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Dreaming of conceit

Emotions · 梦见自负
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Folk reading traditional

Chinese folk symbolism connects conceit with a mirror carried through the street. Tradition reads the image as attention turned inward at the cost of noticing the people present.

Psychological view modern

In dream research, conceit often appears in periods of real achievement, when praise becomes a load to manage. It is commonly associated with identity tightening around a single role, and tends to ease when other parts of life are fed.

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Dreaming of conceit - what does it mean?
Chinese folk symbolism connects conceit with a mirror carried through the street. Tradition reads the image as attention turned inward at the cost of noticing the people present. In dream research, conceit often appears in periods of real achievement, when praise becomes a load to manage. It is commonly associated with identity tightening around a single role, and tends to ease when other parts of life are fed. Reference material, not a prediction.

What does folk tradition associate with this dream?
Chinese folk symbolism connects conceit with a mirror carried through the street. Tradition reads the image as attention turned inward at the cost of noticing the people present.

What does psychology say?
In dream research, conceit often appears in periods of real achievement, when praise becomes a load to manage. It is commonly associated with identity tightening around a single role, and tends to ease when other parts of life are fed.

What can I do next?
Spend an evening doing something you are bad at.

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