What Does It Mean to Dream About Jealousy?

To dream of jealousy represents feelings of insecurity, possessiveness, envy, resentment, or a sense of inadequacy. Feelings of being threatened, undermined, or left out, or a desire for something that you feel you cannot have. Feelings of unworthiness, inferiority, or insecurity. A desire to be more competitive. Frustration that others are enjoying a situation that you feel you deserve. Feeling that life is unfair or that you are unable to achieve what others have. Jealousy in a dream could reflect your thoughts about the importance of fairness, equality, or deservingness in your waking life. Feelings about losing something or someone important to you, such as a romantic partner, a friendship, or a position in your social circle.

Negatively, dreaming about Jealousy could represent toxic relationships, manipulative behavior, or a fear of losing something or someone valuable. A lack of self-esteem, insecurity, or the inability to trust others. A distorted perception of reality. A belief that you are not good enough as you are. An unhealthy attachment to material possessions. Resentment, or bitterness towards others who are perceived to have an easier or more successful life. Feelings of inferiority or a sense of being left behind. Perhaps you are finding it difficult to be happy for others' successes due to your own perceived failures or shortcomings. Feelings of being undervalued or not recognized for your efforts and contributions. Experiencing conflict or tension with someone due to jealousy.

Example: A man dreamed of being jealous of a friend whom he always viewed as being too lucky to fail. In waking life, he felt afraid that a corrupt business partner would get away with ripping him off and that he might be too powerful to be stopped. In this case, being jealous may have reflected the man's fear of being inadequate to stop being taken advantage of by his business partner.

Example 2: A teenage girl dreamed of her jealousy building up and then jumped off a swing. In waking life, she was jealous of her boyfriend talking to a female friend. She decided to start talking to another guy friend whom she had ignored for a year. In this case, the jealousy may have reflected her feelings of insecurity and sense of inadequacy building up after witnessing her boyfriend being friends with another girl. Getting off the swing may represent her attempt to distract herself from her jealousy and focus on a different relationship.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing a husband telling his wife to get off the phone out of jealousy. In waking life, he was experiencing social anxiety. In this case, the jealousy may have reflected the young man's underlying anxiety about his own social skills and his fear of being rejected or abandoned.

Dreams of jealousy is often a representation of your own unconscious feelings of inadequacy. If your friend becomes jealous of you in your dream it may mirror actual unconscious feelings or behaviors that are projected on you. If you are jealous of a friend in your dream it suggest you are unable to admit you admire these traits that you want within yourself.