Dreaming of a Shrew
shrew, harpy, harridan, nag · mostly negative
A shrew warns of the draining task of keeping a friend's spirits up, at the expense of your own daily life.
What happens in the dream
- You see a shrew: you'll have to keep a friend cheerful, wearing yourself out in the process
How you felt
- Fatigue: the dream often reflects the weight of carrying others' moods
- Irritation: it may echo a draining relationship
Ask yourself
- Am I carrying too much of other people's emotions?
- Who's wearing me out right now?
See also Scold · Quarrel · Wife · Melancholy
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: harpy, harridan, nag.