Dreaming of a Cough

cough, coughing · mostly negative, with recovery

A cough in a dream signals fragile health, from which you will recover with good habits.

What happens in the dream

  • A constant cough bothers you: low health, from which you will recover if you look after yourself
  • Others are coughing: unpleasant surroundings you will eventually leave

How you felt

  • Something stuck in your throat: the dream may reflect words held back
  • Health worries: your body may be asking you to slow down

Ask yourself

  • What am I finding hard to say?
  • Am I taking care of my health?

See also Throat · Cold · Bronchitis · Consumption (Tuberculosis) · Illness

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

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