Dream About Paralysis

What mean something to one person doesn't necessarily mean something to another, an indication for aspects of yourself which you have kept away.

One possible interpretation of a dream about paralysis is feeling powerless or helpless in a certain situation, suggests your perceptions about your own ideals in the context of social norms. Perhaps there is something in your life that is blocking or preventing you from making progress and you feel powerless to change it, a symbol for something that is different or unfamiliar. It also mean that you are afraid to make decisions or choose different paths for fear of making a mistake or going in the wrong direction, an evidence for innocence.

Sometimes, however, dreaming about paralysis positive be, an indication for a romantic relationship. It mean that you need a break from the stress and bustle of everyday life and allow yourself to stand still and rest, a signal for the strength of your involvement in a project, situation, or relationship. Or it mean that you need to focus your energies and life on what matters most and shed unnecessary baggage, means the undiscovered part of yourself.

If you keep having dreams about paralysis and it scares you, it help talking to a therapist to identify the causes and develop strategies to deal with them, a portent for your state of mind.

Paralysis is a common dream theme that interpreted in many different ways, signals mutual cooperation and teamwork.

Paralysis in dreams often represents feeling stuck or powerless in waking life, a harbinger for warmth, abundance, longevity and prosperity. This dream a sign that you feel trapped in a situation or unable to move forward in some way, unfortunately an alert for vanity, unchanging or unyielding nature.

Specific details in the dream give additional insight into the meaning, suggests your ability to balance your family life. For example, if you dream of being paralyzed while trying to run away from danger, it indicate a fear of confronting a problem or danger in your life, expresses aspects of yourself that were prominent or developed during the time you lived in your home. Alternatively, if you are paralyzed while someone else is attacking you, it a sign that you feel powerless or victimized in a relationship or situation, signals mourning and death.

In some religious or spiritual beliefs, paralysis in a dream represent a struggle between good and evil, or a test of faith, an omen for a problem that you need to acknowledge and confront. It also suggest a need for spiritual or emotional healing, a warning alert for your of experience.

In some cultures, paralysis in a dream seen as a warning or a sign of bad luck, a clue for fulfillment of your wishes. It also be interpreted as a visit from a spirit or a message from one's ancestors, refers to the need to nurture your maternal instincts, masculine basic urges.

From a psychological perspective, dreaming of paralysis reflect feelings of helplessness or being unable to act on one's desires, points at unsatisfied desires. It a manifestation of anxiety or a fear of failure, also this dream about failure in your undertakings.

If you experience paralysis in a dream, it helpful to reflect on areas in your life where you feel stuck or powerless, perhaps you need to let go of something or change your habits. Consider seeking support from friends or family, or seeking professional help if necessary, a symbol for unpromising outlook. Additionally, practicing relaxation techniques such as meditation or yoga help reduce anxiety and promote feelings of empowerment, unfortunately a warning signal for your severe attitude or some sort of self-punishment.

Dreaming of paralysis a sign of feeling powerless or overwhelmed in your daily life, a clue for future disappointments. It also be a sign of feeling stuck in a situation, or unable to move forward, a project that is about to take off. It also be a sign of fear or anxiety about something that is happening in your life, cockiness, cleverness, or independence. If you are dreaming of paralysis, it is important to take time to reflect on what is going on in your life and how you make changes to move forward, represents self-sufficiency.

What does it mean Paralysis in a dream?

  • If you dreamed of Stroke, Even if you feel extremely calm, you can explode at unexpected times, People with unstable attitudes require attention. To see a paralysis in the dream, that everything that goes bad in the life of the person who sees the dream will go one by one, the problems of his troubles will disappear and the dreamer will be relieved, his joy will be restored, the dreamer will be famous with his successes and his earnings will increase, and at the same time, he should pay attention to the health of the dreamer, It is interpreted that his body cannot withstand the intense tempo.
  • If you have dreamed of having mouth paralysis in your dream, It may take time to convince the opposing people, on the contrary, you will gain the dislike of those around you. Having mouth paralysis in a dream is not interpreted for good. We can say that for a health problem that will happen to him in real life, his quality of life will decrease for a while and he will have troubled days. Instead of wanting to stay away from people, she gets tired of losing her self-confidence and being unhappy. We can say that the days when morale will deteriorate and joy will run away are at the door.
  • Seeing paralysis in the dream means that the bad events that happen to the person in his business and family life will soon disappear, a period in which he has great troubles and problems will come to an end, thus he will feel better, his earnings will increase, and he will gain greater success day by day. indicates that you will enter into some joint business and that you will experience very auspicious and beautiful events thanks to these partnerships.

Tony Crisp Interpretation

Example: ‘It starts as a dream, but I gradually become aware that I cannot move.

