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

The circular bar chart above shows how paralysis in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that paralysis is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that paralysis is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, paralysis dreams have more sleep paralysis than 100.0% of dream symbols, more lucid dreams than 99.7% of dream symbols, and more health events than 99.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, paralysis dreams have less human-made places than 99.6% of dream symbols, less unnamed people than 98.4% of dream symbols, and less transportation than 98.2% of dream symbols. Notably, paralysis dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that paralysis is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of paralysis are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, dreams of paralysis 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 paralysis are lucid dreams. But dreams of paralysis are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of paralysis, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Furthermore, dreams of paralysis tend not to mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of paralysis simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. This may be for any number of reasons. Perhaps the actions of the dreams are intense. Perhaps the characters take the focus in the dreams. Additionally, dreams of paralysis lack characters. Paralysis 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 paralysis might mean something. Finally, dreams of paralysis are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why paralysis in dreams could be related to hearing. 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 paralysis is different than dreams of paralysis in general.