What does it mean when you dream of something crawling on you?

Answer 1

Dreams of bugs crawling out of one's skin are classic symptoms of withdrawal from addictive drugs. Alternatively, the dream suggests feelings of being unclean or polluted within, perhaps even contaminating others.

Answer 2

It means that in your REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, your unconscious neural pathway created an 'odd' or 'interesting' juxtaposition of visualised objects that in waking consciousness you recalled because of its unusual nature.

In sleep the neural-net or thinking brain shuts down to the stage where thought no longer flows in a logical and fluid order, and instead kind of 'cuts and pastes' different thoughts or memories together. - usually from something you have either experienced or witnessed over the last few days . . . if even just from watching something on TV.

This 'cut and paste' is what creates 'dreams', and it is why 'dreams' are weird compared to the real world.

Answer 3

The insects represent some sort of issue within yourself. It could be triggered by nothing more than a tickle or itch felt in your sleep. Your unconscious mind would incorporate that itch into a dream to prevent your awakening. On the other hand, it could be a very early sign of some health problem that your brain recognizes but has yet to show visible symptoms. If you have been putting off your regular physical checkups, this might be a good time to get a thorough examination.

Answer 4

The dream could mean nothing more than that something was irritating you while you were sleeping, whether it was an actual crawling bug or a stray hair or some other irritation. Symbolically, you may have been tolerating a small annoyance in real life, and your mind is nudging you to get rid of whatever that is.