Pain dream meaning is explained below using 18 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Zolar

lucky numbers: 03-08-09-24-33-39

being in: warning of future idleness caused by the ramification of past sloth.

children: persecution by an enemy wil be inflicted on your progeny.

others: learn from your mistakes or they wil repeat on you.

farmer in: a good harvest is promised, as is the difficulty of accomplishing it.

having a, in the chest: financial gains are at the expense of others’ lives.

ears: malicious gossip about you causes others to turn against you.

feet: your troubled foundations cannot sustain growth.

heart: a camouflaged solution to the reenactment of an il icit passion.

legs: running away is no longer an option.

shoulders: others are outflanking your success and being credited for them.

stomach: pleasant social activities can be overdone.

teeth: are trying too hard to defend your decision, rather than revisiting it.

throat: you can’t swal ow the acceptance of opposing views.

having a painful delivery: death and rebirth.

having pains all over the body: your success is causing a strain on your system.

lovers dreaming of: their love is secured, yet rejected lover wil defame you.

severe: others would have you feel guilty for doing what they could not.

man in: business prospers if you stop inflicting pain on others.

woman: suppression of painful memories.

sailor in: the level of tension at sea reflects actual pain.

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days Author: Zolar

Interpretation 2 — Ibn Seerin

(Ache, Discomfort, Hurt) In a dream, pain means regret and sorrow. SUffering from a tooth ache in a dream means hearing painful words from a relative the particular tooth implies. Neck pain in a dream represents being illtreated by one’s friends. Neck pain in a dream also may indicate that one has betrayed his covenant, or that he has denied a promise. Shoulder pain in a dream signifies bad earnings. Stomach pain in a dream means spending money in sin and feeling regret for doing so. Pain in one’s navel in a dream signifies ill-treatment of one’s wife. Heart pain in a dream means having hidden bad qualities, or questionable religious sincerity. Liver pain in a dream means illtreatment of one’s children. Spleen pain in a dream means spoiling one’s money by adding unlawful earnings to it. Severe spleen pain that could lead to one’s death in the dream means loss of one’s religious commitment. Lung and chest pain in a dream mean the nearing of one’s death. Back pain in a dream means the death of one’s brother, supporter, superior, or a close friend. Pain in one’s thighs in a dream means causing harm to one’s community. Pain in one’s foot in a dream means money, or it could mean straying from God’s path.

(Also see Body’, Chest pain, Lungs, Teeth, Tooth)

Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation Author: Ibn Seerin

Interpretation 3 — Martha Clarke

It is possible that pain in dreams reflects an actual physiological cause. Otherwise, pain is interpreted as atonement or purification. You have to go through hardships in order to grow physically or spiritually. Similarly, it worth taking a look at your diet, your rhythm of life, and your emotions.

According to some oracles, this dream shows that a minor business can make you very unhappy. However, other superstitions ensure that you will receive an unexpected sum of money.

Source: The Big Dictionary of Dreams Author: Martha Clarke

Interpretation 4 — Garuda

Vision: Dreaming about physical pain usually indicates “emotional” pain in real life. Try to get to the bottom of it. Sometimes the dream indicates that you have inflicted pain on someone else.

Depth Psychology: Pain is either a sign of emotions stressed to the limit, or that someone has hurt yon. Where in the body is the pain? Look up that entry to determine its meaning.

See Body, Injury, Wound.

Source: Dreamers Dictionary Author: Garuda

Interpretation 5 — Nancy Wagaman

Physical or emotional pain (imagined or from real life).

An imbalance in the body or its electrical field.

A real-time reaction to a dream event during which you were hurt.

Also consider which part of the body hurts in the dream (for example, a painful neck might represent something in real life that you consider “a pain in the neck”).

See Injured, Problem, Ache, Inflammation

Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary Author: Nancy Wagaman

Interpretation 6 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous

As in life, dreams of pain are an indicator gage telling you when to stop, when too much is enough, or that you are out of balance. Pain can also represent suppressed emotions, feelings of unworthiness, shame, guilt, -judgment, and a lack of feeling safe. Consider the area of your body or life that you are experiencing the pain.
Source: Strangest Dream Explanations Author: Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Interpretation 7 — Pagan - Anonymous

To see your child or a spouse in pain signifies that your actions are harming them, or are threatening their future. This is a warning to change the way you do certain things.

If you dream you are in pain, it shows that you are punishing yourself over a useless cause or inconsequential action on your part.

Source: Tryskelion Dream Interpretation Author: Pagan - Anonymous

Interpretation 8 — Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

To see a beloved child or a spouse in pain denotes that your actions are harming them or threatening their future and this is a warning to change the way you do certain things.

If you dream you are in pain it shows that you are punishing yourself over a useless cause or inconsequential action on your part.

Source: Encyclopedia of Dreams Author: Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

Interpretation 9 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Experiencing pain in one’s dream may be a reflection of real pain that exists somewhere in the dreamer’s body. Alternatively, the dreamer may consider someone or something to be a “pain.” The suppression of painful memories may also be an issue.
Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Interpretation 10 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

To dream that you are in pain, will make sure of your own unhappiness. This dream foretells useless regrets over some trivial transaction.

To see others in pain, warns you that you are making mistakes in your life.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 11 — myjellybean

To dream that you are in pain suggests you are being too hard on yourself about to a situation that was out of your control. It can also be a reflection of real phsyical pain that carries over from your waking self.
Source: My Dream Interpretation Author: myjellybean

Interpretation 12 — Stephen Girard

To dream you are suffering great pain from toothache, headache, rheumatism, or in any part of your body, denotes that you are about to receive some glad tidings from one who has been long absent from you.
Source: The Mystic Dream Book Author: Stephen Girard

Interpretation 13 — Betty Bethards

Suppression, avoidance of problem; disharmony in physical, mental, emotional or spiritual self. Note location in body, corresponding chakra, to determine problem.

See Disease.

Source: The Dream Books Symbols Author: Betty Bethards

Interpretation 14 — Internet Archive - Anonymous

A dream of contrary.

The greater your suffering in your dream, the more successful you will be in real life.

To lovers, it is extremely fortunate.

See ACHE and ILLNESS.

Source: Mystic Dream Book Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous

Interpretation 15 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Possible illness or unknown injury.

2. Extreme unhappi­ness, sorrow.

3. Lack of balance, usually emotional.

4. An an­noyance.

Source: New American Dream Dictionary Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 16 — Klaus Vollmar

Being sensitive or overly sensitive. It points to either the necessity of grieving or a new beginning.
Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 17 — Gillian Holloway

To dream of being in pain is a presage of ease and contentment.
Source: The Complete Dream Book Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 18 — Margaret Hamilton

A cry for help; research any details
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited Author: Margaret Hamilton