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What are detour 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 detour dreams.

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 97.9% of dream symbols, more hearing than 97.3% of dream symbols, and more confusion than 97.2% of dream symbols. On the other hand, detour dreams have less weird dreams than 87.9% of dream symbols, less vivid dreams than 87.3% of dream symbols, and less sad dreams than 85.8% 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. Additionally, 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. Also, 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.

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How common are detour dreams?

0.1% of dreams have the detours symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 2,000 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.

Identification

How are detour dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like detour. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of things.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of detours?

Detours dreams are notable because they have substantially more Cyprus, embarking, castration, Norway, ammunition, zebras, hamsters, avalanches, Iran, drizzle, toenails than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of detours?

Detours do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into detour dreams

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

Who is in dreams of detours?

Who is in dreams of detours?

Detour dreams are more related to animals, more related to fantastic beings, and much more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to insects and less related to family.

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What are the emotions in dreams of detours?

What are the emotions in dreams of detours?

Dreams of detours are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of detours take place?

Where do dreams of detours take place?

Dreams of detours are much more related to home, much more related to work, and much more related to human-made places than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of detours?

What happens in dreams of detours?

Detour dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to sex and less related to death.

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

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

Dreams of detours are much more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to bad dreams.

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How do dreams of detours related the senses?

How do dreams of detours related the senses?

Dreams of detours are much more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and much more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of detours in dreams?

Detour dreams are very rare. Among other things detour dreams are focused on sounds, focused on taste, containing lots of movement, associated with going to the bathroom, work dreams, frustrating, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of detours? How might your dream of detours 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 detours 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 detours in dreams. See how you feel about detours now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of detour dreams

An interpretation of detour 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. A detour in a dream can mean a change of direction in your life, or getting off track from a goal. For example, you study to be a marine biologist but end up working in retail. It’s a detour in your career path that could be symbolized in a dream as driving to a marina but detouring to a shopping mall. A detour can symbolize deviations from the main road, not just career path but personal development, spirituality, relationships and so on. A detour can mean someone is detouring you from what you know it right. It means bad advice or influence. On the other hand, it can mean getting around an obstacle or path that’s blocked. Think in general terms of a detour as a deviation, a break in the routine, or an alternate route. See also: Cars, Dead ends, Highways, Roads

Examples of dreams of detours

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 detour 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 detour dreams. Read at your own risk.

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