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

The circular bar chart above shows how detours in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that detour is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that detour is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, detour dreams have more home than 97.8% of dream symbols, more hearing than 97.3% of dream symbols, and more confusion than 97.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, detour dreams have less weird dreams than 88.5% of dream symbols, less insects than 88.0% of dream symbols, and less vivid dreams than 87.2% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of detours are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why detours in dreams could be related to hearing. Furthermore, dreams of detours have more words related to taste than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, detour dreams involve the perceptions of taste. Taste is a chemical sense. We taste things through interacting and touching the object we are tasting. Also, dreams of detours has a lot of movement. Things are changing and moving. People are coming and going. Movement implies action. It implies change. There might be reasons why dreams of detours has lots of movement. Additionally, detour dreams are associated with going to the bathroom! This may or may not be surprising. Going to the bathroom is a basic human need, so it makes sense that we dream about it sometimes. Still, this might hold some meaning in the dream. It all depends on the context. Finally, detour dreams are about work! Working is a part of life, so it makes sense that we dream about it. Work dreams can be stressful. They can be good. 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 detours is different than dreams of detours in general.