Chicken-Food

To dream of eating chicken represents a situation in your life that gives you confidence. You may be overcoming a fear or anxiety you had. Overcoming cowardice. Pride in yourself for having stood up to something that scares you.

To dream of fried chicken represents confidence gained in situations that you overcome by perfectly humiliating someone. Confidence that is regained easily. Laughing at problems or bullies after humiliating them. Feeling good being a confident jerk with ease. Standing up to a problem that leaves you feeling confident that the problem is noticeably impossible to become a problem again. Confidence in being able to eat whatever you want without gaining weight.

Negatively, fried chicken in a dream may reflect feelings about enemies or competition in your life gaining advantages over you with stunning ease. Awareness of yourself being confident while being excessively mean to people. Respecting yourself too much. Confidently resting on your laurels or passed accomplishments that may eventually cause a problem. Naively believing you deserve to be overconfident. Too much confidence in being rich being able to solve all your problems. Delusions or misguided beliefs about how easy something is.

To dream of raw chicken feelings of confidence about situations that are dangerous, careless, or unpleasant. Confidence about situations that don't need to look good. Overcoming a fear or bully in a reckless manner. Overcoming cowardice in an ugly or
pleasant manner.

To dream of enemies or evil people eating chicken in a dream may reflect jealousy of your enemies becoming more confident than you. Feelings about losing confidence in being able to overcome problems or challenges. Feeling that other people are becoming confident about never needing to respect you. Certainty in why you deserve to lose confidence. Fear of your enemies or competition becoming better than you.

Alternatively, dreaming of evil people in a dream eating chicken may reflect awareness of yourself becoming confident in a very dishonest, immoral, or arrogant manner. Awareness of yourself being enjoying being a jerk to someone. Confidence that you feel while being mean to people.

To dream of chicken wings represents feelings about enjoying confidence in a situation with a challenge being too easy. Enjoying confidence with something that is easier than you thought. Confidently having a good time.

To dream of hotwings or chicken wings with hotsauce represents feeling of enjoying confidence with a dangerous situation being too easy. Confidently having a good time getting away with something dangerous or risky.

Example: A young girl dreamed of sleeping on a giant piece of friend chicken and then falling off of it and breaking her legs. In waking life she was too confident in being able to eat whatever she wanted without gaining weight and then when she gained weight she didn't like having to go on a diet and exercise regularly.

Example 2: A teenage girl dreamed of seeing her grandfather making fried chicken. In waking life she had done very poorly on a school exam and felt that she had to study perfect from that point on so she could be perfectly confident about her future school performance. The fried chicken in this case may have reflected her confident beliefs about getting perfect grades if she pushed herself harder at school...something she may not have genuinely had the motivation to do.

Example 3: A man dreamed of eating chicken wings with hot sauce. In waking life he was running an illegal pornography business and never got caught. He felt felt good being confident making lots of money without worrying about how dangerously illegal what he was doing was. He was shocked at how easy it was to run his illegal business.

Baby Food

To dream of baby food represents a waking life situation that is being made easier for you to experience. Care or nurturing behavior to make life easier. Simplification of a problem. "Baby stepping" through a problem. Making sure that someone inexperienced can get through something they don't understand. Doing all the work for someone else so it's easy.

Butter Chicken

To dream of butter chicken represents an experience of confidence that something easier than every other option that doesn't have to stop keeping you interested.

Chicken Nuggets

To dream of Chicken Nuggets represents feelings about an experience that's confident about safely not being in trouble for liking doing things for yourself.

Example: A young man dreamed of having 10 chicken nuggets. In waking life, he was studying for 2 exams. In this case, the chicken nuggets may have reflected his feelings about confidently preparing for his exams on his own without needing anyone else's help or distractions (such as picking up the phone).

Example 2: A man dreamed of wanting to shoot a chicken nugget man with a gun that the chicken nugget man gave him. In waking life, he was seeing a therapist. In this case, chicken nugget man may have reflected his feelings about seeing his therapist making him feel safe and confident about avoiding psychological or emotional trouble by getting professional advice. Wanting to shoot the chicken nugget man may have reflected his wish to fire his therapist after getting the advice.

Chinese Food

To dream of Chinese food (ethnic, not takeout) represents feelings about the qualities of an experience you are having being conservative about safety that doesn't overlook a mistake in order to keep going in a situation. An experience is conservative about not risking anything in order to sustain yourself in a situation so you can keep moving forward. Safety, low risk, and not playing around that keeps you sustained in a situation longer than you thought it would.

To dream of Chinese food takeout or fast food represents the quality of an experience that's convenient about having a good time conservatively not risking overlooking a mistake to sustain yourself to do something else. Takeout symbolism may also reflect feelings about not having to talk to the people who help you with a choice or experience once it's ready.

To dream of Chinese food chicken balls represents confidence that you are safe without risk about other people letting you like something the way you want as long as you handle it yourself because other people might want some too.

To dream of hakka chow mein represents feelings of being safe without risk while deserving to have everything working out the way it said it would without having to wait longer than you think you should.

To dream of vegetable fried rice represents feelings about being safe without risk that's fast about being simple and straightforward without needing to explain itself.

