It’s great how you provided a lot of information surrounding this dream because this always helps to provide a better interpretation.
In general, the image of a vehicle in dreams symbolizes a combination of the dreamer’s body, his or her physical energy and condition (e.g. as indicated by the type and the condition of the vehicle etc.) as well as the person’s interests in the sense of what tends to “drive” and motivate the person in day to day activities.
Unfortunately, being in a bad car accident as your dream shows can often represent a physical emergency which may even include a mental breakdown as well, e.g. depression caused by a serious medical condition or accident etc.
Possibly the dream shows that, though you suffered the recent bad concussion without too much evident damage, the effects of various concussions are cumulative and a careless attitude towards this situation isn’t recommended.
In various areas, even teenage players of various sports are now carefully monitored after a concussion and a central record is maintained to keep track of how many they’ve had so that they can be withdrawn from a sport if appropriate in the circumstances.
Similarly, you’ve probably heard of the devastating effects on professional football players after suffering through years of concussions with no medical oversight.
The female orthopaedic doctor who has her patients reset their own fractures could possibly symbolize your less developed ability to “listen to your heart and instincts” when it comes to your own body and perhaps to situations in your relationships.
Your feelings apparently kind of “don’t want any problems” (e.g. the doctor wants to avoid complaints but in a crazy way to say the least) that can raise the sometimes painful emotions involved in dealing with them but this can potentially be a “ditzy” way to move ahead.
It’s no secret that many women are in closer touch with issues of the body and health and your wife probably instinctively feels how your age and playing in a competitive league might not be the best thing for you.
But it can be a very touchy issue to deal with as we age and don’t want to admit that there can be some gradually increasing limitations as to what we can handle in various areas of our life.
Perhaps the old speeding American muscle car could symbolize an outworn attitude towards the intensity of your participation in sports which has “had its day” and should be “avoided” (e.g. you just barely avoid being hit by it and likely killed).
Dealing with various challenges related to ageing can be very upsetting and confusing for all of us (e.g. trying to go through a confusing intersection or “crossroads” in your life) but failing to carefully reflect so that we can “go in the right direction” might end in disaster (e.g. maybe the accident happened at this intersection).
My personal opinion is that your dream was both a “Somatic” dream (that is, one that deals with the physical body and its overall health) and a “Prospective” dream (namely, one that’s saying in general terms “If you continue doing such-and-such, then this could be the result").
An example of a Somatic and Prospective dream can be found in “The Meaning in Dreams and Dreaming” in which the author, Maria F. Mahoney described one of her own dreams as follows:
“I am driving my car home after visiting Alicia (a dearly-beloved friend). The night is stormy; it is very cold; the snow is falling heavily. The roads are glazed with ice and the driving is treacherous. I realize I’m in for it, so I hunch my shoulders, tighten my grip on the steering wheel, and concentrate on the road ahead, what patches of it I am able to see through the swirling snow as the windshield wiper swings back and forth and the headlights pierce the gloom blindly. Although I know it is dangerous driving, I feel confident, I know I can make it home all right. Of course, it would take a little longer than usual, but eventually be over. Then, my glance fell on the water-gauge. The needle pointed very close to “empty”. And suddenly I knew I was in trouble. If the water level were that low, would I have enough in the radiator to be able to drive home under my own power?
That was how the question presented itself in the dream.
Subsequent events proved the warning of real danger contained in that dream. After a series of jolting mishaps, a serious illness began which lasted for several months.
…Although the trouble came about, the blow was softened, and the message of the dream was heeded: we took good care not to venture too much”
In your case, maybe the combination of the physical concussion along with an attitude that, from the dream’s point of view, isn’t helpful can be seen as a “very bad accident” that has already happened.
“To stay in treatment” with an “unconventional” and likely “incompetent” doctor (that is, maybe with your own current values and emotions as related your level of participation in sports) might unfortunately lead to serious consequences down the road.
Anyway, I hope that these ideas about your dream can be helpful in some way.
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