest self-control over a situation that suddenly got cut off. Disbelief that you are no longer in control of a situation where you were totally selfish to the point that someone else embarrassed you by shutting you off. Feeling that someone else isn't supportive of you being in control of a situation anymore.

To dream of a car that won't start represents feelings of being unable to start making decisions because of problems, delays, or frustrations. Controlling the direction and speed of a situation is not possible to begin with.

To dream of fixing your car represents your attempt to restore control over a decision-making process in your life that was sidetracked with problems or delays. Trying to get back on track in your life. Getting back your ability to control the direction your life is taking. Restoring your ability to progress or push ahead in some area of your life. Restoring your ability to freely make decisions or be in control of your own life. Negatively, fixing your car may reflect feelings of being sidetracked or prevented from doing what you feel you should be doing.

To dream of a car that is sinking in water represents feelings of being overwhelmed by uncertainty as you attempt to take control the direction and speed of a situation. Decision-making abilities are being overwhelmed by negative emotions or problems that are too big to control.

To dream of being in the backseat of a car may represent feelings about not being in control of a situation you are experiencing. Feeling that other people are controlling the direction of your life or that decisions you've made can't be stopped. Feeling that you are not in control of your own destiny. Feeling that someone is interfering with the direction of your life.

To dream that other people are in the backseat may reflect feelings about being in full control of a situation while other areas of your life or problems are being "carried along." Feeling able to effectively manage a situation away from problems as a leader. Negatively, it may reflect your tendency to take control of a situation and not listen to other people. Temporarily taking control over a situation with serious problems that could get worse. Casual control of something that is more powerful than you are to the point of being dangerous. Not respecting something that is bigger or more important than you are while you are in control of a situation.

To dream of a car on fire represents feelings about losing your ability to control the direction and speed of a situation to intense danger, anger, stress, or recklessness that is out of control. Control over decision-making that has been lost to other people hating you. A loss of control over a situation while also experiencing ongoing financial loss. The dream suggests that your plans or actions are leading to a potentially catastrophic outcome, and it may be time to reevaluate your approach. Alternatively, the car on fire could represent a sense of loss or failure in regard to something you have worked hard for, such as a job or relationship. You are unable to feel that you are in control of a situation anymore.

To dream of a black car represents control over a situation with a professional attitude about decision-making or control over a situation. Alternatively, dreaming of a black car may reflect decision-making that is considered excessive. Control over a situation that scares you. Fearing others being in total control of a situation you can't control at all.

To dream of a red car represents control over a situation that is passionate and driven by a desire to achieve. It may reflect the enjoyment of a successful and fulfilling career or project that one is deeply committed to. Enjoying your life being rich or successful because you are passionate about what you are doing for a living. Negatively, dreaming about a red car represents decision-making control over a situation that is dangerous and illegal, while knowing what you are doing is wrong. Danger or illegal decisions as the boss of a situation. Enjoying being a snob who never has to listen to anyone else tell you what to do. Getting away with dishonesty or immorality all the time. Knowing what you are doing is dangerous.

To dream of a light blue car represents control over a situation that is very sensitive, thoughtful, or very well-intentioned. A high degree of concern for honesty or caring about others feelings. Control over a situation where you or others are very concerned with caring for others. Positive management or control over a situation.

To dream of a dark blue car may reflect control over a situation in a manner that is very insensitive or brutally honest. Controlling a situation where being mean feels necessary. An all-business or emotionally immune honest attitude about control.

People changing jobs in waking life often dream of driving in a car that is not their real car. A possible reflection of a decision-making style that is not a usual style. Making decisions that you don't want to make while you change your life or adapt to your new job.

Older or elderly people may dream of cars that are too damaged or worn out to repair, often reflecting the aging process making certain areas of their lives impossible to continue with.

Pregnant women often dream of driving big trucks, buses, or cars that are difficult to maneuver.

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Example: A woman dreamed of losing her car. In waking life, she was unhappy with the direction her career was going because it had not brought her the happiness that she had expected it would. In this case, the lost car may have reflected the dreamer's feeling of losing a sense of control over the direction and speed her career was taking because it was boring.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being in the backseat of a car that started moving and screaming "I'm not ready to go!" In waking life, she was experiencing anxiety before a surgical operation that was about to take place. In this case, being in the backseat of a car may have reflected her feelings of being "in the back seat" of the doctors controlling her life with the scheduled surgery.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of driving her mother's car. In waking life, she felt that her attitude and decision-making style in a situation she was involved in were based on her mother's influence and not her own.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of her car burning. In waking life, she was experiencing serious financial problems at work with no easy way to solve them. She felt unable to conduct business properly while losing a lot of money. In this case, the burning car may have reflected her feelings of financial ruin along with a sense of loss of control over the direction and speed that her work life was going.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of being in the backseat of a car. In waking life, she felt that other people had interfered with her relationship and caused it to break up. In this case, being in the back seat of the car may have reflected the dreamer's feeling of being a passive observer in her own life and the sense that other people were in control of the direction and outcome of her relationship. The backseat of the car may symbolize her feeling of being a passive passenger in her own life, without a sense of control or agency.

