Back Dream Meaning

Seeing a back in a dream often speaks of the weight of responsibility, or of something that stays out of sight yet makes itself felt every day. You cannot see your own back, so in a dream it stands for matters you are not looking at directly, even though their effect on you is real. The meaning changes with the state of the back.

• A back bent over in pain

  Fatigue has built up in you under too many duties and the pressure of other people's expectations.

• A straight, strong back

  You have the inner strength right now to get through a hard time.

• A back being struck or stabbed

  This dream comes from a fear of betrayal. Somewhere in your mind is the worry that someone could hurt you from behind.

• Turning your back on someone and walking away

  Distance is growing between you and a relationship or a situation.

A dream about the back mostly reminds you of the loads and relationships you carry every day, even when they stay out of your line of sight.