Background

What are doll dreams about?

Dolls are figures that are often made to look like humans. They can be made out a variety of materials. They can have a variety of different emotions. Often viewing dolls can be strange. They look human, but they are lifeless. 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 doll dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how dolls in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that doll is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that doll is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, doll dreams have more fantastic beings than 99.0% of dream symbols, more nightmares than 93.5% of dream symbols, and more fear than 89.6% of dream symbols. On the other hand, doll dreams have less work than 84.1% of dream symbols, less transportation than 79.9% of dream symbols, and less vivid dreams than 79.3% of dream symbols. Notably, doll dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that dolls is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of dolls are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Finally, dreams of dolls are very social! Doll dreams contain more characters tan 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams, in general, are very social. There are people or characters in almost every dream, so it is notable that doll dreams have are so social. 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 dolls is different than dreams of dolls in general.

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How common are doll dreams?

0.9% of dreams have the dolls symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 100 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are doll dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like figurine, puppet, and doll. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and fantastic beings.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of dolls?

Dolls dreams are notable because they have substantially more stuffed animals, Cyprus, verbs, toys, Draco Malfoy, clowns, Hermione Granger, being chased by a gorilla, Serbia, alimony, socks than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of dolls?

Dolls dreams are notable because they have substantially less abscesses, mudslides, Morocco, Malaysia, magnifying glasses, Madagascar, Luke Skywalker, lizard people, limousines, light rain, lifeguards than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into doll dreams

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

Who is in dreams of dolls?

Who is in dreams of dolls?

Dreams of dolls are more related to animals, more related to insects, and much more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to peers and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of dolls?

What are the emotions in dreams of dolls?

Dreams of dolls are more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to pain, and less related to love.

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Where do dreams of dolls take place?

Where do dreams of dolls take place?

Doll dreams are more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to work, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of dolls?

What happens in dreams of dolls?

Dreams of dolls are more related to friendly acts than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters.

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

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

Doll dreams are much more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of dolls related the senses?

How do dreams of dolls related the senses?

Doll dreams are more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to vision than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of dolls in dreams?

Doll dreams are uncommon. Among other things doll dreams are nightmares and very social. Do you think this is true for your dream of dolls? How might your dream of dolls 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 dolls 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 dolls in dreams. See how you feel about dolls now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of doll dreams

An interpretation of doll 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 doll in a dream can poignantly symbolize feeling like someone’s plaything, especially if you dream you are the doll, or have recurring dreams about a scary doll. Dolls are played with and appreciated mostly for their appearance, and people can be played with and appreciated only for their appearance. A doll is associated with feeling put on display and having your every move manipulated. The symbolism of a doll can connect with its being a carbon copy, and that can connect with the question of whether to run with the herd or take the road less traveled. In this sense, a doll in a dream can symbolize that your personal identity isn’t filled out. The job isn’t finished. Or you feel like just another pretty face. Dolls can symbolize feminine ideals and feelings about trying to live up to them—especially true of dreams featuring Barbie Dolls and other pageant dolls. A woman dreams about a doll wearing a skirt and high heels, but she loses its heels, and after searching, decides the doll looks fine without them. This mirrors her feelings about having to wear heels to work and recent thoughts related to wanting to wear something more comfortable. She’s tired of being uncomfortable just to conform to a norm. The doll in the dream is a prop to help tell the story. Playing with a doll can be associated with immaturity. Or, like a toy, it can refer to childhood, and from there the possibilities are wide open. See: Toys A talking doll can symbolize something about yourself projected onto it, such as a personality trait or feeling. Colors the doll is dressed in, and the color of its skin and hair, can paint a picture of your emotions. See: Emotions Combing a doll’s hair can symbolize thoughts brewing in your head, especially thoughts related to intrigue. See also: Children, Colors, Disguises, Emotions, Faces, Hair, Masks, Robots, Toys

Examples of dreams of dolls

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 doll 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 doll dreams. Read at your own risk.

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