Button Dreams: Symbolism, Interpretation, And Meanings

Buttons are mundane objects in everyday life, but in dreams, they symbolize something of much greater importance. Focusing on buttons, whether it is buttoning one up, losing one or coming across a random button in the most unusual place, reflects thoughts about oneself and matters such as control, choices and relationships.

Common Button Dream Scenarios & Their Meanings

1. Fastening or Buttoning Clothing

• Self Protection – An attempt to keep one’s emotions in check for the sake of maintaining a semblance of normalcy.
• Dimensionalism – Sheltering feelings and perspectives of one’s self from others.
• Readiness – Being poised to a new challenge in life’s journey and approaching it.

2. A Missing or Broken Button

• Vulnerability – Lord of exposing, of things unraveling in one’s life.
• Neglected Details – Omitting minute but critical issues.
• Displaced Relationships – Relates to someone’s relationship or opportunity slipping from memory.

3. Pressing a Button (Like An Elevator or Machine)

• Choice Making – Presenting oneself with a possibility of change.
• Everlasting Injury – Causing oneself great anxiety due to taking action with irreversible consequences.
• Wishful Thinking – Push of a complex button that one wishes could solve all problems.

4. Seeing a Shiny or Decorative Button

• Fascination by Shallow Things – Are you looking too deeply in the surface?
• Childhood Reminiscence – Remembering the times that were care free.
• Disguised Value – A single detail (or person) could be priceless.

5. Non-Functional Button

• Feeling trapped – Emotionally progressed to a standstill.
• Lack of hope – A person born into a world, a situation they can do nothing about.
• Stress caused by a failure of some device or system – Overthinking on the devices/systems cessation inducing stress.

Symbolical and Psychological Aspects

1. Control and Agency

Burdened Symbols of ability dream of indicates:

• Lack of control everywhere in your life.
• A making tough decision that oppresses you.
• An easy way out of complex decision (“one button solves all”) if it’s not simple enough like pressing a button.

2. Connections & Relations

• Joins and finish sepprate image like tighten loose bolts of friendship – denotes friendships where one pierce is about to fall and cut.
• Sign off avalanche of self speak – Letters or numerals on pads of devices/Pens or typewriters, pens or typewriters buttons on self expression.

3. Attention on Minor Details with Great Results

• Over overlooked details requires attention – Accompaniment dream highlights.
• “Buttoned-up” emotions – Deadlocked feelings stored in multiple layers of clothes patched up like layers that need to be released, not held back.

What to Do After a Button Dream

1. Explore where you experience a lack of control – Where do you need more (or less) control?
2. Rekindle friendships that you have turned a blind eye to – Reach out to someone you have not talked in a while.
3. Pay attention to the minute details – A small repair could stop bigger issues.
4. Think about choices made in the recent past – Did you make the correct choice?

Final Thought: Choice Control Check

Button dreams act as a reminder to us that even the smallest of actions can have great impacts. Be it securing your emotions, making a tough choice, or fixing what is loose, your subconscious could be nudging you to dominate the smaller aspects of life – because they are plenty.

So, have you ever had a remarkable dream of a button? What do you think it was meant to tell you? share your story here. 🧵🔘