Wound Dream Meaning

Seeing wounds on your own body in a dream mainly reflects a hurt or humiliation buried deep in your mind, one you may never have spoken about while awake. A wound on the body is often a metaphor for a wound in the mind, because pain you cannot show outwardly becomes plain to see in sleep. Being hurt by someone's words, having your trust broken in a relationship or feeling neglected at work can all bring on this kind of dream. Notice where the injury is, who caused it and what the wound looks like, and the meaning becomes more specific.

• An injury to the head

  This speaks of mental strain, or of being torn over a decision.

• An injury to the chest

  This is often tied to a deep pain of the heart.

• An injury to the hands or feet

  Something is getting in the way of your daily work, or of your progress forward.

• Being hurt by someone you know

  This points to a hidden strain within that relationship.

• Being hurt by a stranger

  This speaks of a situation in which you feel unprotected.

• Fresh blood flowing from the wound

  The pain the dream is pointing to is still raw.

• A wound that has healed or left a scar

  That pain is now part of the past and remains only as a memory.

• A wound that festers or will not heal

  This draws your attention to something that has been neglected for a long time and now needs care.

• Seeing someone else injured

  You feel a sense of responsibility for that person, or you are worried about them.

The body heals a wound in its own time, and the mind heals slowly in the same way. Rushing it only makes the wound deeper. This dream is really asking you to stop, and to give your pain a little attention instead of denying it.