Dreaming of an Asylum

asylum, madhouse, mental hospital, psychiatric hospital · very negative

An asylum foretells illness and bad dealings that will take a hard inner struggle to overcome.

What happens in the dream

  • An asylum: illness and unlucky dealings, which can only be overcome through great mental effort

How you felt

  • Exhaustion: the dream may reflect mental fatigue or a need for rest
  • Fear of losing your footing: perhaps a time when you feel overwhelmed

Ask yourself

  • What would help me feel safe?
  • What weighs most on my mind right now?

See also Insanity · Hospital · Prison · Anxiety

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: madhouse, mental hospital, psychiatric hospital.

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