Regression
[1]1. A feeling that efforts are leading nowhere.
2. A need or desire to remove oneself or to “back off” from a situation or relationship.
3. Difficulties in communication, misunderstanding.
[2]If you dream that someone or something is going backward, then this symbolizes rebellion, feeling out of style, or attached to outmoded ways of the past. Perhaps your dream is telling you that you are going the wrong direction, that you are off track, and are going against the flow, or perhaps that you are being contrary and rebellious.
See Also: Rewind.
[3]If you dream of moving backwards, you need to remember information from the past to solve a current problem.
[4]A dream of moving backward may mean the dreamer feels he or she is losing ground in some endeavor. Retracing one’s steps may indicate that information from the past may be needed to bring about an understanding of a current situation, especially one that has gone wrong.
[5]Something that is backward or opposite of what you expect can represent: Something in your real life that seems amiss or not quite right.
Something you tend to confuse or get backward (such as the names of two people).
Moving or stepping backward could represent: fear, retreating from something, or avoiding something (or a desire to do so), regressing or losing progress.
Walking backward or retracing your steps on a path could represent a desire to revisit, reevaluate, or redo something in your past.
See Also: Moving Around, Repeating, Returning
[6]See Also: direction metaphors chapter
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