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Pregnancy
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Primary interpretation
Pregnancy
Interpretive tone
Key themes
Primary interpretation
Pregnancy
Interpretive tone
Key themes
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Pregnancy enters your dreams in two main ways. The first is dreams about yourself during pregnancy, the second is your real pregnancy is a trigger event and sets a certain meaning. Any person can become pregnant in a dream: this possibility is not limited by gender or age barriers. Generally speaking, pregnancy is a symbol of creativity, puberty or wealth. However, there are many situations that require additional interpretation.
If you are a young woman who dreams of pregnancy, but at the same time has no real intention to get pregnant, such a dream may indicate that you are in the initial stage of transition to a new stage of introspection. One of Jung's archetypes is the archetype of the father with the prevailing instinct to preserve the family. To see yourself involved in activities in such a position is to observe your exit from the stage of a child and the transition to an adult level.
If you are sexually active, but do not intend to get pregnant, such a dream can be a harmonious accompaniment to your monthly cycle. In connection with such a dream, anxieties of the "what if" type may arise, which require understanding and resolution.
A man who sees himself pregnant in a dream is often in a situation where his courage or participation in the reproduction of the population is called into question. Such doubts often occur to men who see themselves as less active in this regard than they would like to be. Sleep acts as a compensation, emphasizing the creative side of their personality. Pregnant men give birth not only to children, but also to something that somehow justifies their mission in this world.
The fact of pregnancy in real life can cause various events in dreams. By their nature, these events can be anything: from the most brutal to the most ridiculous. This is not surprising, because in real life pregnancy is the source of a whole spectrum of sensations from excitement to euphoria. Other types of dreams that occur during pregnancy can relate to infidelity, death of a partner, chronic health problems, pregnancy loss due to an accident or miscarriage, birth defects in a child, twins, triplets, etc., and increased fertility, addiction to prevention. Dreams about infidelity or the death of a partner often arise as a reaction to a feeling of insecurity in connection with a change in the appearance or frequency and nature of sexual relations during pregnancy. Dreams about chronic health problems and defects of the child belong to the category of negative will-fulfilment, and are also the result of the anxiety felt by women in such a position.
Dreams about multiple births and repeated pregnancies are the most difficult. Sometimes, at a certain stage, pregnancy depresses a woman. This is a consequence of fears about the ability to adequately cope with the role of a mother. Multiple pregnancies can be a visual representation of these fears.
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