Swelling is a common theme in our dreams and indicate different meanings, means deception and cover-up of some situation.
If you see or feel swelling in a dream, it indicate a physical illness, a clue for strength and persistence. It mean that you should pay more attention to your body and pay more attention to it, a metaphor for some unexplored or untried experiences. You also want to see a doctor to make sure everything is okay, a metaphor for inner healing.
Swelling in a dream also reflect your emotional state, indicates a sticky situation or how you need to stick-up for beliefs. If you feel bloated or heavy, it indicate that you are struggling with an emotional burden, you are feeling cut off from your family. You have fears, dissatisfaction, or guilt that weighs on you, draws attention to your need to cultivate your sense of culture.
If the swelling in the dream is painful, it indicate emotional trauma that you need to process, stands for your instinctual impulses. You also feel that you are emotionally blocked and unable to express your feelings, suggests what is holding your relationship together.
Swelling in the dream also have a symbolic meaning, points at conflict and aggression. They indicate an upcoming change or transformation in your life, a metaphor for your forces. Perhaps you are facing new challenges or are ready to break new ground, points to low self-of inferiority. The swelling also indicate a developing idea or a new direction in your life, a harbinger for remembrance.
It helpful to look at other symbols in the dream and consider your own feelings and experiences to get a more accurate interpretation, suggests the choices that you are making in some area of your life.
Dreaming of swelling a reflection of an internal or external issue that you are struggling to contain or deal with, expresses a reawakening. It also signify feelings of being overwhelmed or trapped by a situation, whether physically or emotionally, represents an urgency in some matter.
Painful Swelling: If the swelling in your dream is painful, it represent a physical ailment or injury that you are experiencing in your daily life, states you cold feelings. Facial Swelling: Dreaming of facial swelling signify issues with self-image or self-esteem, especially related to your appearance, signals a non-confrontational approach to which you can better deal with some suppressed matters. Uncontrollable Swelling: If the swelling in your dream is uncontrollable, it represent emotions or circumstances that feel beyond your control, unfortunately a warning alert for unexpressed anger and aggression.
Islamic interpretation: In Islamic dream interpretation, swelling represent sickness or disease that needs to be addressed, indicates your individual ideas and thoughts. Christian interpretation: In Christian dream interpretation, swelling symbolize pride or arrogance that needs to be humbled, states inner dignity. Buddhist interpretation: In Buddhist dream interpretation, swelling represent the impermanence of physical existence and the fleeting nature of life, an omen for opportunities that can potentially pass you by.
From a psychological perspective, dreaming of swelling represent repressed emotions or hidden fears, expresses a need for you to make contact with somebody. It also be a sign of anxiety or stress related to a situation in your daily life, you have not analyzed a situation long enough or that you do not want to deal with the problem at all.
If you are frequently dreaming of swelling, it helpful to explore your emotions and identify any underlying issues that need to be addressed, symbolises limitations, obstacles and boundaries. Consider talking to a therapist or counselor to work through these feelings and develop healthy coping mechanisms, permanence, materialism and stability.
If the dreamer sees swelling in his/her body, it represent a health issue or emotional distress, a sign for self-connection with your spirituality. It also suggest that the dreamer is holding onto something that is causing pain or discomfort and need to release it, refers to spirit and creativity. In this case, the dream is a warning that the dreamer needs to take care of their health or deal with their emotional issues, a message for fears of losing control of yourself or losing your position or status in life.
If the swelling is caused by an injury, it mean that the dreamer is healing physically or emotionally, you need to look on your inner strength for stimulation instead of relying on outside forces. The dream trying to reassure the dreamer that they will recover from whatever setback they have experienced, refers to your unwise choices or decisions.
If the dreamer sees swelling in someone else's body, it suggest that the dreamer is concerned about their loved one's physical or emotional health, a portent for filth, dirtiness, repulsiveness and death.
It a sign that the dreamer needs to seek medical attention, take a break, or address their emotional issues, unfortunately draws attention to some of coming trouble.
To see others swollen, foretells that advancement will meet with envious obstructions. Swimming.
To dream of swimming, is an augury of success if you find no discomfort in the act.
If you feel yourself going down, much dissatisfaction will present itself to you.
For a young woman to dream that she is swimming with a girl friend who is an artist in swimming, foretells that she will be loved for her charming disposition, and her little love affairs will be condoned by her friends.
To swim under water, foretells struggles and anxieties.
See Diving and Bathing.
Self-originated obstacles that slow down any progress you hope to make.
Any matter that gets out of control, especially those things caused by emotional poisons like anger, bitterness, and jealousy.
Something or someone that has infected you physically, mentally, or spiritually, from which you are beginning to see the negative effects and consequences.
A tendency toward being reactionary or easily triggered.
Something that’s swollen (such as a river or a risen loaf of bread) can represent abundance or the idea more of whatever the swollen item represents (such as a swollen river representing more of a threat, or risen bread representing greater volume).
See also: Increasing; Bigger, Getting; Many
If a swelling from inflammation subsides in a dream, it means the return of a traveller, calming the fury of an angry person, controlling the exasperation of an outraged person, things returning to normal, appeasement of a repulsive person, or loss of one’s job.
(Also see Pimple)