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What are bed dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about bed dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with bed dreams. These are the words that make bed dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of bed dreams can be illuminating about show beds affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example bed dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how beds in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that bed is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that bed is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, bed dreams have more sleep paralysis than 98.7% of dream symbols, more nightmares than 93.1% of dream symbols, and more lucid dreams than 93.0% of dream symbols. On the other hand, bed dreams have less human-made places than 91.4% of dream symbols, less natural places than 89.8% of dream symbols, and less transportation than 89.8% of dream symbols. Notably, bed dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that beds is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of beds are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Additionally, dreams of beds are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of beds are lucid dreams. But dreams of beds are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of beds, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Finally, dreams of beds are usually described as bad dreams. This does not necessarily mean that all bed dreams are bad. It is just that dreaming of beds might increase the chance that it is a bad dream. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of beds is different than dreams of beds in general.

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of dreams have beds

How common are bed dreams?

12% of dreams have the beds symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 8 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very common.

Identification

How are bed dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like mattress, sleeping bag, and bed. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of things.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of beds?

Beds dreams are notable because they have substantially more Algeria, bedrooms, verbs, guest rooms, couldn't open eyes, events, nightmare loops, movement, Princess Leia, paralysis, sleeping than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of beds?

Beds dreams are notable because they have substantially less C-3PO, Gimli, emaciation, Somalia, Estonia, Cyprus, Cameroon, Cuba, compensation, landslides, Bahamas than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into bed dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in bed dreams.

Who is in dreams of beds?

Who is in dreams of beds?

Dreams of beds are more related to family and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to unnamed people, and less related to strangers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of beds?

What are the emotions in dreams of beds?

Bed dreams are more related to confusion and more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to embarrassment, and less related to hatred.

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Where do dreams of beds take place?

Where do dreams of beds take place?

Bed dreams are more related to home than dreams in general. They are less related to work, much less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of beds?

What happens in dreams of beds?

Dreams of beds are more related to sex and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.

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How do dreams of beds related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of beds related to the type of dream it is?

Bed dreams are much more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of beds related the senses?

How do dreams of beds related the senses?

Bed dreams are more related to hearing and more related to touch than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of beds in dreams?

Bed dreams are very common. Among other things bed dreams are nightmares, associated with lucid dreaming, and bad dreams. Do you think this is true for your dream of beds? How might your dream of beds be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience beds in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about beds in dreams. See how you feel about beds now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of bed dreams

An interpretation of bed dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Your bed is a personal and intimate place. Therefore, dreams featuring your bed can be about subjects close to you. For example, a teenager dreams that he finds a dead rat in his bed. He then yells at his parents, who are not actually pictured in the scene. That fact is a big clue. The dead rat symbolizes feeling betrayed by his parents, and it’s shown in his bed because his parents are very close to him. His reaction of blaming his parents points right to the meaning. A bed can symbolize secrets. It’s where you think about things you don’t want others to know about, or don’t have time to think about during a busy day. A made bed can indicate that those secrets are safe, whereas a messy bed can indicate that your secrets have been, or will soon be, revealed—especially if the blankets or sheets are pulled down or off. The idea extends beyond secrets to include anything intimate or personal that you want to keep private. Your bed is where you dream, and dream in another sense means hope, aspire, and imagine. Your hopes and aspirations are personal to you, perhaps something you think about when in bed. A bed is where you rest and sleep, and it can be associated with those needs. It’s a place retreated to for privacy, to be alone with your thoughts. A bed is associated with the cycles of life, opening many possibilities for use as dream symbolism. Life begins with conception in a bed. Birth often happens in a bed. A large portion of your life is spent in bed. And life often ends in bed. The symbolism of making a bed can relate to the phrase, “You made your bed, now lie in it.” It means deal with the mess you made. You create your own situations and circumstances in life. It can mean you are straightening up your life. Restlessness in bed can mean something is troubling you, or you feel dissatisfied. What keeps you up at night or disturbs your sleep? Disrespecting your bed can be a sign of feeling disrespected. For example, someone peeing on your bed can be a way of saying he or she disrespects you. Peeing on your own bed can indicate you disrespect yourself. Peeing on someone else’s bed is a graphic portrayal of how you feel about that person or what he or she represents. Pushing someone out of your bed can symbolize that you want that person out of your life, away from you. In romantic relationships, this is a sign that your feelings about your partner are changing for the worse. Or it can be a way of saying you need your space. Because beds are where people have sex, in dreams they can be used to create symbolism related to your sex life and related subjects. For example, a dream featuring a bed with sheets so tight the dreamer can’t get into the bed is about the dreamer’s being too tight when it comes to sex. Nervousness and discomfort are hindering her sex life. See the entry for Emotions for another example of a dream featuring a bed. An oversized bed can symbolize overemphasis on sex, an expansive sex life, or generous attitude toward sex, whereas an undersized bed has the opposite connotations. Then again, an oversized bed can symbolize a big secret, so as with all symbolism, look at the symbolism of the bed within the context of the dream-story and together with other details. Dirty bedding can symbolize perceptions of sex as dirty, discontent with yourself, or living in squalor. It can mean your life or mind is in squalor. It can indicate a variety of “dirty” feelings, such as guilt, jealousy and envy, or a filthy mind. A burning bed can symbolize burning up with desire or anger. To dream about a marriage bed when you’re single can indicate desire to discover your sexuality, or to have a committed relationship. The condition of the bed you share with your partner can symbolize the state of the relationship and characterize the intimacy level. It can symbolize the state of other commitments you have made—to your job, your friends, your children, a cause, an ideal, a principle. An empty bed can symbolize the absence of someone important from your life, or a general feeling of loneliness. It can symbolize lack of aspirations or ambitions. You need something to look forward to. That makes you want to get out of bed in the morning. Dreaming about being in bed with a stranger can express the feeling that you don’t really know someone close to you, or that someone is acting out of character. Or the stranger can symbolize an aspect of yourself that is unfamiliar or estranged yet still so close to you that it’s in your bed, figuratively. The idea extends further to include situations that feel strange or unfamiliar. For example, you find yourself in a circle of people you don’t feel comfortable with, or a business situation goes into uncharted territory. You’re not sure about the people you are “in bed” with. See: Strangers The rectangular shape of a bed can be symbolism. See: Rectangles Sleeping in a bed that’s not yours is known to spark vivid dreams. See also: Bedrooms, Emotions, Rectangles, Sex, Strangers

Examples of dreams of beds

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of bed dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for bed dreams. Read at your own risk.

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