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It is important to note that the feelings you experience in your dreams are not symbols of something else, but rather they are actual reflections of your true feelings.  Such feelings may have been repressed during the day, and are being expressed n your dreams where your defenses are down.. Feelings expressed in dreams help you deal with depression, guilt, and other complex emotions.

Negative emotions tend to occur twice as often as pleasant feelings. Fear and anxiety are the most commonly expressed emotions  in dreams, followed by anger and sadness.  

Abhorrence

To dream that you abhor a person suggests your waking dislike for some person. You feel that this person has been acting in a less than honorable way.

To dream that you are being abhorred by others symbolizes that your good intentions to others will subside into selfishness.   TOP

Afraid

To dream that you are afraid indicates that you are experiencing self-doubt and feelings of incompetence in your waking life. You may be feeling a lack of control. Anger often masquerades as fear, so also consider issues about which you are angry about in your waking life.    TOP

Aggression

To dream that you exhibit aggression in your dream denotes repressed sexual needs. It is also a reflection of conflict in your waking life.   TOP

Amorous

To dream that you are amorous denotes that your personal desires and illicit pleasures may land you into trouble. You will find yourself engulfed in scandal.

To dream that others are amorous signifies that others will try to persuade you into illicit pleasures and abandon your own sense of morality.

To see animals amorous in your dream signifies that you will engage in degrading pleasures will fast men or women.   TOP

Anger

To dream that you are feeling much anger forewarns that you will be involved in a  terrible and tense situation. Your loved ones will let your down and disappoint you. It also forewarns that once solid ties will be broken. Being angry in your dream may have been carried over from your waking life. In your dream, you may have a safe outlet to express such emotions. You may have some suppressed anger and aggression that you have not consciously acknowledged.

To dream that others are angry with you. signifies your struggle to regain their lasting favor and friendships.   TOP

Animosity

To dream that there is animosity towards you suggests that you need to reevaluate a situation and rethink your issues of morality.   TOP

Annoyed

To feel annoyed in your dream signifies that rivals are at work against you.   TOP

Anxiety

To dream that you are experiencing some anxiety in some affair, is a reflection of what you may be feeling during your waking life. You may have repressed thoughts,  unexpressed emotions, resentment, and hostility that are triggering your anxiety dream. This dream also denotes that you are disastrous mixing business with pleasure.   TOP

Betrayal

To dream that you have been betrayed represents your suspicions about a particular person, relationship or situation.  This dream often occurs when you are having feelings of insecurity and are faced with major commitments in your life at the same time.  TOP

Compassion

To dream about compassion indicates that you are  lacking this quality in your waking life. You need to be more sympathetic toward others. TOP

Confusion

To dream that you are confused, may reflect your true confused state of mind and the nonsensical events of your dream.  Isolate the single element in your dream that is confusing to you and analyze the meaning of that particular symbol. Alternatively, dreams of confusion signifies that you are being pulled in opposite directions or do not know which viewpoint is right.     TOP

Delight

To dream that you are experiencing delight, signifies a favorable and positive turn of events and much pleasantness.   TOP

Depression

To feel depressed in your dream, refers to your inability to make connections. You are unable to see the causes of your problems and consequences of your decisions. People who are depressed in their waking life often have dreams about being depressed.  Pay attention to what is depressing you in your dream and see how it relates to your waking life.   TOP

Despair

To dream that you are in despair, signifies that you will have many hardships and experience much cruelties in the working world.

To dream that others are in despair, denotes that some friend or relative will be in great distress and find themselves in a unhappy situation.   TOP

Devotion

To dream that you are showing your devotion to your beliefs, serves as a reminder that nothing will be gained by deceit.   TOP

Disapproval

To dream of disapproval indicates that you are rejecting or ignoring some aspect of yourself.  It may also represent your own feelings of self-worth and being accepted.   TOP

Distress

To dream that you or others are in distress represents worries and unhappiness in your waking life. Things will turn out better than you expected. You will find that your worries were unfounded. Perhaps the dream is telling you to lighten up.    TOP

Embarrassment

To dream that you are embarrassed signifies hidden weaknesses, fears and lack of self-confidence. This dream also suggests of insecurities about your sexuality.   TOP

Emotionless

To dream that you are emotionless suggests that you are closing yourself off from those around you. You may be neglecting your own feelings and should start paying more attention to them.   TOP

Emotions

Emotions expressed in dreams is a way for people to act out their feelings which they would not normally express if they were awake. This provides a "safe" outlet for these emotions instead of letting them be pent up.  TOP

Envy

To dream that you are envious of others represents waking feelings that have carried over to your dream state. The dream may be telling you about unconscious feelings toward that person. 

To dream that you are being envied by others, indicates that you think highly of yourself. You demand respect and get it. You may also be feeling as if you are on top.   TOP

Fear

To dream that you feel fear indicates that your achievements will not be as successful as you had anticipated. You are experiencing anxieties in various aspects of your life. The key to overcoming your fear is to discuss them and deal with them openly.

