Dreaming of a Corset

corset, bustier, stays · mostly negative

A corset in a dream suggests puzzlement over attention received and a quarrelsome mood.

What happens in the dream

  • You see a corset: you will be puzzled by the attention you receive
  • You struggle to fasten or undo your corset: you will be quick to quarrel with friends over trifles

How you felt

  • A stifled feeling: the dream often reflects a constraint that pinches
  • Irritation: you may feel squeezed by social expectations

Ask yourself

  • What is keeping me from breathing freely?
  • Am I forcing myself into a mould?

See also Girdle · Clothes · Dressing · Petticoat

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

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