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States & actions
Drugs
Escape, altered states, and lost control
What it often means
Drugs in a dream point to the wish to escape, to alter how you feel, or to a part of life where control has slipped. They can mark a craving for relief from something painful, a dependence you are wary of, or a longing to feel other than you do. The dream is less a judgment than a question: what are you trying to escape, and at what cost?
When it tends to appear
- When you long to escape or numb a painful feeling
- When control feels like it is slipping somewhere
- When you are wary of a dependence or a habit
Sit with these questions
- 1
What feeling are you trying to escape or alter?
- 2
Where has control quietly slipped from your hands?
- 3
What relief are you seeking, and what does it cost you?
Did this symbol visit your dream?
Decode the whole dream