Background

What are holding dreams about?

Holding is the act of containing something. As humans, we frequently hold things with our hands and arms. Holding can be positive and pleasant. Being held can also be a negative experience if the thing that is being held does not want to be held. 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 holding dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how holding in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that holding is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that holding is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, holding dreams have more touch than 93.4% of dream symbols, more pain than 87.2% of dream symbols, and more friendly acts than 86.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, holding dreams have less weird dreams than 73.5% of dream symbols, less recurring dreams than 61.9% of dream symbols, and less lucid dreams than 52.5% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of holding 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. Furthermore, dreams of holding have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, holding dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Finally, dreams of holding 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 holding has lots of movement. 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 holding is different than dreams of holding in general.

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How common are holding dreams?

9.6% of dreams have the holding symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 10 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are holding dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like hold. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols verbs and general movement.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of holding?

Holding dreams are notable because they have substantially more emaciation, Bilbo Baggins, hostages, Kuwait, worm holes, things, characters, hands, caesarean sections, hazel eyes, body parts than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of holding?

Holding dreams are notable because they have substantially less Cyprus, C-3PO, Han Solo, Princess Leia, calluses, Hungary, Fiji, El Salvador, compensation, Cameroon, Bangladesh than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into holding dreams

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

Who is in dreams of holding?

Who is in dreams of holding?

Holding dreams are more related to strangers, more related to family, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of holding?

What are the emotions in dreams of holding?

Holding 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 holding take place?

Where do dreams of holding take place?

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What happens in dreams of holding?

What happens in dreams of holding?

Dreams of holding are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to death than dreams in general.

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

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

Holding dreams are more related to sleep paralysis and more related to vivid dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams and less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of holding related the senses?

How do dreams of holding related the senses?

Dreams of holding are more related to hearing, more related to vision, and much more related to touch than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of holding in dreams?

Holding dreams are common. Among other things holding dreams are friendly, focused on touch, and containing lots of movement. Do you think this is true for your dream of holding? How might your dream of holding 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 holding 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 holding in dreams. See how you feel about holding now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of holding

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 holding 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 holding dreams. Read at your own risk.

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