If you have seen your ex-lover in trouble in your dream: Your relationships with old people or people in authority are difficult, you will understand the person you love emotionally in your love life. Seeing your ex-lover in distress in your dream is a sign of getting news from your ex-lover in real life, finding solutions to this person's problem, and seeking remedies. Seeing your ex in distress can also mean that he needs support in real life. It also means that you can't forget that this person still exists in your subconscious.