Background

What are stranger dreams about?

Distant people are defined as people in your dream which are not individually named. They are characters which might be known or unknown to you. 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 stranger dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how strangers in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that stranger is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that stranger is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, stranger dreams have more vision than 96.5% of dream symbols, more friendly acts than 95.9% of dream symbols, and more schools than 95.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, stranger dreams have less insects than 81.5% of dream symbols, less animals than 77.5% of dream symbols, and less lucid dreams than 60.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of strangers tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Also, stranger dreams are sexy! Dreams of strangers are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. Sex in a dream can be great, confusing, digusting, or be just sex. It all depends on the context. Don't assume anything about dreams of strangers. Explore what is there. Furthermore, dreams of strangers are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Additionally, dreams of strangers are aggressive! Stranger dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Finally, stranger dreams contain a lot of love. Love is a wonderful human emotion! Even if love occurs within a dream, it is still love and it can feel wonderful. Since love is such a powerful emotion, it is best to be curious about it. 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 strangers is different than dreams of strangers in general.

59%

of dreams have strangers

How common are stranger dreams?

59% of dreams have the strangers symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 2 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is frequent.

Identification

How are stranger dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by the presence of other dream symbols such as unnamed groups of people and unnamed individuals.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of strangers?

Strangers dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, movement, communicating, general movement, elderly people, Wonder Woman, lizard people, Ecuador, Kuwait, Princess Leia, emaciation than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of strangers?

Strangers dreams are notable because they have substantially less couldn't open eyes, Bangladesh, hummingbirds, abscesses, teeth falling out, calluses, seeing a dead pet, dead cats, acne, Sauron, roaches than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into stranger dreams

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

Who is in dreams of strangers?

Who is in dreams of strangers?

Stranger dreams are much more related to unnamed people, much more related to peers, and more related to family than dreams in general. They are less related to animals and less related to insects.

less than usual
less than usual
much more than usual
the same as usual
much more than usual
much more than usual
more than usual
much more than usual
What are the emotions in dreams of strangers?

What are the emotions in dreams of strangers?

Stranger dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.

more than usual
more than usual
more than usual
more than usual
more than usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
more than usual
more than usual
much more than usual
Where do dreams of strangers take place?

Where do dreams of strangers take place?

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

more than usual
more than usual
much more than usual
more than usual
the same as usual
more than usual
much more than usual
What happens in dreams of strangers?

What happens in dreams of strangers?

Dreams of strangers are more related to aggressive acts, much more related to friendly acts, and much more related to sex than dreams in general.

more than usual
much more than usual
much more than usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
more than usual
the same as usual
How do dreams of strangers related to the type of dream it is?

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

Stranger dreams are more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams.

less than usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
more than usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
How do dreams of strangers related the senses?

How do dreams of strangers related the senses?

Stranger dreams are more related to hearing, much more related to vision, and more related to touch than dreams in general.

more than usual
the same as usual
the same as usual
much more than usual
more than usual

How can you make sense of strangers in dreams?

Stranger dreams are frequent. Among other things stranger dreams are very emotional, sexual, friendly, aggressive, about love, very social, focused on vision, containing lots of movement, and containing lots of thinking of thoughts. Do you think this is true for your dream of strangers? How might your dream of strangers 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 strangers 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 strangers in dreams. See how you feel about strangers now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of strangers

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 stranger 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 stranger dreams. Read at your own risk.

DreamWell logo

Explore your own dreams.

Download the free DreamWell app to start journaling your dreams.

Download now