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What are real self 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 real self dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how real selves in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that real self is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that real self is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, real self dreams have more lucid dreams than 98.1% of dream symbols, more happiness than 92.0% of dream symbols, and more sadness than 91.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, real self dreams have less disasters than 89.9% of dream symbols, less transportation than 88.4% of dream symbols, and less sad dreams than 86.0% of dream symbols. Notably, real self dreams are sexy! Dreams of real selves are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. Sex in a dream can be great, confusing, digusting, or be just sex. It all depends on the context. Don't assume anything about dreams of real selves. Explore what is there. Additionally, dreams of real selves 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 real selves are lucid dreams. But dreams of real selves are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of real selves, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Furthermore, real self dreams contain a lot of love. Love is a wonderful human emotion! Even if love occurs within a dream, it is still love and it can feel wonderful. Since love is such a powerful emotion, it is best to be curious about it. Additionally, dreams of real selves are full of grief and sorrow. Of course not every real self 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. Finally, dreams of real selves tend not to mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of real selves 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. 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 real selves is different than dreams of real selves in general.

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How common are real self dreams?

0.1% of dreams have the real selves symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 650 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.

Identification

How are real self dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like true self, waking self, normal self.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of real selves?

Real selves dreams are notable because they have substantially more bankers, dream selves, tabby cats, collective unconscious, Captain America, beggars, the Truman Show, Indiana Jones, Finland, Austria, inner selves than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of real selves?

Real selves do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into real self dreams

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

Who is in dreams of real selves?

Who is in dreams of real selves?

Real self dreams are less related to animals and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of real selves?

What are the emotions in dreams of real selves?

Dreams of real selves are much more related to happiness, much more related to sadness, and much more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general. They are less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of real selves take place?

Where do dreams of real selves take place?

Real self dreams are more related to work than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of real selves?

What happens in dreams of real selves?

Dreams of real selves are much more related to sex and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to disasters, and less related to eating and drinking.

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

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

Dreams of real selves are much more related to lucid dreams, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of real selves related the senses?

How do dreams of real selves related the senses?

Dreams of real selves are less related to smelling.

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How can you make sense of real selves in dreams?

Real self dreams are very rare. Among other things real self dreams are sexual, associated with lucid dreaming, about love, sorrowful, lack places or locations, and containing lots of thinking of thoughts. Do you think this is true for your dream of real selves? How might your dream of real selves 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 real selves 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 real selves in dreams. See how you feel about real selves now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of real selves

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 real self 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 real self dreams. Read at your own risk.

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