INVALID

Loss of independence. Loss of room to maneuver. Somebody or yourself needs support. Inferiority complex, self-doubt, and anguish. You feel you have been injured. In spite of the obvious meaning, this image has a positive side: it is a reminder that we are also allowed to withdraw from normal activities. In this sense, the dream image often points to being one-sided in relation to work.

For instance, you do not have to do everything yourself and always be the best.

It is important to accept and to admit helplessness. On the other hand, there is a belief that invalids are unable to act, which might indicate that you are asking too much of yourself.

Vision: A woman, dreaming about an invalid means her partner is not as strong as she would like him to be, or he is about to give up on something.

If the latter is the case, be supportive and give a helping hand. Being the invalid: you are losing your professional or personal freedom. Sometimes your unconscious is warning you to slow down at work.

Depth Psychology: The invalid wants to warn you about the danger of losing your intellectual independence. At times the dream also indicates a negative emotional connection to other people. What or who do you think is limiting you?

The invalid may represent either you or some part of you. (The latter may apply even if in the dream it is you who are pushing the invalid in his chair.) If it is you, what has robbed you of your energy or ability or confidence? Outward circumstances, or some internal mechanism (failure-programming or the like)? If it is some part of you, what part have you condemned to an unproductive existence in the locked cellars of your unconscious?