Doctor dreams are much more related to unnamed people than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to fantastic beings, and less related to strangers.

Dreams of doctors are more related to sadness and much more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to embarrassment and less related to fun.

Dreams of doctors are more related to human-made places than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

Doctor dreams are more related to death and much more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts and less related to disasters.

Doctor dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to good dreams.

Dreams of doctors are less related to taste, less related to vision, and less related to touch.

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 doctors 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 doctors in dreams. See how you feel about doctors 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. A doctor-character in a dream can be used to deliver information about your physical health. The body has a monitoring system that uses dreams to communicate, and a doctor is a natural choice to deliver its information. When you have been ill or your health has been on your mind and you dream about a doctor, there’s a good possibility these things are related, especially if the doctor examines you or gives advice. But think beyond physical health to consider mental and emotional health and other areas of life described in terms of health, such as sexual, financial, and familial. A doctor in a dream can be associated with healing—any sort of healing. Healing your body, your mind, your emotions, your life, a relationship, the past. A doctor-character can speak to issues related to the health of someone (or something) close to you. Differentiating can be tricky. Dreams can refer to someone else when they actually mean you. Before telling your friend about a dream you had related to his or her health, make sure the dream isn’t referring to something about you. For example, a doctor tells you in a dream that your best friend is going to die. Naturally, that sparks concern for your friend, but the dream actually refers to the health of the relationship. You have been too busy lately to maintain it and it’s in danger of losing its depth. Another possibility to consider is that a doctor symbolizes looking for the cure to a problem or situation. You need answers, advice, or perspective. For example, you dream that a doctor gives you a prescription for a gardening hoe and pruning shears, and you connect that with the idea that working in a garden is good for stress relief—and boy, have you been stressed! Or you have been in a rut lately and dream about seeing a foreign doctor, which connects with the idea of doing something different (“foreign”) as the cure for your rut. Because doctors ask deeply personal questions, they can be used in dreams to symbolize the feeling of having your privacy invaded, being forced to talk about something you’d rather not talk about, or revealing something private or hidden. See: Hiding For example, an ex-mate from years ago calls out of the blue, and your current mate answers the phone. It leads to having a long and deep conversation about your ex, a subject you’d rather avoid, but you have no choice. Or you face uncomfortable questions during a job interview. You are examined in a personal way, and your dream portrays the situation as examination in a physical way. Dreaming about playing the role of doctor can mean that you take responsibility for your own health. The idea also applies when you take responsibility for other people’s health. Because of the wealth of health information available on the internet, anyone can play the role of doctor or diagnostician. Some general associations with doctors that can be used as symbolism are that they command respect, work hard, prepare extensively, and are well compensated and widely admired. And they’re commonly perceived as a good catch as a mate. A doctor can represent your ability to offer healing, support, or advice. It can mean you fix a situation or diagnose a problem. A doctor can symbolize someone who listens to you—or conversely, doesn’t listen to you. Some people avoid doctors, and for them a doctor can symbolize the plague. You can tell by your reaction if the symbolism ties in with something felt strongly. For example, you dream about suddenly finding yourself in a doctor’s office and you run away. Question is, what are you avoiding? What subject makes you want to turn and run? The type of doctor can have specific symbolism. For a broken heart you see a cardiologist. To treat pessimism you could see an oncologist, because pessimism is like a cancer. To give birth to an idea, you could dream about an obstetrician. To see inside yourself, you could dream about a radiologist. To understand what’s going on in your mind, you could dream about a psychiatrist. For a sexual-related issue, a dream can use a gynecologist. To remove something unwanted, like a bad character trait, a person could dream about a surgeon. Because doctors are fixers, a dream featuring a doctor could be about fixing or patching up something. For example, you dream about seeing a doctor with your spouse after having a rift, and the doctor recommends speech therapy, meaning improve the way you communicate with each other. Of course, this use of the symbolism will show in the dream-story; otherwise, the symbolism means something else. See also: Amputations, Blood, Body parts, Brains, Cancer, Caesarean sections, Comas, Death, Disease, Dissecting, Drugs, Elderly people, Hiding, Hospitals, Illness, Infecting, Psychologists, Surgery, X-rays