Dream scenario
The Suppressed Torrent: Emotional Stagnation
You are bottling up difficult feelings—anger, grief, or fear—believing that addressing them would cause too much disruption. This suppression feels like a dull ache that worsens with time.
Symbolic reading
The 'antiaditis' is the trapped emotion. It is the pressure building behind the surface, unable to move or release, causing a low-grade, corrosive pressure that mimics physical inflammation.
Practical reading
The dream is a powerful signal that avoidance is not a solution. You must find safe, constructive ways to acknowledge and move through the feelings you have been pushing down.
Psychology explanation
When emotions are consistently denied or minimized, the psyche treats them as a physical irritant. The body's response (the dream's 'antiaditis') is the unconscious demanding that the energy associated with that emotion be released.