Prison Dream Meaning

Seeing yourself in prison in a dream means some part of your life feels like it is holding you captive, even though the walls are invisible. A job, a relationship, family duties, or a rule you made for yourself can each feel like it is taking away your freedom, and when one does, this dream keeps coming back. Your role in the dream, and how you enter or leave the prison, both change the meaning.

• Locked in a prison cell

  You feel stuck in your present situation, perhaps because you cannot make a decision.

• Seeing someone else in prison

  This shows your sympathy for that person and your own worry about the limits they face.

• Escaping from prison

  The strength to break free of what binds you is building up inside you.

• Someone forcing you into prison

  You feel that an outside force, or a particular person, is interfering with your freedom.

• Going to prison for your own crime

  This dream carries the mark of guilt. You are judging yourself harshly for a mistake.

• Being released from prison

  Your mind is already getting ready to move past an obstacle.

This dream is a signal to look at where in your life you have tied yourself down.