Prison

Dreaming about visiting somebody in prison

What does it mean to dream you visit somebody in prison?

A distinct and much smaller group, described with sadness rather than fear, which is the reason it is separated.

The dreamer is not held. Somebody they know is, and the reports focus on the barrier: a table, a glass, a time limit, and a conversation that does not get anywhere.

That puts these closer to the being-ignored and screen material than to the confinement reports. What is described is presence without reach.

Where the person is somebody who has died, or somebody estranged, the reports carry considerable weight and dreamers frequently report them recurring.

Where this reads well

Easy to distinguish from the rest of the record, and the emotional register is completely different.

Where it is harder

Quietly sad rather than frightening, and dreamers report these lasting into the day.

Worth asking yourself

Who was I visiting? What was between us? Did we manage to say anything?

Dream interpretation is subjective. Nothing here is a diagnosis, a prediction, or medical advice.

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