Example: A man dreamed of smelling Chinese takeout. In waking life, he was terminally ill and knew death was close at hand. He died shortly the next day. In this case, the Chinese takeout may have reflected his feelings about feeling good being conservative without risk to doctors or the law about finally being allowed to die without having to discuss it with doctors if he didn't want to.

Fast Food

To dream of fast food represents situations that encourage you to care about nothing except feeling good. A quick thrill. Enjoyment that lacks substance or deep emotion. It may also reflect casual sex.

Negatively, dreaming about fast food or junk food may reflect short term enjoyment that may cost you in the long term. Preferring to feel good while intentionally neglecting or avoiding responsible behavior.

Example: A man dreamed of eating junk food. In waking life he having difficulty becoming abstinent knowing full well that it was important to complete his religious training.

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Food

To dream of food represents feelings about the type and qualities of an experience you take in during a particular waking life situation. How certain situations are affecting you. Each food has a unique experience or energy associated with it based on your opinions, feelings, or memories of the specific food.

Certain food symbols tend to be more universal (e.g. apples or oatmeal), while others (e.g. processed food or junk food) take on a much more personal meaning based on your personal feelings about those foods. You need to ask yourself what stands out the most about a certain type of food and see how those qualities apply to your current life situation.

Fruit is symbolic of thoughts or behavior that make you feel good while being beneficial (e.g. Pears are feeling good responsible). Vegetables are symbolic of nourishing qualities that don't have to feel good while being beneficial. Meat is symbolic of qualities that are more sustaining.

Frozen foods may imply procrastination or putting something off. You've chosen to ignore certain issues or deal with something later.

Thawing frozen food could represent issues or situations that are being reconsidered. It may also reflect finally having to confront problems that you put off dealing with. Perhaps, you have been saving something special or important for this moment.

To dream of burned food represents experiences that you are having that went overboard or that you were too eager to have. Burned food may also reflect a lack of carefulness in preparing for a certain type of experience to happen. Distractions, a lack of focus, irresponsibility. Alternatively, burned food may reflect disappointment or the feeling that a certain kind of experience won't be good enough.

Refer to the themes section for food for a more in-depth look at dream food symbolism.

Junk Food

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Mexican Food

To dream of Mexican food represents feelings about the quality of an experience, idea, or choice that makes you respect yourself believing in yourself that matters without a problem. Getting through or liking a situation by being as bold, passionate, and interesting as you said. Situations where you may need to confidently speak about yourself believing in yourself without embarrassing yourself being fake and have it accepted. Feelings about taking in a genuine experience of believing in yourself respecting yourself without seeing anyone talking about you like you weren't.

Negatively, dreaming of Mexican food may represent overdoing respecting yourself believing in yourself that matters without a problem. Overdoing getting through or liking a situation by being as bold, passionate, and interesting as you said. Issues with being unable to confidently speak about yourself believing in yourself without embarrassing yourself being fake and having it accepted. Situations where other people may respect themselves believing in themselves with confidence while you don't. Getting negative attention or conflict due to respecting yourself believing in yourself too much with being bold, passionate, or interesting.

Example: A young man dreamed of being at a party and eating Mexican food where he encountered a beautiful woman whose boyfriend tried to have him killed. He was chased away. In waking life, he was experiencing social anxiety. In this case, the Mexican food may have reflected his feelings about needing to confidently navigate social situations confidently respecting himself believing in himself without a problem, but instead finding himself overwhelmed by fear and the intense social pressure of fitting in or asserting himself.

Pet Food

To dream of pet food represents thoughts or feelings about your ability to nourish or sustain something that brings you comfort, joy, or emotional support. Your understanding of what is needed to keep a certain aspect of your life 'fed,' encouraged, in balance, or well-taken care of. Pets are often symbolic of emotional or relational needs and the food may represent the emotional or psychological sustenance needed to maintain these relationships or aspects of yourself.

Positively, dreaming about pet food could symbolize a responsible attitude toward emotional needs or interpersonal relationships. You are aware of what needs to be done to nurture something or someone valuable to you. It may also signify that you are in a nurturing phase of life, giving attention and care to those who depend on you, including aspects of your own emotional well-being.

Negatively, dreaming about pet food may point to an emotional issue that is being exacerbated. Wasting your time saying you like something about your life in order to feel better about yourself. Wasting your time feeling good caring about someone ignorant or undeserving of that care in order to feel better about yourself. Feeling burdened or overwhelmed by the responsibilities of caring for someone else or keeping an aspect of your life balanced. You might feel like you are not up to the task, or perhaps that you're 'feeding' something that is not good for you, such as a bad habit or a toxic relationship.

To dream of cat food represents feelings about nourishing, sustaining, encouraging, or "feeding" illusions of confidence about something that isn't as tough as it says it is.

To dream of dog food represents feelings about nourishing, sustaining, encouraging, or "feeding" behavior that is emotionally protective. Encouraging emotional self-defense. Encouraging a loss of self-control over instincts and urges.

