If you dream that you are carrying a heavy bag, you could be carrying a heavy emotional burden in waking life.
If you are carrying someone else on your shoulders in your dream, you might feel that other people often depend on you.
A dream that you are carrying gifts could be a warning from your unconscious that you should take care of your own finances.
Carrying something in a dream often symbolizes carrying an emotional burden in real life.
A dream that you are carrying something can be a message that you need to look at how much responsibility you have taken on. Perhaps some of that responsibility should be shared with someone else.
If you dream that you carry something and then drop it, you are worried that you cannot handle all of the responsibility that has been given you.
If you dream that you are carrying another person, you could feel that they have shirked some of their responsibilities so that you have had to take them on. You may be feeling resentful about this.
A dream that someone is carrying you can represent a desire for emotional support during a difficult time.