Tied-up Dream Meaning

Dreaming that you are tied up reflects a feeling of being stuck in some situation in your waking life. People feel tied hand and foot while awake too, when the duties of a job, a household or a relationship pile up until there is little room left to live as you choose. Who or what has tied you up makes the reading more specific.

• Someone tying you up

  You feel uneasy about the hold that person, or someone like them, has over you in real life.

• A rope or chain wrapping around you by itself

  This speaks of a limit you have set for yourself, often out of fear. The real obstacle is not someone outside but your own thinking.

• Trying to break free and failing

  This scene shows how helpless you feel in some situation in your real life.

• Getting yourself free

  This is a sign of strength that has been building inside you and is now ready to change the situation.

In the end this dream speaks of a quiet wish: however tight the knots, you want to live on your own terms.