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What are numbness 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 numbness dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how numbness in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that numbness is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that numbness is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, numbness dreams have more pain than 99.0% of dream symbols, more sleep paralysis than 98.8% of dream symbols, and more health events than 94.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, numbness dreams have less human-made places than 89.7% of dream symbols, less unnamed people than 87.2% of dream symbols, and less peers than 86.7% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of numbness tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Furthermore, numbness dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that numbness is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of numbness are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Additionally, dreams of numbness are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of numbness are lucid dreams. But dreams of numbness are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of numbness, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Furthermore, dreams of numbness lack characters. Numbness dreams contain less characters than 90% of all other dream symbols. This is notable because dreams help us make sense of our social relationships. Dreams almost always contain characters. The lack of characters in numbness might mean something. Finally, numbness dreams have thinking and reflection than 90% of all dream symbols. There are many reasons why people think and reflect. Things might be confusing. They might be interesting. There might be risk. 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 numbness is different than dreams of numbness in general.

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of dreams have numbness

How common are numbness dreams?

0.4% of dreams have the numbness symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 250 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are numbness dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like anesthetized, anaesthetized, numb, etc. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of emotions.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of numbness?

Numbness dreams are notable because they have substantially more Legolas, Kenya, healing dreams, things, fugitives, bobcats, acid rain, events, body parts, Portugal, compensation than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of numbness?

Numbness do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into numbness dreams

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

Who is in dreams of numbness?

Who is in dreams of numbness?

Numbness dreams are less related to animals, less related to unnamed people, and less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of numbness?

What are the emotions in dreams of numbness?

Dreams of numbness are more related to sadness, more related to grief and sorrow, and more related to confusion than dreams in general. They are less related to embarrassment and less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of numbness take place?

Where do dreams of numbness take place?

Numbness dreams are less related to home, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of numbness?

What happens in dreams of numbness?

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

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

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

Numbness dreams are much more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams, less related to weird dreams, and less related to good dreams.

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How do dreams of numbness related the senses?

How do dreams of numbness related the senses?

Dreams of numbness are more related to hearing and more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of numbness in dreams?

Numbness dreams are very uncommon. Among other things numbness dreams are very emotional, nightmares, associated with lucid dreaming, lacking characters, containing lots of thinking of thoughts, and bad dreams. Do you think this is true for your dream of numbness? How might your dream of numbness 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 numbness 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 numbness in dreams. See how you feel about numbness now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of numbness dreams

An interpretation of numbness 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. Dreaming that you are numb in a dream can indicate emotional numbness. Dreams will use a physical representation to describe a personal situation, and numbness means “unable to feel.” On the other hand, numbness can be your body communicating to you that blood circulation is constricted, as when you fall asleep on your arm. See also: Drugs, Drunkenness, Emotions

Examples of dreams of numbness

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 numbness 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 numbness dreams. Read at your own risk.

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