What does it mean to dream about a bathroom? |

Bathrooms are places where our “excesses” are eliminated. We do our needs, we take care of our hygiene and, eventually, we get sick. That is, it is in the bathroom that we obey the most basic calls of our human condition.

Dream interpretation helps in self-knowledge and decision-making

The first step in interpreting a dream is to become familiar with the symbols contained in it and their meanings. The second step is to know that dreams always concern the dreamer, his personality characteristics and the attitudes he takes and that must be observed. Having done this, it is possible to use dreams as an important tool for self-knowledge and guidance in life.

On the other hand, it is also the place where we stand in front of the mirror and see ourselves in the most transparent way possible. Where we deal with our own nature, the rhythm of our functioning and the needs of our body. A place where we feel free and spontaneous – qualities that, in a dream, can be compromised depending on the conditions of that bathroom.

In addition, the bathroom is a place of intimacy and privacy, although there are also public bathrooms. In this way, dreaming of a private bathroom or a public bathroom can tell us very different things. We can think, for example, of how is the dreamer’s relationship with his own notion of intimacy and with the notion of what is public and collective.

First step: reflect on the context of the dream

How is this bathroom? What happens in this scenario? Is it clean or dirty? Does it have walls and doors? Is there anything different or unexpected about this bathroom?

Second step: reflect on what the unconscious may be signaling

Do I expose myself in a very public way and without differentiation? Do I have a space of privacy and intimacy to be myself in my life? Am I skilled at protecting my privacy?

Possible applications

Dreams in which the used bathroom has no door and the walls are broken or made of glass. This may indicate that there is inadequate exposure of the dreamer’s inner issues to the outside world.

Dirty and lackluster bathrooms may also indicate the difficulty of having a private and intimate space to be more spontaneous.

Another common possibility is to dream that you are rushed in the bathroom. This may indicate some interference with the dreamer’s natural rhythms and satisfaction of basic needs.