Theft Dream Meaning

When you dream of a theft, the real fear is often less about losing possessions and more about losing control. What is stolen is not always money. Often it is time, a chance, your dignity or your trust in someone. Dreams like this appear more often when some part of your life seems to be slowly slipping out of your hands. Much of the meaning depends on what is stolen and who is stealing.

• Money or jewelry being stolen

  This speaks directly of worry about financial security.

• A diary or a keepsake being stolen

  You feel that someone is intruding into your private world.

• Seeing someone you know steal

  This often reflects suspicion that has built up in that relationship.

• A stranger stealing

  This fear does not center on any particular person. It comes from a vague sense of insecurity.

• Stealing something yourself

  There may be built-up frustration at not getting what you are fairly owed, or a desire you hesitate to express.

• Being caught stealing

  This dream brings some guilt inside you to the surface.

A dream of theft is really a signal to look again: where around you do you feel less safe, and in which relationship do you need to be a little more careful?