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What are infecting 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 infecting dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how infecting in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that infecting is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that infecting is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, infecting dreams have more health events than 98.7% of dream symbols, more disasters than 96.4% of dream symbols, and more fantastic beings than 96.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, infecting dreams have less love than 92.3% of dream symbols, less vivid dreams than 88.3% of dream symbols, and less happiness than 87.5% of dream symbols. Notably, infecting dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that infecting is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of infecting are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of infecting are aggressive! Infecting 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? Also, infecting dreams are about death. Better stated, infecting dreams contain more death and dying than 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams help us process our emotions, understand our fears, and grieve. Death in a dream is not necessarily a bad thing. Dreaming of death can help us overcome fears or say good bye to loved ones. But, then again, dreams of death might simple just be dreams. Finally, dreams of infecting have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, infecting dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. 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 infecting is different than dreams of infecting in general.

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of dreams have infecting

How common are infecting dreams?

0.3% of dreams have the infecting symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 300 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are infecting dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like infect. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols events and health events.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of infecting?

Infecting dreams are notable because they have substantially more parasites, disease, zombies, Chile, being chased by a vampires, Morocco, tyrants, Serbia, Wonder Woman, apocalypses, pus than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of infecting?

Infecting do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into infecting dreams

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

Who is in dreams of infecting?

Who is in dreams of infecting?

Infecting dreams are more related to animals, much more related to insects, and more related to unnamed people than dreams in general. They are less related to family and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of infecting?

What are the emotions in dreams of infecting?

Infecting dreams are more related to fear and much more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to confusion, and less related to hatred.

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Where do dreams of infecting take place?

Where do dreams of infecting take place?

Infecting dreams are more related to human-made places than dreams in general. They are less related to home.

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What happens in dreams of infecting?

What happens in dreams of infecting?

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

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

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

Infecting dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to bad dreams, and more related to sad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to sleep paralysis.

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How do dreams of infecting related the senses?

How do dreams of infecting related the senses?

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

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How can you make sense of infecting in dreams?

Infecting dreams are very uncommon. Among other things infecting dreams are nightmares, aggressive, about death, and focused on touch. Do you think this is true for your dream of infecting? How might your dream of infecting 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 infecting 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 infecting in dreams. See how you feel about infecting now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of infecting dreams

An interpretation of infecting 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. To decode the symbolism of an infection, begin with the possibility that it’s a physical representation of a personal situation. Next, imagine how that idea can apply to you and your life. An infection can be contagious, and bad moods and influence are contagious, spreading from person to person. Negativity is contagious. Your body can symbolize your mind or psyche, so an infection of the body can symbolize an infection of the mind. It’s the sort of graphic, exaggerated imagery that dreams love to use to make comparisons. An infection eats at you, and other things can eat at you: stress, anxiety, difficulties, problems. See: Cancer Now ask, why would a dream use an infection to tell the story? Because an infection spreads. It multiplies. It grows worse if left untreated. It overpowers the body’s natural defenses. It connects with feelings of dread and helplessness. In addition, an infection works from inside you. It gets under your skin. It causes inflammation. Now imagine how that can be used to compare with something that harms you from within. That you can’t shake. That “inflames” you and gets under your skin. A bad attitude is a prime candidate, or criticism that works its way into you. Something in your thoughts and emotions needs to be healed. Always consider the obvious. Dreaming about an infection can mean something is affecting your health. Perhaps you really do have an infection. A dream usually delivers the news in such a way that you’ll get the message. However, it’s more likely to be turned into symbolism. For example, an infection can be symbolized as an infestation of bugs. See: Illness An infection festers, and that association can be used to say that something has been going on for too long. A situation needs to be cleaned up, and it might be a situation in your mind or feelings, or it might be something about your life. Someone with an infection is a person you don’t want to come into contact with, and as symbolism it can mean you feel like a pariah, or you avoid something that might rub off on you. For example, you avoid someone who has a bad reputation because you don’t want your reputation to be sullied through association with that person. You then dream about avoiding someone with an infectious disease. Infection is associated with quarantine, and quarantine can have symbolism related to feeling that you are being ignored or need to be away from people. Or it can mean that a person is “poisonous,” and his or her influence needs to be prevented from spreading. The idea extends to situations that rub off in a bad way. For example, you bring your problems at work home with you, or vice-versa. What’s eating at you? What’s gone on for too long? What’s rubbing off on you? Usually, answering simple questions like these lead to the source of the dream. See also: Cancer, Disease, Doctors, Erupting, Fevers, Hospitals, Illness, Infesting, Invading, Venom

Examples of dreams of infecting

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 infecting 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 infecting dreams. Read at your own risk.

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