Dreaming of Crying

crying, sobbing · negative

Crying in a dream foretells illusory pleasures that will turn to gloom.

What happens in the dream

  • You cry: illusory pleasures fading into gloom, with harmful effects on business and home life
  • Others are crying: unexpected calls for help from you

How you felt

  • Sadness: the dream often reflects a held-back emotion seeking release
  • Relief: crying in a dream may let go of tension

Ask yourself

  • What emotion am I holding back?
  • Who around me needs support?

See also Weeping · Tears · Grief · Lament · Melancholy

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862). Also searched as: sobbing.

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