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What are hair dreams about?

Hair grows from the skin and it serves a few functions like protecting and insulating the skin. It also aids in sensory perception. Hair can be styled to reflect personality and taste. 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 hair dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how hair in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that hair is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that hair is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, hair dreams have more strangers than 96.9% of dream symbols, more vision than 92.7% of dream symbols, and more smelling than 89.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, hair dreams have less death than 71.9% of dream symbols, less disasters than 68.3% of dream symbols, and less transportation than 60.5% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of hair 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. Finally, dreams of hair have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, hair dreams involve sight and seeing objects. This is interesting because dreaming is primarily a visual experience. 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 hair is different than dreams of hair in general.

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of dreams have hair

How common are hair dreams?

6.2% of dreams have the hair symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are hair dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like hair. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and body parts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of hair?

Hair dreams are notable because they have substantially more hair falling out, brown eyes, hazel eyes, cutting hair, grey eyes, blue eyes, green eyes, hairdressers, ponies, lipstick, alimony than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of hair?

Hair dreams are notable because they have substantially less burglary, Lebanon, Jamaica, Somalia, Guatemala, Cyprus, Pluto, emaciation, Cameroon, Bolivia, Bangladesh than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into hair dreams

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

Who is in dreams of hair?

Who is in dreams of hair?

Hair dreams are much more related to strangers and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of hair?

What are the emotions in dreams of hair?

Hair dreams 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 hair take place?

Where do dreams of hair take place?

Dreams of hair are less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of hair?

What happens in dreams of hair?

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

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

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

Hair dreams are more related to good dreams than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of hair related the senses?

How do dreams of hair related the senses?

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

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How can you make sense of hair in dreams?

Hair dreams are common. Among other things hair dreams are friendly and focused on vision. Do you think this is true for your dream of hair? How might your dream of hair 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 hair 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 hair in dreams. See how you feel about hair now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of hair dreams

An interpretation of hair 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. Because hair grows from the head and thoughts are associated with the head, the primary dream symbolism of hair relates to thoughts and thought processes. For example, crazy hair can indicate crazy thoughts. Knotted hair or dreadlocks can indicate confusion or inability to think something through. Kinky or curly hair can symbolize convoluted thoughts. Combing hair can symbolize putting thoughts in order. Cutting hair can symbolize simplifying thought processes. Then there are common metaphors that use hair as symbolism. Letting hair down can symbolize relaxing inhibition. Messing up hair can symbolize a “bad hair day” or disorder. Pulling hair out can express frustration or stress. It can be a sign of illness. Washing hair can symbolize the nightly process of clearing the memory banks to make room for the next day, or cleaning up your thoughts or thought processes. It can symbolize trying to forget a bad memory. Washing hair is associated with the routine of getting ready to go out in public or just face the day. Washing hair can be part of the ritual of getting ready for work or school, so the association can be used to create symbolism related to preparation. For example, you prepare ahead of time for a meeting by thinking through what you want to ask and say. See: Showers Dreaming about changing your hairstyle can symbolize a new approach or self-image. The idea ties in with how a change in hairstyle can indicate a new phase of life or other big change. For example, you change your hairstyle before taking a new job, so you project a more professional image. A great haircut can change your life. It can show a new outlook or perspective, a new phase of life, or a “new you.” Because hair is used to cover the head, it can symbolize wanting to hide something about yourself, especially your thoughts or appearance. It can mean you’re uncomfortable showing who you really are. This use of the symbolism will show in details such as the face being covered or obscured by hair. Very long hair is associated with being instinctual or natural. It can symbolize the long, slow process of growth in your mind, emotions, or inner being. It can be a sign of a deep intellect. Vanity is a possibility for symbolism when you dream about being obsessed with your hair, or a character makes fun of your hair. Being made fun of can be a way of having your ego punctured, or indicate self-consciousness. Dying your hair an extravagant color can symbolize a desire to stand out or express your individuality. It can mean you don’t care if some people think you’re eccentric or weird, or you do things your way and don’t care what other people think. See: Colors Touching someone’s hair has sensual and intimate connotations. It suggests personal or physical closeness, because you generally have to be close with someone to touch the hair. It can be a sign of trust and letting your guard down. It can symbolize understanding a person’s thoughts or connecting on a personal level. Removing body hair can symbolize cleaning up your image or getting ready for a big personal change. For example, after a summer away from college, a student dreams about plucking long hairs from his feet, symbolizing that he knows when school starts again he’s going to busy. Removing body hair can mean you’re willing to make sacrifices to fit in socially. Or it can show discomfort with instinctual drives. For example, a man dreams about shaving off his pubic hair, showing that he’s uncomfortable with sex and disconnected with something that should come naturally. Removing body hair or head hair can symbolize wanting to see what’s inside or beneath, such as when one is truly getting to know a person, or trying to understand a subject or situation. Hair that grows or covers the body like fur can symbolize something that protects or guards you physically or psychologically, such as a protective instinct or even your persona. It can symbolize a period of being idle, such as being on a long vacation or home for summer break and “letting it all hang out.” To explore the symbolism of baldness, see: Bald. Removing fur from the body can symbolize denying your instincts and instinctual drives. It shows discomfort with the body or bodily processes. See: Animals See also: Animals, Antlers, Baldness, Bathrooms, Body parts, Brains, Colors, Faces, Hatred, Heads, Illness, Showers

Examples of dreams of hair

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 hair 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 hair dreams. Read at your own risk.

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