Falling
Falling mirrors anxiety and a sense of losing control. It's also a classic growing-up dream — don't fret too much; just plant your feet firmly in reality.
Falling is, with being chased, among the most commonly reported dreams. Tradition read it as position or wealth becoming unsteady; today it is read as the picture that appears when what you lean on feels unstable. It often overlaps with the jolt that wakes you as you drift off.
Readings by Situation
Falling from a height and waking up
The most common form, overlapping with the body's startle as sleep begins. It grows frequent with built-up fatigue or an uncomfortable bed, so look at your sleep before the symbol.
Falling but landing unhurt
Tradition read this favorably as passing through a crisis. It signals that what worried you goes by more lightly than expected.
Falling into water or a pit
It reflects the fear of sinking into a situation you cannot handle. Yet falling into water and coming back out was also read as starting anew.
Watching someone else fall
A sign that your mind is on someone else's affairs rather than your own. If a particular person worries you, asking how they are beats interpreting the dream.
If falling dreams repeat and cost you sleep, sleep habits and fatigue deserve attention before interpretation. This reading is for entertainment.