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What are lost 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 lost dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how lost in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that lost is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that lost is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, lost dreams have more grief and sorrow than 92.5% of dream symbols, more sadness than 91.1% of dream symbols, and more love than 87.8% of dream symbols. On the other hand, lost dreams have less weird dreams than 77.8% of dream symbols, less insects than 68.7% of dream symbols, and less animals than 62.3% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of lost are full of grief and sorrow. Of course not every lost dream is sorrowful, these type of dreams have more grief and sorrow than 90% of other dream symbols. It can be heart breaking to experience grief and sorrow during a dream. This can remind us of painful events in waking life. Alternatively, the grief and sorrow within a dream can feel so real. 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 lost is different than dreams of lost in general.

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How common are lost dreams?

7.3% of dreams have the lost symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are lost dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like lost. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of qualities.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of lost?

Lost dreams are notable because they have substantially more losing a body part, verbs, Algeria, emaciation, Bilbo Baggins, dismissals, movement, x-rays, hair falling out, Costa Rica, tyrants than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of lost?

Lost dreams are notable because they have substantially less Hannibal Lecter, Guatemala, Princess Leia, Gimli, C-3PO, calluses, Fiji, Cameroon, chakras, Estonia, couldn't open eyes than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into lost dreams

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

Who is in dreams of lost?

Who is in dreams of lost?

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

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What are the emotions in dreams of lost?

What are the emotions in dreams of lost?

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

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Where do dreams of lost take place?

Where do dreams of lost take place?

Lost dreams are more related to work, more related to magical places, and more related to schools than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of lost?

What happens in dreams of lost?

Lost dreams are more related to health events than dreams in general.

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

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

Dreams of lost are more related to lucid dreams, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to sad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of lost related the senses?

How do dreams of lost related the senses?

Lost dreams are less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of lost in dreams?

Lost dreams are common. Among other things lost dreams are sorrowful. Do you think this is true for your dream of lost? How might your dream of lost 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 lost 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 lost in dreams. See how you feel about lost now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of lost dreams

An interpretation of lost 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. Being lost in a dream can reflect a situation in your life where you do not know where you are going personally. It’s a physical representation of a personal situation, an expression of your feelings or perceptions. You’re lost, and the dream represents that situation. For example, you’re trying to figure out how to get recognized for your great performance at work, and you dream about getting lost while trying to find an awards ceremony. Or you’re trying to figure out how to find a mate and dream about getting lost on the set of The Bachelor. Being lost can mean you don’t know what to do with yourself, such as after retirement or a separation. For example, you retire from work and dream that you go out to lunch and can’t find your way back to your workplace, or you forget which exit to take off the highway. Being lost in a woods, desert, or jungle is a theme that commonly arises during times of life when you feel personally lost, such as when trying to figure out what to do with yourself and where to go. Teenagers, in particular, dream this theme because they face so many decisions and need guidance. See: Guiding, Wilderness When you feel disconnected from a mate or significant other, you can dream about losing track of them personally or emotionally. Some sort of divide is between you. Losing them in a crowd can symbolize that your life is too crowded, or their life is too crowded. Being lost in a dream can mean “loss,” such as loss of face, loss of a loved one, or loss of opportunity. Being lost in a maze or maze-like place is another way of symbolizing the difficulty of choosing among options, or reaching a destination in your life. You don’t know which road or path to take to get to where you want to be. See: Mazes See also: Cars, Deserts, Emptiness, Forests, Guiding, Lost things, Mazes, Phones, Teenagers, Teeth, Wilderness

Examples of dreams of lost

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 lost 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 lost dreams. Read at your own risk.

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