Example 6: A young man dreamed of crashing his car into another car while he tried to turn off the highway. In waking life, he got caught having sex with his friend's ex-girlfriend while trying to stop the relationship from reuniting. In this case, cars crashing into each other may have reflected the collision of 2 different people's lives with different views of control over the speed and direction that a relationship with the ex-girlfriend should take while neither wanted to stop their way.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of getting a new car. In waking life, she had decided to take her new relationship seriously. In this case, the car may have reflected her feelings about being in control of direction and speed that her dating life was going as she focused on not being single.

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Catheters

To dream of a catheter represents feelings about being temporarily aided or supported in a way that helps you release emotional or psychological burdens you are unable to handle on your own. The need for relief, assistance, or intervention to process or let go of something overwhelming or deeply ingrained. Thoughts about seeking help or using tools to address personal issues, blockages, or constraints.

Positively, dreaming about a catheter may represent a recognition of the need for support or relief, leading to healing, recovery, or emotional release.

Negatively, dreaming about a catheter may represent feelings of dependency, vulnerability, or discomfort with needing help to manage relieving yourself of problems. Frustration with a lack of independence or the idea that something invasive or unpleasant is required to help you relieve yourself of your problems.

Alternatively, dreaming about a catheter may reflect actually issues with urinating or urinary incontinence.

Caveman

To dream of a caveman represents you or someone else that is totally preoccupied with surviving or living in the moment.

Negatively, a caveman may reflect a constant state of fear of serious troubles returning. To much focus on short term living and not focusing on long term living. Dangerously living in the moment.

Example: A man dreamed of being a caveman with an invincible club and invincible penis. In waking life she was experiencing uncontrollable sexual desires after having woken up from a catatonic "sleeping disease" and being put on strong medication. The caveman symbolism may have reflected his fear of not enjoying every last minute of his life that he could having sex or being risky before his disease returned.

Celebrities

To dream of a celebrity represents an aspect of your personality based on the most apparent qualities or traits that stand out the most about the celebrity. Ask yourself what feelings, behavior, or traits stands out the most about a celebrity when you think about them. A celebrity in a dream may also reflect an aspect of yourself that deserves recognition, success, or validation from others. A wish to be more influential or well-known, as well as the need to feel validated or acknowledged by others for your accomplishments. An incredible experience you are having that feels good deserving to talk about yourself to other people in a more prominent manner.

Celebrities in dreams can also represent your projection, thoughts and feelings about a celebrity. Perhaps, you are spending a lot of time thinking about a celebrity.

To dream of having having sex with a celebrity represents an enjoyable, exciting, or thrilling experience that embodies qualities mirroring your feelings about the celebrity. Fulfillment of your fantasies, ambitions, or desires that you may feel are normally unattainable. You may relish an experience that garners recognition or discussion about your accomplishments. Enjoyment in doing something uncommon or extraordinary, in a way that reflects a celebrity's most prominent qualities, while being acknowledged or praised by others. Enjoying getting away with something that other people recognize or talk about you for.

To dream about a celebrity that you have a crush on or are very attracted to may represent your desire for a certain life situation to occur. Consider how you feel when you think of them, and how those feelings or qualities may apply to a current life situation. Alternatively, it may be a sign that you need more realistic about your love life.

If you dream of a celebrity that you know little or nothing about, it's suggested you research that person's life to help form an opinion of them. Try to identify or feel the quality most apparent about them.

To dream of wearing a celebrity's clothes represents your personality matching up with the qualities you see in that celebrity the most. Your desire to adopt or emulate the qualities, traits, or characteristics of that celebrity. This could be an indication of your feelings of deserving recognition, success, or validation from others in your life, or simply to express yourself in a manner similar to that of the celebrity.

Example: A man dreamed of talking to Matt Damon. The quality of Matt Damon that stood out the most to him was being more concerned than someone else to see something unintelligent wasn't happening. In waking life, the man found himself surrounded by less experienced people than himself at work and had to use his intelligence to solve problems they couldn't. In this case, Matt Damon may have reflected the man's desire to be recognized for his intelligence and problem-solving skills while dealing with less experienced colleagues at work. The man may have felt that he deserved acknowledgment for being more competent and proactive in making sure unintelligent decisions or actions were avoided.

