If you dream of being poisoned, brace yourself — something painful is likely to make its presence felt soon. Attempting to poison someone else reflects either dark undercurrents in your own thinking or a sense that the world is turning against you. For a young woman, dreaming of poisoning a rival in love suggests she'll face considerable difficulty finding or keeping a romantic partner. Throwing poison away signals that through sheer determination, you'll push past circumstances that have been dragging you down. Handling poison or watching others handle it points to tension and unpleasantness gathering around you. If loved ones or children are poisoned in the dream, harm may come from a direction you never thought to watch. An enemy meeting their fate by poison means you'll clear the obstacles in your path. Recovering from poisoning suggests eventual success after a stretch of stress and worry. Taking poisonous medicine on a doctor's orders represents willingly entering a venture that carries real risk.