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Avoiding Dream Meaning

Trying to avoid something undesirable or unpleasant can represent avoiding (or wanting to avoid) something in real life.

For example, avoiding a friend could represent anger at them or fear of them asking you for something you don’t want to give.

Consider also the meaning of whatever you’re avoiding in the dream.

Avoiding someone with ill intent toward you could represent a feeling or fear of being manipulated, taken advantage of, or threatened (physically, emotionally, or mentally).

Someone trying to avoid you may represent a feeling or fear of that person avoiding or abandoning you in real life (for more clues, consider why they’re avoiding you in the dream).

See also: Hiding, Escaping, Warning [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary by Nancy Wagaman [Back to dream]

What does Avoiding mean in a dream?


Trying to avoid something undesirable or unpleasant can represent avoiding (or wanting to avoid) something in real life.For example, avoiding a friend could represent anger at them or fear of...

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To dream that you are avoiding a person, suggest that you are not confronting some aspect of yourself. Consider the aspects and characteristics of the person you are avoiding which...

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If you dream of sneaking around, it may symbolize your nervousness about pursuing some path in your life. You may also believe that others don’t support you in something, and...

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Having to hurry from one thing to another while avoiding obstacles; see “hopping”

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Warning one to be pliable, avoiding controversial and arbitrary issues

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Finding a way out of one’s problems, i.E. Avoiding undesirable persons or situations

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Intentionally avoiding acknowledgement, i.E. Pretending not to see a need in order to avoid filling it

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Death, avoiding painful emotions; entering the unconscious; feeling overpowered.

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Inner system of cleansing and release.If backed up, you are suppressing emotions, avoiding cleaning up your act.

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Danger! You are not seeing something or you’re avoiding taking responsibility for something or reflecting on something. You are unaware. Appearance gives no clues. Are you looking for new insights?

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(see Telephone) Avoiding direct communication with others. Screening or carefully recording the input you’re getting from various sources.

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Protection, cover. Avoiding contact with others; blocking both sending and receiving physical and emotional energy.

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Often indicates how we relate to groups; our feelings about society, can be difficulties regarding alcohol; one’s technique for avoiding confrontation with loneliness, anxiety, sense of failure, etc.

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1. Risk-taking adventures, often emotional.2. Questionable judgment in love affairs.3. Avoiding danger or frightening situ­ations.

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1. A need or desire for restructuring, enhance­ment of self-image, often after emotional injury, devastation.2. Avoiding “deeper issues,” inner problems.

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To dream of the future, is a prognostic of careful reckoning and avoiding of detrimental extravagance.

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Avoiding growth by refusing to face life. Sooner or later one must face the self; there is no permanent way to cop out.

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To dream of skidding in an automobile and avoiding accident means that you will be able to avert threatening danger.

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A whirlpool in a dream suggests you have been avoiding confronting a person or situation that you will have to eventually face.

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When sexual perversion appears in dreams we are avoiding, or attempting to avoid, issues to do with closeness and bonding.

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To dream of escaping in a dream means you need to face something that you’ve been avoiding.

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1. Desire to return to childhood.2. Beware, what looks worthwhile and solid may be a come-on.3. If one has the op­portunity to go to a carnival and misses it, one...

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To dream of being pinched means someone is trying to get your attention. This dream could also be telling you to face problems or feelings head-on instead of avoiding them.

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To dream about a mouse means you have been avoiding an unpleasant situation or person in real life that, if faced, would be less difficult to handle than you anticipate.

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(see Cage, Plagues) Wishing to be removed from, or being forcefully removed from, a situation. Avoiding some perceived health risk, sometimes by drastic means.

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To dream that you are reincarnated (born again) indicates that you need to deal with issues that you have been avoiding. You may have been given a second chance to...

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To dream that you are reincarnated (born again) indicates that you need to deal with issues that you have been avoiding. You may have been given a second chance to...

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lucky numbers: 10-18-28-30-35-37avoiding: are very gul ible; your introversion confines you to solitude. being in: your overbearing arrogance wil break any friendship. lover: failure in love. facing: wil have success,...

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Approval. Vanity based on fear of rejection or success. Often a sign of avoiding criticism.One is surrounded by envy and jealousy.A warning not to be so vain. Also an expression...

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Dreams of a rug represent that you are in need of comfort, protection and support. Your dream may be making you aware that you have been sweeping your feelings under...

