Dreams of backs are more related to romantic partners than dreams in general.

Dreams of backs are more related to happiness, more related to fear, and much more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to fun.

Dreams of backs are less related to human-made places and less related to transportation.

Dreams of backs are more related to sex and more related to health events than dreams in general.

Back dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams and less related to weird dreams.

Dreams of backs are more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to vision than dreams in general.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience backs in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about backs in dreams. See how you feel about backs now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. The back area of the body is often associated with carrying burdens and things that weigh you down, such as regrets. “Get off my back” is a way of saying “get off my case.” The back is associated getting work done. A strong back is meant figuratively to mean ability to carry a heavy load. For example, a man dreams he is at the gym doing back exercises such as pullups. He shows off his back muscles to people in the gym. The dream occurs after a day spent straightening up the house and working in the yard. He feels proud of the amount of work he got done. Injury to the back in a dream can indicate inability to carry a load, or lack of confidence. Injury can indicate a physical issue with the back that needs to be addressed. For example, a teenage male dreams about entering a horse stable and seeing a powerful black stallion and a beautiful golden mare. A man who works in the stable tells the dreamer that the mare has back problems. The teenager tells the mare, “It’s all right, I have back problems too.” He puts out a hand toward the stallion, and it reacts aggressively. The dream is about the teen’s struggle to handle his responsibilities and carry his burdens. The mare with a bad back symbolizes the feeling that he can’t do it; he doesn’t think he has the strength. However, the stallion represents another side of the story. He does have the strength but doesn’t see himself that way. The dream is helping him to subconsciously tap into his inner strength by first making him aware he really does have it. He is delicate like the mare, and has the strength of the stallion—at least, the potential for it. See: Weakness Something behind your back can mean it’s in the past. For example, you dream about your ex following you from behind, symbolizing that the relationship is in the past. Anything dragged or carried behind your back can symbolize personal baggage. See: Baggage Something positioned behind your back can be a way of expressing the phrase “go behind your back.” Be careful of betrayal, gossip, and sneakiness. You might need to “watch your back.” The back is a blind spot, so something positioned behind your back is hidden from your awareness. For example, a man dreams he’s in his apartment and hears a knock at his front door. He asks who is there, and two voices reply in unison, “Enemies.” He opens the door, and two men enter his apartment. One of them immediately takes a position behind him, and the other stands in front of him. He hits the man in front of him, who tells him that anger will not help him. The dream shows the dreamer two aspects of himself he needs to deal with. The man in front of him symbolizes anger. It’s an aspect of himself he knows about. The man behind him is an aspect of himself that’s in a personal blind spot. He is not consciously aware of it. Turning the back toward someone or something can indicate withdrawal of care or attention, or turning away from needs. It can symbolize ostracism, rejection, or disapproval. To be stabbed in the back is a classic sign of betrayal. Or it can symbolize stabbing pain in the back experienced while asleep. The word “back” is loaded with possibilities for wordplays, such as “back to work,” “back of the line,” and “got your back.” Dreams can make obscure references through comparisons, so if you dream about the back or positioning behind something, consider the possibility of wordplay. See also: Blindness, Body parts, Weakness