Dreams about arms
Seeing arms, either your own or someone else's in a dream is
very common. While arms do not always have special significance
in dreams, arms can be very significant under some
circumstances. Dreams in which details about arms remembered are
likely to be significant, since it tends to be the most
significant details that are remembered upon waking. Since
dreams fade so quickly, if you are able to remember how arms
figured in your dreams, chances are the dream had something
important to tell you. When you see your arms in a dream,
especially when they represent an important part of the dream
narrative, those arms may be symbols for your nurturing side,
and for your desire to reach out and care for the people around
you. Dreaming about arms is particularly common in people who
are currently caring for, or worried about, a sick friend or
family member. Reaching out with the arms in a dream is your
mind's way of telling you how important it is to connect and
care for those around you. Dreams about arms can also be
indications of the challenges and struggles in your life. Again,
the exact meaning will depend on the context of the arms within
the dream narrative. Using your hands and arms for defense can
indicate you feel like you are under attack, or that you need to
defend yourself. The impetus for this kind of dream about arms
could come from many sources. For instance, perhaps you feel
like you are being unfairly singled out for criticism in your
job, and you feel a desire to strike back or defend yourself
against the onslaught. Or perhaps you feel overwhelmed by events
in your life, and you feel the need to struggle against those
challenges. Dreams in which your arm is injured, or dreams in
which you appear with your arm in a cast, can signify that you
feel an inability to care for yourself. These kind of injured or
broken arm dreams an also mean that you are feeling helpless in
being able to care for others. People who are caring for a
friend or family member whose medical condition is beyond their
control may experience dreams in which their arm is injured, or
they may see themselves in a cast. A dream about a broken or
injured arm can also mean that the dreamer has been feeling
restricted or limited in his or her activities. Seeing yourself
constrained in the dream, by a cast or a broken arm, can be a
symbol of your perceived restriction of freedom or movement. The
specific arm featured in the dream also carries a significance.
The right arm is often seen as a symbol for an outgoing nature,
and the right arm is often associated with the masculine side of
the dreamer's nature. The left arm, on the other hand, is more
associated with female characteristics, such as nurturing and
caring. A dream in which the dreamer injures someone else's
arms, or even rips them from their sockets, indicate that the
dreamer has been repressing anger towards another person, but
has been prevented from expressing that anger for one reason or
another. Like most dreams about violence, this type of dream
stems from a repressed anger and a perceived inability to do
anything about it.