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lucky numbers: 13-20-28-34-35-46being: are closing yourself off from reality and its truth. going, very suddenly: advancement in own position by avoiding a scandal. others who are: your opinion of others...

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(see Paralyzation)A situational dream that comes from sleeping awkwardly on a body part. Avoiding emotions by turning them off.Experiencing so great a shock that the reality of a situation doesn’t...

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Material aspects: To dream of climbing is to dream of getting away from something, possibly to escape. We may be avoiding trouble.

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In a dream, truthfulness represents one’s faith and certitude. Being truthful in a dream means avoiding adversities.

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Rancid food in a dream is a warning to guard your health by avoiding excesses in food.

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To dream of graffiti means that it is time for you to face an unpleasant truth that you have been avoiding. This dream may also suggest that you can be...

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To dream about a stethoscope symbolizes your need for emotional and spiritual healing. You may be avoiding your feelings, and this is leading to distress. You need to confront or...

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Dreams of hemorrhoids represent that you are holding back your true feelings, sitting on the action you know you must take, and that you are avoiding coning to terms with...

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Dreams of Peter Pan represent the aspect of you that is immature yet magical, and that you may be avoiding adult responsibility and allowing others to take care of you....

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A dream presents us with emotions or information we may be avoiding while awake. Usually a dream within a dream is a ploy one uses to explain away the impact...

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To dream that you are hiding, suggests that you are keeping a secret or avoiding telling the truth. However, you may be getting ready to reveal and confess before somebody...

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To dream of a sailor or sailors indicates that a message from overseas may be on it’s way to you.Dreaming of yourself as a sailor implies a readiness to explore...

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To dream about starvation indicates that you are lacking in some mental or emotional area of your life. You may be ignoring or avoiding an important family/emotional issue. Starvation dreams...

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lucky numbers: 20-30-40-42-44-49making, children: your firm decisiveness needs a dose of flexibility. friends: avoiding enemies does not mean being antisocial with friends. others, to you: wil live a long life....

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Material aspects: If we have caused the jam – that is, stopped the movement or flow – we must work out what is causing the difficulty and take avoiding action....

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If you dream of running away from someone or something, then you are afraid, procrastinating and/or are dealing with feelings of guilt. You are avoiding an important confrontation because of...

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Dreams of a camera symbolize your desire to capture time, and that you are holding tightly to your past memories.If you are the one handling the camera, then you are...

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(Cleaner) A washer in a dream represents an educator or a teacher who attends to ignorant people though they care little about his advice. Seeing a washer in a dream...

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If you dream of burying something to hide it from someone, you may be keeping a secret or avoiding telling the truth in real life. However, you may be getting...

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A personal issue that you feel you need to deal with.Something that’s “eating at you” or gradually encroaching on you.A dynamic within your consciousness that you’d benefit from releasing (such...

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Ultimately the drive-through structure connects to a desire to get what you want when you want it without interrupting the flow of your life. This can reflect a high level...

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To dream that you are in a cellar symbolizes the area in your mind where you tend to bury your concerns and painful issues.To dream that you are going down...

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Vision: If you are escaping: you are avoiding danger at the last moment. Helping another person escape: a Good-Samaritan act will be the cause of future problems.Depth Psychology: A dream...

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To dream of looking into an abyss, means that you will be confronted by threats of seizure of property, and that there will be quarrels and reproaches of a personal...

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An issue of (physical, emotional, or mental) personal boundaries.Feeling that you need more personal space somehow in your life, or perhaps more time to yourself.Consider also the context and your...

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If you dream of chasing (or capturing) a fugitive, you will successfully overcome your rivals.If you assisted or sheltered the fugitive, you are feeling guilty about something.If you were the...

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If you dream of seeing or taking tranquilizer pills, you may be avoiding some issue or situation in your real life. It’s also possible that you are refusing to recognize...

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To dream that you are unconscious, means that you are not fully aware of the conditions and circumstances around you. You could be avoiding some issue or situation in your...

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Dreams of a hermit symbolize your need to take time for yourself. Or if you’ve been in isolation, playing it safe, and avoiding intimacy for too long, this dream could...

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Material aspects: Usually a level surface suggests ease and comfort.Dreaming of a road being level would indicate our way ahead is fairly straightforward.A level crossing suggests that we are approaching...

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Paving a surface such as a road could represent: Fixing a problem, or the desire to do so.The idea of “covering over” something (such as the truth).Avoiding or hiding something...