Example: A woman dreamed of buying herself a cat and always forgetting to feed it to the point of looking so skinny that she began to worry about it. In waking life, she was an unemployed stay-at-home mom experiencing relationship troubles. In this case, the neglected cat food may have reflected her feelings about forgetting to encourage herself to look for a job after telling her boyfriend she would because getting a job scares her that she'd have to stop taking care of her child herself and reenter the workforce after an extended period as a stay-at-home mom.

Refer to the themes section for animals for a more in depth look at animal symbolism.

Takeout Food

To dream of takeout food represents feelings about an experience of convenience of having someone address your needs to help you sustain yourself in a situation without having to talk to them about it afterward. Feelings about the convenience of not having to talk to people who helped you with what you asked for if you don't want to once your needs are met. Thoughts about it not being difficult to have someone do something for you without having to talk to them about it afterward.

Negatively, dreaming of takeout food may represent feelings about having your needs met and then avoiding social interactions or necessary conversations.

Example: A man dreamed of smelling Chinese takeout. In waking life, he was terminally ill and knew death was close at hand. He died shortly the next day. In this case, the Chinese takeout may have reflected his feelings about being conservative without risk to doctors or the law about finally being allowed to die quickly and easily without having to discuss it with doctors if he didn't want to.

Barbecue

To dream of using a barbecue represents a carefree attitude about something you're planning. Feeling good noticing that nothing can stop you from planning or preparing something your way. Enjoying less rules or eased restrictions about making plans to do something. Feeling that nothing sucks about what you are planning to do next. Plans or preparations that feel good not needing to be serious.

Negatively, dreaming about a barbecue represents a carefree attitude about dishonestly enjoying planning to do something your own way that doesn't suck. Plans to do something illegal in private that doesn't need to tell anyone. A carefree attitude that is making preparations to get someone back, spend stolen money for fun, or enjoying making an example out of someone you are getting back at. A possible sign that you are frustrated with something that doesn't allow you to easily make plans, spend money, or socialize. A wish to move on from a difficult relationship that prevents a carefree attitude about living your life.

To dream of a barbecue with no food represents a wish to have a carefree attitude about something you are planning, but it's not happening.

To dream of using a barbecue in your backyard may represent a relaxed attitude about planning for something that you don't like talking about. It may also reflect a carefree attitude about not getting caught planning to do something wrong or dangerous.

To dream of eating barbecued food represents a situation in your life that is encouraging you to be carefree. Enjoying a situation your way that you feel doesn't suck. An experience you are having that feels good noticing there is nothing difficult or jealous.

Consider the type of food for additional meaning.

Example: A young man dreamed of having a barbecue in his backyard. In waking life he was enjoying himself getting ready for his first year of high school. In this case the barbecue may have reflected his carefree attitude about the planning for school by spending the money given to him on preparing for school in a way he liked without having to tell his parents.

Example 2: A woman dreamed that her plans for a family barbecue were rudely changed by her ex-husband who chose to go invite everyone on a fishing trip instead. In waking life she felt that demanding to have a 50% stake in a family business was going to be easy and that she would just go start a new life afterwards. In the end the husband was far more difficult to deal with than she expected. In this case the barbecue may have reflected her feelings about enjoying an easier life financially while spending her 50% stake of the family business differently than her husband would chose for her.

Example 3: A man dreamed of joking about having a barbecue for a dead camel with an old friend he doesn't speak to anymore. In waking life he was disappointed by friendship. In this case the humorous barbecue comment may have reflected his non-serious attitude about enjoying plans to get back at someone who disappointed him because he easily could if he seriously wanted to.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of a dangerous man being murdered and dismembered with the dismembered body parts stored near a barbecue. In waking life she was having financial problems while worried about losing her home and feeding her dogs raw meat from animals she caught and butchered. In this case the barbecue may have reflected her feelings about feeding her dogs her own way with butchered animals she caught to save money without anyone telling her she shouldn't.

Example 5: A man dreamed of a barbecue with no food. In waking life he was concerned with a custody battle that was stressing him out. In this case the barbecue with no food may have reflected his wish to tell a story to the custody hearing or lawyers about why he should be easily given custody of his children that didn't work out. Feeling good making plans with his children his way that felt good that wasn't easy to make happen.

Cat Food

To dream of cat food represents thoughts that feed self-deception or illusions you have. Cat food may reflect new ways of fantasizing about something that is impossible. It may also self-defeating beliefs that encourage irrational opinions of yourself.

The symbolism is based on cats reflecting false illusions we have or our need to feel good about things that are unrealistic.

Example: A man dreamed of feeding a cat with cat food. In waking life he believed that he could never be with a woman again. Feeding the cat reflected how he was coming up with new negative ideas about himself that encouraged the false illusion that he wasn't good enough to be with a woman.

Chicken Coop

To dream of a chicken coop represents something you know you can always rely on or use whenever you want. A person or situation that always provides confidence when you are insecure.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing chicken coops she didn't trust. In waking life she just had a baby and didn't feel comfortable calling anyone to babysit for here.

Chicken Fajitas

To dream of chicken fajitas represents feelings about an experience of confidence in having a good time that never has to stop in a situation where handling yourself is important.