What does it mean to dream of surgery? |

In a surgery, the body undergoes modifications, internally or externally, with the aim of curing or improving the health or aesthetic state of the patient. Consequently, in symbolic terms, dreaming of surgery can indicate that the person is looking to improve, evolve and grow. Or even if you are in need and predisposed to ask for help from a professional for thissuch as a therapist, counselor, or friend who understands a lot about something she is going through or will go through.

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.

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When analyzing the dream, it should also be taken into account that undergoing surgery requires preparation. A time of fasting, for example. Psychologically then, this symbolism tends to indicate the need for rest, physical and emotional preparation, to break a certain habit or to draw strength from oneself to improve one’s quality of life.

In addition, surgery is usually an intervention, a moment when one enters the patient’s body, with the hand and/or instruments. That is, it has an invasive content – ​​even if consented. On a symbolic level, this detail may show a certain vulnerability. Some part of yourself may be being exposed or simply being observed more closely by people.. Or someone is invading your space, with their permission (consciously or unconsciously).

There are numerous types of surgery, but all aim to improve, and most require a period of recovery after the intervention. Therefore, the person may be being reminded by his unconscious that the current moment deserves a decrease in the pace of everyday life, in order to recover and feel better to get back on track in what life is demanding of challenges and opportunities.

First step: reflect on the context of the dream

Are you or someone else responsible for your surgery? How do you react to this intervention? Is it consensual and enjoyable or is it invasive and uncomfortable? Is there a pre and/or post-surgical phase? How do you get through it? Accept, submit or rebel? Are there any infection and complications in the surgery or after the operation? Are you the surgeon and someone else is the patient? Who is this person? How is the surgery? In what part of the body does it happen? Is there anesthesia or not?

Second step: reflect on what the unconscious may be signaling

Are you at a stage where you consciously want to change a habit or behavior? Do you feel available to receive help from someone to go through this process of change? Are you willing to help someone who wants to change or modify something about themselves? Do you find yourself tired and needing more time for yourself? Before making a change in yourself and your life, is there a need to prepare yourself emotionally and physically? Are you looking for some kind of cure, improvement or wanting to cut and eliminate something or someone that has been causing you pain and causing suffering? Are you more sensitive to the influence of people, such as friends, family or those who relate to you? Do you feel that they are invading your space, disrespecting your choices and forcing you to make a certain choice? How have you been – in some way – allowing others to be intrusive in your life? Are you aware that it may be important to rest, relax and enjoy yourself a little more after a painful process in which considerable cuts or changes were experienced by you?

Possible applications:

If you performed the surgery on yourself, the dream may be indicating that you really need to be directly involved in the change process, in what you think needs to change, like joining a gym and starting a diet. You must make effective decisions that cut certain habits that are not doing you any good.

If you were doing surgery on someone else, it could be that you are being intrusive in her life or forcing her to act in a certain way. It will be worth reflecting on how much you are disrespecting that person’s free will or space of autonomy.

If you weren’t the surgeon or the surgeon, it is important to remember what caught your attention in positive terms about the person responsible for leading the surgery. This way you can make an effort to bring into yourself and your routine the habits that will develop a behavior similar to hers – as well as her achievements that you admire. It is also good to observe, in the dream, your reaction to this intervention carried out by her. This may be a portrait of your real life attitude towards this process of trying to internalize her personality attributes which are so necessary for you to achieve certain goals. And if it’s someone you don’t admire at all, for whom you have a repugnance, see if you don’t need to eradicate behaviors similar to that person’s.

Existing in the dream pre- or post-surgical phase, it will be interesting to watch how you get through it. This behavior can indicate whether or not you are accepting well the emotional, physical and psychological preparation before this change – in yourself and in your life – and if you are respecting the pace of “digestion” of the change you have recently gone through or are going through.

In case of infection and complications in surgery, this could indicate that you are vulnerable or sensitive after a phase of cuts, changes or even losses. Therefore, you must and deserve to experience grief, rest and recovery, so as not to be infected by emotional states and environments that will negatively influence you.

If it occurs with anesthesiait could be that you are shielding yourself from the pain of change or safely, securely, and confidently moving through these cuts and habit changes. If there is no anesthesiaperhaps you are feeling the pains of the change process more acutely or realistically facing the implications of altering your routine and developing new behaviors.

If it’s in the eyesmaybe it’s time to change your way of seeing reality? If it’s in the heartperhaps it is an indication of how much it will be worth expressing your feelings more and opening yourself up to love. If it’s on the feet or handsmay indicate that it is a favorable period for you to put your feet on the ground, be more practical, make decisions and act effectively towards your goals.