Dreaming of Aches

aches, pains, pangs, soreness · mostly negative

Aches in a dream often point to lost momentum, or simply to a physical cause.

What happens in the dream

  • You ache: you are hesitating in business and someone else profits from your ideas
  • You have heartache: your partner is slow to commit
  • In general: this dream often comes from the body and means little
  • Backache: illness through carelessness
  • Headache: worry over a risk taken against a rival

How you felt

  • Tiredness: the dream may reflect real exhaustion
  • Frustration: it may express a sense of moving too slowly

Ask yourself

  • Is my body trying to tell me something?
  • Who is benefiting from my efforts instead of me?

See also Pain · Toothache · Rheumatism · Illness · Back

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: pains, pangs, soreness.

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