Example 2: A man dreamed of Jessica Alba. In waking life, he discovered an opportunity that he couldn't believe made money by trying it out once. In this case, Jessica Alba may have reflected his feelings about the surprising and attractive nature of the opportunity that presented itself to him. Just as Jessica Alba is perceived to be beautiful and successful, the opportunity he discovered seemed highly appealing, potentially rewarding, and almost too good to be true.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a beautiful famous model that he was obsessed with when he was younger. In waking life, when he was younger he used to paste every single picture he could of this model on his wall. In his current life he was obsessed with a goal that never happened.

Example 4: A man dreamed of having sex with Oprah. In waking life, this man was a successful public speaker. Oprah to him represented excellent communication skills. In his case, Oprah reflected how he felt about himself being good at public speaking.

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Chemotherapy

To dream of chemotherapy represents a powerfully unpleasant ordeal that you must endure in order to free yourself from a difficult problem. Feeling subjected to a situation where nothing you like or want can happen at all in order to move on. It may also reflect a dangerous or humiliating risk you are taking to separate yourself from an ingrained problem.

Chemotherapy may reflect feelings about your life becoming a disaster in order to escape a problem like addiction or a troubling relationship. Having to grow up harder and faster than ever before. Knowing you could "lose it all" trying to get rid of a degenerating problem.

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Chicken Pox

To dream of chicken pox represents a problem you are experiencing that can only be solved with inaction or patience. You may be experiencing a negative situation where you have to "bite your tongue", sit it out, or impotently experience a problem from beginning to end without being able to act against it lest you aggravate it. Chicken pox may be a sign that you need to put priorities first or that enjoyment needs to be placed on hold for more serious matters.

Alternatively, chicken pox may reflect a serious problem you believe only has to be confronted once.

Claustrophobia

To dream of having claustrophobia represents your fear of commitment or limiting yourself to anything. You don't like feeling chained to anything. You may be sensitive about not having your own space or the ability to change plans whenever you want.

Alternatively, dreaming of claustrophobia may be a sign that you feel a problem in your life is impossible to escape from or becoming too limiting to bear. You may feel that your options keep shrinking. You may benefit from speaking to friends or family about your problems. It may also be a sign that you might need to tell someone to back off. You may feel overprotected.

Clinic

To dream of a clinic represents feelings about fixing or dealing with a problem that isn't critical. A professional feeling about focusing on your problems. Resourcefulness to discreetly focus on or fix your problems. Problem fixing that isn't lethal, critical, and isn't impossible to wait for. Accepting yourself needing to be looked at or given an expert opinion. Impersonal feelings about fixing a situation.

Negatively, dreaming of a clinic may represent cold feelings about a problem being patiently look at. Feeling that nobody really cares about you personally while you deal with a problem. Feelings about problems being looked at with an emotionally immune or impartial attitude. Feelings about problems being looked into by an expert, but that will require you to deal with the problem on your own. Feeling bad that nobody wants to make you feel good taking care of you. Coldness or emptiness that nobody wants you to feel good being taken care of or nurtured. A serious non-family oriented problem fixing situation. Having a problem that isn't serious and feeling that nobody can fix it.

Dreams of clinics are common to people with colds, the flu, or a non-threatening illness that they don't know the cause to.

Example: A retired woman dreamed of her local health clinic wanting to use her home as a clinic. In waking life she caught the flu and was impatiently waiting at home to get her health back.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being in an abortion clinic. In waking life she was trying to find a way to end her marriage as quickly and cleanly as possible to avoid future plans with her husband.

Clutter

To dream of clutter may represent disorder or chaos in some area of your life. It may also be a sign that you need to be better organized or structured. It may reflect a lack of routine or professionalism.

To dream of someone else's clutter may reflect frustration with your own inability to get organized. It may also reflect your frustration with someone else that is not being as responsible, organized, or professional as you'd like them to be.

Cold Sores

To dream of a cold sore represents feelings of embarrassment that other people are think you are a permanent failure or loser. Public embarrassment, fear that other people are talking about your behind your back, or feelings about yourself being perceived by others as someone who repeatedly makes a fool of themselves. Feelings about recurring failures or embarrassments that other people witness.

Alternatively, cold sores may reflect feelings about repeatedly embarrassing yourself in front of others making bad relationship choices. Feelings about yourself looking like you are too stupid to find the right person or that a relationship is impossible for others to succeed at with you.

Example: A woman dreamed of getting a sore sore. In waking life she was having doubts about her wedding for her second marriage. The cold sore most likely reflected her feelings about all her friends and family thinking something is permanently wrong with her if she left her fiancee at the last minute after already being divorced once.