Fainting
Fainting often touches a sudden loss of strength — the body giving way, illness in the family, unwelcome word of the absent. The dream may ask where you feel yourself overcome or depleted, what news you're bracing to receive, and whether a careless way of living is wearing at the health and steadiness you've been taking for granted.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for fainting, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream of fainting, signifies illness in your family and unpleasant news of the absent.
If a young woman dreams of fainting, it denotes that she will fall into ill health and experience disappointment from her careless way of living.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you see a person fainting indicates that you will soon hear of the death of a dear friend.