Dreaming of Leeches

leeches, bloodsucker, parasite · very negative

Leeches warn of people feeding off you and of health worries close to home.

What happens in the dream

  • Leeches applied to you as treatment: serious illness in your family, if you escape it yourself
  • Leeches: enemies will encroach on your interests
  • Leeches applied to others: illness or trouble for friends
  • A leech bites you: danger in unexpected places; stay alert

How you felt

  • Exhaustion: the dream often reflects a sense of being drained
  • Disgust or wariness: it may point to a relationship that takes more than it gives

Ask yourself

  • Who or what takes more energy from me than I get back?
  • Am I able to set limits?

See also Worms · Bleeding · Blood · Ticks · Vermin

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

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