Dream symbol · Common Dreams
Dreaming About Hiding
What it means
Hiding in a dream usually reflects avoiding something — a confrontation, a feeling, or being truly seen. It can also be self-protection: a part of you waiting until it feels safe.
In more detail
Notice what you hide from and how it feels in the hiding place: relief suggests rest you owe yourself, dread suggests the avoided thing is growing. Being found is not always bad — sometimes it is the dream rehearsing being seen and surviving it.
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