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What does it mean to dream about driving?

Driving in a dream often reflects how you're getting through life, especially at work. What you were driving and how it handled count: a car out of control may be a problem growing while you wait, a steep hill a worry you won't make it, a long solo drive a wish to get away. Sometimes a car is just a car.

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Cars are everywhere in dreams, and they often say something about how you're getting through life. There's no single meaning. What you were driving, how it handled, and who else was in the car all shift the reading.

What dreaming about driving may mean

  1. AWho you are, especially at work

    A car can stand for your identity, especially your working self, the part of you most in charge of getting things done. What happens to the car may say something about how that part of you is doing.

  2. BA bigger role than you're used to

    If your car turns into a huge truck or bus, you may be taking on more than before and not yet comfortable at the controls. It often turns up after a promotion, a pregnancy or a sudden increase in what you carry.

    Your car turned into an oversized, hard-to-handle truck or bus · You've just been promoted, become pregnant, or are suddenly carrying much more

  3. CYour identity on the move

    Getting in and finding it isn't your usual car may reflect an identity in flux, as often happens when you change jobs.

    You got in and found it wasn't your usual car · You're changing jobs

  4. DAn approach that's out of date, or one that still works

    Old cars cut both ways. Chugging along while everyone passes you may suggest your approach or image feels behind the times. Your old car still going while flashy new ones break down may say your way of doing things is good enough.

    You were chugging along in an old car while newer cars passed you · You were driving a horse and buggy on the freeway · Flashy new cars were broken down on the shoulder while your reliable old one kept going

  1. EWorried you won't make it

    A very steep hill and a car that might not reach the top may stand for a worry that you don't have the power to get where you're going.

    You were driving up a very steep hill, afraid the car wouldn't make it

  2. FA problem growing while you wait

    Skidding out of control can be about a problem that's getting worse the longer it stays undecided, as if the car is choosing a direction because you haven't.

    You were skidding out of control

  3. GWanting to get away from it all

    Driving alone, far away, may be about a wish to get away from everything and the freedom of setting your own pace.

    You were driving alone, far away · You felt a strong wish to be free

  4. HSimply getting around

    Sometimes a car is just a car. If driving is a big part of your day, it may simply turn up in your dreams too.

These are possibilities, not verdicts. The reading that fits is the one that matches the details and the feeling of your dream, and what's going on in your life.

Questions that tell the readings apart

  1. Q1What were you driving? How did it handle?An old car, a huge truck and a car that isn't yours point to different things.
  2. Q2Who else was in the car?Who's with you, and who's at the wheel, can change what the dream is about.

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