Dream dictionary interpretation - symbolic meaning of skin in dreams analysis

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DREAM DICTIONARY : This dream dictionary is based upon hundreds of real dreams and has been meticulously researched. However, the only person who can truly identify the cause of a dream is the dreamer. Use the questions and quotes on this page to help you find out what has triggered your dream.

SKIN :Skin tends to link strongly to deeply sensitive issues. They can link to embarrassing feelings. In a similar way they link to moments when you feel really creeped out. But skin can also link to moments when you are looking beneath the surface and giving an honest opinion about something.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Was someone really getting under your skin yesterday?
- Did something happen on the day before that really creeped you out?
- What really difficult and sensitive issues have you been thinking about?

KEY WORDS : Sensitive subject, badly hurt, touchy, creeping me out, under the surface, honest examination(write down some quotes that capture your key feelings on issues that have been dominating your mind. Then see if any of these words could appear in those quotes)

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "Its a very sensitive issue"
- "I was really very badly hurt"
- "If you look beneath the surface then things are not so good..."
- "All the previous bad feelings make things difficult"
- "I woke up in pain"
- "It really creeps me out"
- "It really gets to me"

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Below you will see a series of quotes. Each quote represents the meaning of a particular dream(these are all dreams where the meaning is understood totally). For instance one dream may have meant that the dreamer was having trouble at work. In that case the quote may simply be "There is a bad atmosphere at work". Some information is included about which dream symbols were included in the dream(within the squares brackets). Often a sample dream is included which shows you how the dream interpretation was reached.
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ESSAY : What is the symbolic meaning of skin in dreams?

Skin in dreams can symbolise the need to look beneath the surface. E.g.

"I think I need to be more committed to my religion. I got a bible for my birthday and need to actually believe it" [Dream symbol - blood pooling beneath my skin]

"I was at marriage guidance and my husband was sensitive about what I said. I said that we had not really made any progress. Any progress was false - beneath the surface there was no progress. We were just playing happy families"[Dream symbol - skin hurt in fall]

Skin can link to sensitivity issues. E.g.

"I got really irritated by my father recently. He caused me a lot of inconvenience and I am not sure I will forget this quickly. Yet he didn’t mean any harm" [Dream symbol - elephants whipped until their skin falls off]

"I am thinking of the things I used to do with my ex and it all seems empty. I miss those good times" [Dream symbol - ghost with burnt crusty skin]

"I want to make up with my sister but lots of things have been said and I do not know if she will allow it" [Dream symbol - make up burns off my skin]

"I want to ask him to get a job but he will not listen. He seems to always have a good excuse. Its a touchy subject" [Dream symbol - skin pricked by needles]

"I have been very suicidal recently. " [Dream symbol - skin opens up and wrists hurt]

Skin can link to things that really get to you - creeping you out. E.g.

"This guy I know fancies me and it really creeps me out to think that he thinks of me in a sexual way" [Dream symbol - crawling under skin]

Skin can link to ill health. E.g.

"I worry about my brother who spends his time in his bedroom. He is withdrawn" [Dream symbol - skin falling off body like in concentration camp]

"I woke up feeling sweaty and awful" [Dream symbol - skin peels off ]

"I woke up in awful pain and could hardly walk to the bathroom" [Dream symbol - skin covered in pin needles]

Shedding skin can link to death and rebirth. E.g.

"This dream occurred on the day that the dreamer died. It could have been a premonition of his death" [Dream symbol - snake sheds its skin]

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CONTACT : If something big happens in your life then take special note of any dreams that you have that night. Its almost certain that any dreams you have will link to that big event. Please feel free to tell about thise dreams. (please try to give as many details as possible about what happened and what your feelings were towards this).
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