Coughing
To dream of coughing represents dissatisfaction or irritation that you can't control something that may indicate that something is wrong. Feeling that something is wrong that can't be controlled. Unpleasant feelings about having to appear dangerously out of control to other people. Problems with appearances that something you're saying or being observed doing isn't safe. Embarrassment with an oversight that has to be noticed.
Positively, coughing that is controlled may reflect a wish to signal that something forgotten or wrong has been overlooked. Feeling that something that doesn't embarrass one person, but may embarrass another. Feelings about subtle obvious suggestions being made undetected.
To dream of seeing someone else coughing may mirror waking life feelings about wanting to distance yourself from a person or situation who has something wrong with them that can't be controlled.
To dream of coughing something out may represent unpleasant feelings about needing to confront or discuss things about yourself that you can't control. Whatever you cough out of your body may reflect a reversed choice or experience that feels dangerously out of control to other people. Feelings about everything you'd already told people looking stupid or dangerous uncontrollably.
To dream of a dead person coughing may reflect unexpected embarrassment that failure wasn't diagnosed properly or was spoken about too soon. Feeling silly for speaking about a situation being forever over or hopeless. Feeling that something is dangerously wrong with accepting something labelled as failure.
Example: A woman dreamed of coughing up an adult frog and then coughing up a young frog. In waking life she experienced two situations with her ex that made her believe she couldn't be with him anymore. First she felt her life was in danger and then later she felt he was playing mind games. Coughing up the frogs in this case may have reflected her feelings about being noticed by other people as having an embarrassingly dangerous relationship after discussing it like it to others as though it didn't matter.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of coughing up rocks. In waking life she was having difficulty getting a job and may have felt embarrassed for talking to other people about her education making certain job opportunities sounds "solid" and easy.
Example 3: A young woman dreamed of needing to turn in a report and then feeling the need to cough. In waking life she was considering guys she wanted to talk to other people about dating and then felt she might be embarrassed talking about them because they were taken. The need to cough without coughing might have reflected her feelings about thinking she might be noticed by other people as having something wrong with her if she discussed potential love interests that were already taken.
