Controlling dream meaning is explained below using 2 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Nancy Wagaman
Trying to control or have power over a person or situation can represent: Compensating for a feeling of powerlessness, victimization, loss of personal power, or fear of losing control of a situation in your life.
A wish for more control due to a situation feeling out of control or overwhelming.
Anger or vengefulness toward the person or situation (indicating an opportunity to work through an underlying issue).
See Controlled, Being, Interfering, Interrupting, Invading, Stalking, Trickery, Bothering, Attacking, Privacy, Violence
Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary • Author: Nancy Wagaman
Interpretation 2 — Margaret Hamilton
Revealed in order to avert; see “bound”
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited • Author: Margaret Hamilton