The harder I try to move the worse it gets and I become very fnghtened. I can neither move nor wake myself up. Sometimes I feel as if I am leaving my body. But to deal with the fear I have learnt—it’s a recur­ring thing—to stop struggling, knowing that I will eventually wake’ (Susan Y). This is a common experience which may be due to the fact the body is paralysed during periods of the dream process; all brain signals to the voluntary muscles are inhibited. This is not sensed as a problem if we are uncon­sciously involved in a dream.

If enough self awareness arises in the dream state, then awareness of the inability to move may occur, along with the anxiety this can arouse. Another factor is illustrated by what Susan says—the harder she tries to move the worse it gets. Our unconscious is very open to suggestion.

If this were not so we would lack necessary sur­vival responses. In a dimly lit situation we may mistake a shape for a lurking figure. Our body reactions, such as heart­beat, react to the mistake as if it is real, until we gain fresh information. Whatever we feel to be real becomes a fact as far as our body reactions are concerned.

The fear that one cannot move becomes a fact because we believe it. When Susan re­laxes, and thereby drops the fear of paralysis, she can be free of it. This applies to anything we feel is true—we create it as an internal reality.

Silvana Amar Interpretation

Dreaming that you or someone else is paralyzed could be very frightening. Depending on the details of your dream and your current situation in life, there are several different, but equally reasonable interpretations.

The fear that paralyzes you in the dream may be symbolic of the fear that you are experiencing in daily life. You may feel somewhat unable to change a current situation which may manifest itself in your dream in a form of paralysis. In addition, this dream may be cautioning you to stay still and do nothing for now in regard to a real-life situation that is on your mind and may be problematic for you. In the dream you may be “frozen with fear” and it is up to you decipher what that fear is and what it represents.

Theresa Cheung Interpretation

One of the most terrifying and anxiety forms of nightmare is the one that involves some kind of paralysis where you cannot move. Dreams of being paralyzed are in fact a part of REM sleep, during which the majority of us are unable to move. A person tossing and turning in their sleep is not having a nightmare. The simplest interpretation of a dream in which you are paralyzed is that you are unable to move forward and feel pinned down or paralyzed in some aspect of your life. The dream may also be an expression of some kind of conflict; you may be unable to choose between two possible courses of action or be caught in a situation that restricts you.

Pamela Ball Interpretation

also see Immobility

1- When paralysis is felt in a dream we are probably experiencing great fear or suppression. Feelings that are emotionally based are experienced as paralysis in order to highlight the physical effect those feelings can have.

2- Imagination can often play tricks on us, and we experience as real some kind of reaction we would not normally allow ourselves. Paralysis is one such reaction.

3- Paralysis can signify spiritual inadequacy, inability to create movement, and inertia. There is a condition which sometimes occurs during development when we are forced into facing our own fears, and this can be experienced as paralysis.

Eric Ackroyd Interpretation

(1) If it is you who, in the dream, arc paralysed, the paralysis probably symbolizes an inability to act successfully or to make a decision. Look for the cause, which will usually be some (buried, unconscious) fear or guilt-feeling or inner conflict.

(2) If someone else is paralysed, that person will almost certainly represent some aspect of yourself that you have not allowed freedom of expression. To discover which aspect of yourself that is, take on the role of the person in your dream: express his or her feelings and grievances, and work out a new, more positive future for him or her.

Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett Interpretation

Generally, this dis- ability in a dream, whether your own or someone else’s, suggests an emo- tional conflict cm* sexual in- hibition.

If the paralysis was total, it is likely that you are fighting your con- science over something you want to do and feel you shouldn’t; if the paralysis was only partial, it indi- cates a fear of frigidity, impotence, or latent homo- sexuality. Alternatively this dream could arise from a repressed desire for free- dom from responsibility or from an organic malfunc- tion. In any case, medical or psychological advice would be beneficial.

Nancy Wagaman Interpretation

Being paralyzed when you aren’t in real life can represent: Feeling unable to make progress of your own accord in your life, or in a particular situation.

Feeling held back or self-sabotaged.

Feeling indecisive, ineffective, or overwhelmed.

The idea of acknowledging the true value of something that you’ve tended to take for granted.

A body part that is paralyzed can represent feeling less than fully functional in the area represented by that body part.

See also the specific body part.

See also: Helpless; Can’t Move; Can’t Speak; Disabled; Numb; Nerves

Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation

Psychological / emotional perspective: Imagination can often play tricks on us, and we experience as real some kind of reaction we would not normally allow ourselves. Strong emotional feelings may be experienced as paralysis in dreams in order to highlight the effect those feelings can have within the physical realm.

Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation

Material aspects: When paralysis is felt in a dream we are probably experiencing great fear or suppression. Literally we are unable to make a move in any direction. Dealing with conscious fears will allow us access to those fears that have only been available in the dream state.

Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation

Paralysis can signify a sense of spiritual inadequacy, the inability to create movement, and inertia. There is a condition, which sometimes occurs during psychic development, when sleep paralysis – a state which has a neurological explanation – forces us into facing our own fears.

Ella Freeman Sharpe Interpretation

Paralysis in a dream is frequent to many. Failure to walk, move, talk or scream is terrifying. It represents indecision to solve a problem, a conflict of some sort that faces the dreamer in waking hours. This kind of dream can continue for years, as long as the situation exists.

Pagan - Anonymous Interpretation

Dreaming you are paralyzed in a dream signifies that you feel helpless to do anything about an event, person, or situation in your life. It could also be a warning that you should stop procrastinating about some situation.

James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver Interpretation

Being unable to move may mean the dreamer feels helpless to control the situation at hand. Alternatively, perhaps the dreamer needs to “freeze” and do nothing about some issue for awhile.

Gillian Holloway Interpretation

If a person who is in Jove dreams that he or she is paralyzed, or that the object of his or her affections is so afflicted, it is a portent that these affections will soon fade away.

Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin Interpretation

1. Loss of feeling and expression, likely emotional due to injury.

2. Difficulty in accepting changes, even healthy ones.

3. Feeling trapped by conflicts, sometimes domestic.

Gustavus Hindman Miller Interpretation

Paralysis is a bad dream, denoting financial reverses and disappointment in literary attainment.

To lovers, it portends a cessation of affections.

Klaus Vollmar Interpretation

Feeling handicapped in a mental or emotional area. Feeling the need for quiet and rest. Should you be less active? See Illness, Invalid.

Internet Archive - Anonymous Interpretation

If you dream that you are Paralysed, it is a sign of a broken engagement.

Katherine Taylor Craig Interpretation

A dream denoting the approach of illness (Gypsy).

Ibn Seerin Interpretation

(Cripple; Impediment; Justice; Wither) If one sees his right hand paralyzed in a dream, it denotes a great sin he has committed that warrants such a severe punishment. Ifthe right hand is paralyzed in the dream, it means that one earns his money from practicing usury, or it could mean that he is unjust toward a poor and a weak person.

If one’s left hand is paralyzed in a dream, it means that either his sister or his brother maydie shortly. Ifhis thumb is paralyzed in a dream, it means that he will suffer from hardships because of his children. Ifthe index or the middle finger are paralyzed in a dream, it means that one may suffer because of his sister.

If one sees his ring finger paralyzed in the dream, it means that he will suffer pain and difficulties because of an ailment that will befall his mother or a female relative.

If one sees his little finger paralyzed in a dream, it means that he may suffer because of a daughter. Any infliction in one’s hand in a dream represents one’s brothers, while any infliction ofthe fingers in a dream represents his children. Ifone sees his right hand paralyzed in a dream, it means that he will lose his source of income.

If one’s fingers are paralyzed in a dream, it means that he has committed an awful sin.

If one sees his right hand paralyzed in a dream, it means he has caused major losses to an innocent person.

(Also see Body’; Physical paralysis)

Jean Boushahla Interpretation

being unable to move, rooted to the spot, frozen, immobile—conflicting impulses or emotions. The mind must awaken to the right concepts lest the higher self be paralyzed or distorted. The dreamer is longing to do something but is immobilized by fear of the consequences; or the dreamer longs to run from whatever is pursuing, but unconsciously desires it; the dreamer can't move because he or she doesn't want to. This conflict of wanting to face something but at the same time longing to flee from it often arises where there is a strong sexual attraction mingled with disgust. The physical inability to move signifies a mental block or inhibition, some aspect of the character is unwilling to move. Possibly the person is torn between ambition and laziness. May also refer to constipation (look at the background of the dream). A feeling of impotence, not being able to consciously control certain behavior. Unable to move legs—making no progress.

Ian Wallace Interpretation

Opportunity to use my selfmotivation and energy to free myself from a fear that has been limiting my freedom

Mary Summer Interpretation

reveals a psychological state of denial; a tendency to be emotionally numb or remain in an immobilized state

Julia and Derek Parker Interpretation

As with all ‘medical’ dreams, do not hesitate to follow up any hint of possible disability. But dreaming that you are paralysed is more likely to allude to paralysis of the mind: you are not free to think as you wish, perhaps because you are inhibited by your childhood training, or your environment, and you should make a real effort to overcome the paralysis.

Tony Crisp Interpretation

See paralysis, paralyzed under body.