To dream that you worse fears are coming true, signifies your resistance to change. You are afraid to confront the unknown aspects of yourself.  TOP

Frustration

To dream that you feel frustrated represents your difficulty in coping with a situation in your daily life. It may reflect your concerns that your life is not going in the direction you want.   TOP

Guilt

To dream that you feel guilty about something, relates to how you are handling your successes and failures or competence and incompetence. You may feel undeserving of your achievements or on the other hand, you may feel that you have let other down. Alternatively, it is also symbolic of repressed and negative feelings that you may have about yourself.   TOP

Happy

To dream that you are happy, may be a compensatory dream and is often a dream of the contrary. You may be trying to compensate for the sadness or stress in your waking life.    TOP

Hunger

To dream that you are hungry signifies a feeling of unfulfilment in some area of your life. You may be starving for love. recognition, power, sex, wealth, or fame. You are longing to achieve something that you have desired for awhile. Alternatively, the dream may simply be that you are really feeling hungry and it is being manifested in your dream.  TOP

Jealousy

To dream that you are jealous of another person signifies that such feelings may be carried over from your waking life This dream may reveal you unconscious feelings of jealousy toward that particular person. Alternatively, it represents your vulnerability and your fear of intimacy. You need to work on self-love and acknowledging your self-worth.   TOP

Joy

To dream that you are joyful denotes harmony amongst friends and loved ones. The dream is a reflection of your waking state of mind.  TOP

Lazy

Lazy

To dream that you are feeling lazy means that you are feeling emotionally drained; you need to take a break from life. The dream may be an actual reflection of your waking state. 

To dream that others are lazy indicates feelings of resentment. You feel that you are doing the work, while others are not pulling their own weight.  TOP

Love

To dream of love of being in love suggests intense feelings carried over from a waking relationship. It implies happiness and contentment with what you have and where you are in life. On the other hand, you may not be getting enough love in your daily life. We naturally long for the sense to belong and to be accepted.    TOP

Malice

To dream that you have malice toward others reflects your waking feelings about a person, situation, or relationship. You are repressing some of these negative feelings.   TOP

Melancholy

To dream that you are feeling melancholy signifies disappointments. You have to remember that you cannot always win at everything. All you can do is learn from past disappointments. The dream may be a reflection of how you are feeling in your waking life. 

To see someone who is melancholy in your dream, represents your inability to connect with others.  You are feeling withdrawn and distant.   TOP

Merry

To dream that you are merry or in merry company signifies a time of pleasant engagements and profitable affairs.   TOP

Morose

To dream that you are morose denotes that you pessimistic about the world around you and find that it is going terribly wrong.

To see others morose in your dream signifies unpleasant situations and disagreeable companions.   TOP

Mortification

To dream that you feel mortified over your conduct signifies that will find yourself in an embarrassing situation before those whom you wish to appear most honorable.   TOP

Nausea

To dream that you have nausea, signifies that you are suffering from a sickening situation or condition in which you are trying to rid yourself of.   TOP

Numbness

To dream that you feel numbness signifies illness and unfavorable conditions in your health.   TOP

Pain

To dream that you are in pain signifies that you are being too hard on yourself with regards to a situation that was out of your control. It may also be a true reflection of real pain that exists somewhere in your body.   TOP

Panic

To dream that you are in a panic indicates a lack of control and power in your life. You may be feeling helpless in some situation or unable to make a clear decision.   TOP

Paranoia

To dream that you are paranoid indicates your hesitance in moving forward in some situation or relationship. You are not ready for that major step in your life and are overcome with fear and suspicion.   TOP

Peace

To feel peace in your dream indicates an end or a resolution to an emotional issue or inner conflict. It may signal and end of a cycle and the pause before the beginning of a new endeavor. It also suggest that you have reached a new level of stability and calmness. Alternatively, the maddening quietness may refer to the calm before the storm.   TOP

Pride

To dream that you have pride denotes that you will have to stand up and fight against attacks to your integrity. You will be challenged.

To dream that others are displaying pride signifies that you will soon be invited to be part of a project or accepted into a group.   TOP

Rage

To dream that you are in rage signifies that your bad temper and negative outbursts may lead to loss of friends.

To see others in rage in your dream signifies an ill turn in your business and social affairs.

To dream that your lover is in rage denotes an unharmonious relationship stemming from doubts and misunderstandings.   TOP

Rejection

To dream that you are rejecting something indicates that there are feelings or situations that you want to be rid of. Alternatively, you may be refusing to accept a situation that is being imposed and forced upon you.

To dream that you are being rejected signifies a lack of self-worth and alienation of others. You may be so agreeable and so accommodating to others that your own sense of self is lost. You need to be more assertive and learn to say no to others. If you are being rejected by a lover, then it suggests that you are you are rejecting some part of your own characteristic.   TOP

Sad

To dream that you are sad, suggests that you need to learn from your disappointments and just be happy. Try not to dwell on the negative. The dream may be a reflection of how you are feeling in your waking life.   TOP

Suffocation

To dream that you feel suffocated signifies that you are feeling smothered by some situation or relationship. It also forewarns that your current love relationship will end in an extremely bitter break up.   TOP

Temptation

To dream of temptations signifies that an envious person will try to turn your friends against you and cause you much problems.   TOP

Terror

To dream that you are in terror forewarns of disappointments and loss.

To see others in terror in your dream signifies that the unhappiness of friends will impact you as well.   TOP

Tipsy

To dream that you are tipsy signifies your carefree nature and jovial disposition.

To see others tipsy in your dream denotes that you need to be careful in who you associate yourself with.  Their actions may reflect on your own character.   TOP

Warmth

To feel warmth in your dream signifies contentment and satisfaction in your accomplishments. It also symbolizes hope and unconditional love.  TOP

Yearn

To dream that you are being yearned for indicates that you will soon be greeted with a proposal for marriage.

To dream that you yearn for someone foretells that you will find joy and contentment with your present love.   TOP

 

 

 

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