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To dream about ears indicates that you should be more open to the help others offer you. You could be too dependent on your own ideas and instincts. You should...

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lucky numbers: 23-25-28-29-30-36children: wil have to sweep the floor. drinking urine: feel others are depleting your energy. having to urinate: are avoiding facing annoying obstacles; reality does not disappear. others:...

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Vision: Looking at a pump: dealing with worries on the job will require every ounce of strength you have. Are you hesitating in a certain matter? Have courage and “just...

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1- Usually a level surface suggests ease and comfort.Dreaming of a road being level would indicate our way ahead is fairly straightforward.A level crossing suggests that we are approaching a...

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The first color of the spectrum, red is associated with security, grounding, aggression, and passion. This energy is connected with the base of the spine. Often thought of as a...

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A staple of the genie, the magic carpet is about the power of magic, of course, but consider that anything that flies through the air is also working in the...

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If you dreamed of being involved in a game of tag, the meaning depends on how you enjoyed the game.If you had fun, you can anticipate good times ahead.If you...

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Universal Landscape: Instant gratification.Dreaming Lens: Were you eating candy in the dream? Was someone else? Was candy being exchanged as a gift? Were there children eating candy or being refused...

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Being chased in a dream means you are avoiding facing a threatening situation in real life.If you dream that you are chasing someone, it means you are attempting to overcome...

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For a correct interpretation of the dream you must first consider who it was who loved you, and at the same time, who was the object of your love. Overall,...

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Something that is backward or opposite of what you expect can represent: Something in your real life that seems amiss or not quite right.Something you tend to confuse or get...

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You are considering the cost of the freedoms that you enjoy. There is a price to pay for every choice we make, and bills connect to the sense of responsibility...

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Being the victim: feeling victimised; often depicts the chip on our shoulder. We may have been hurt at some time and go on bemoaning our fate.The ‘chip’ may be useful...

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Vision: Eating raisins means conflicts with a neighbor; it is also a warning about how you spend your money. Looking at stale raisins: forgotten things from the past burden your...

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Desire or attempt to communicate; attempt to make contact with an aspect of oneself or someone else. Dreamer not answering phone: avoiding contact or communi­cation; someone is trying to get...

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Seeing yourself asleep in bed may indicate that you are either experiencing a great sense of weariness, or that you are disregarding the signals coming from the subconscious (see Dreams)....

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Large bodies of water often symbolize the unconscious, so drowning may indicate being overwhelmed by unconscious, repressed issues.This need not being entirely negative; being forced to face issues one has...

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Getting rid of or cleaning out.Rejecting or rejection.Denial.Someone or something that you feel gets “dumped on” with unwanted things, responsibilities, tasks, toxic emotions, or other “garbage.” Neglecting or avoiding a...

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Consider the motivation for crouching.Crouching to get past an obstacle (such as a tree branch) can represent the idea of handling a challenge in order to continue making progress in...

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Protection, as in wearing rubber gloves; keeping one’s hands clean’, as in the sense of avoiding ‘dirty busi­ness”; being out of touch. Can also represent someone’s hand —holding their glove...

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(1) A river may symbolize a flow of (emotional) energy (e.g. sexuality).(2) Crossing a river in a boat may symbolize either death (see Dead / Death); or a more or...

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A scar is evidence of a previous transformation or change that you have already experienced, the pain of which may not yet be healed or forgotten. When a scar is...

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Symbol: Oil is a symbol of the spirit of God and the strength flowing from it.Vision: Looking at oil: everything is going smoothly (is “well oiled”). Burning oil: an unexpected...

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lucky numbers: 05-18-24-26-28-31being delayed by ice: your one loyal friend wil aid you. blocked at the departure gate, are: are avoiding going straight to the point. caught at security check:...

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Pretending, or something that is pretend, (such as a “pretend game” or an imaginary friend) can represent: Something or someone in real life that you perceive as pretend or fake.Pretending...

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The origin of dreams of being chased or attacked probably dates back to an era when humans fought off beasts or other tribal members to survive. The ‘monsters’ of today...

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Your emotions are bubbling up in a controlled expression of joy and ebullience. Water in a dream is always connected to emotions, and a fountain carefully constructs the flow of...

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Material aspects: The images that appear in dreams will reflect how we are feeling, what obstacles there are, possible courses of action and what our ultimate goal should or may...

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