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What are recurring dream dreams about?

Recurring dreams are dreams that happen repeatedly. The amazing part of recurring dreams is that there is a profound consistency of the dream across experiences. This symbol is identified by words like reoccurring dream, repeated dream, repeating dream, etc.

Recurring dreams in dreams is a relatively uncommon dream symbol, occuring in about 2.0% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 50 dreams.

What are the major highlights of recurring dream dreams?

Recurring dreams is an interconnected dream symbol. Having recurring dreams in a dream changes the dream more than most other dream symbols.

Dreams of recurring dreams have a striking lack of emotion

Recurring dreams have substantially less emotion than other dream symbols. It is particularly surprising. Other symbols that are like this include recurring dreams, Brazil, seeds, ufos, Jamaica, winning the lottery, specific people, fish, Russia, and Chile.

Recurring dream dreams seem to lack places or locations

Dreams of recurring dreams frequently do not mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of recurring dreams simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. Other symbols that are like this include former partners, roosters, leopards, babies, tiktok, fingernails, ants, hair falling out, worms, and sparrows.

Recurring dream dreams have a surprising lack of characters

Dreams of recurring dreams usually contain less characters than 90% of all other dream symbols. This does not mean they do not contain characters at all. Rather, they simply contain less characters than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include mirror, tsunamis, acid, foreshadowing, calendars, three eyes, excrement, volcanos, Iran, and pluto.

Recurring dream dreams focus on sounds

Dreams of recurring dreams have more words related to sounds than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, recurring dream dreams involve the auditory world. They focus on sounds and hearing. Other symbols that are like this include crocodiles, miscarriages, adoptions, ovations, Indonesia, cheating on tests, parasites in body, jealousy, pregnancy tests, and Hungary.

Recurring dream dreams focus on touch

Dreams of recurring dreams have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, recurring dream dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Other symbols that are like this include fugitives, Italy, touch, paris, menstruation, authors, roosters, aquariums, bobcats, and calendars.

Recurring dream dreams focus on vision

Dreams of recurring dreams have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, recurring dream dreams involve sight and seeing objects. Other symbols that are like this include bees, recurring dreams, calluses, cocaine, winning the lottery, uteruses, vision, sex, senses, and molesting.

What symbols less present in dreams of recurring dreams?

How does the dream symbol of recurring dreams affect the different aspects of a dream?

Explore different elements related to dreams of recurring dreams

Who is in recurring dreams dreams?

Overall, dreams with recurring dreams are much less related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of recurring dreams are much less related to animals, less related to insects, and much less related to different roles.

Animals

much less than usual

Insects

less than usual

Different roles

much less than usual

Fantastic beings

much less than usual

Distant people

much less than usual

Close people

much less than usual

Family

much less than usual

Romantic partners

much less than usual
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What are the emotions in recurring dreams dreams?

Overall, dreams with recurring dreams are much less related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of recurring dreams are much less related to happiness, much less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

Happiness

much less than usual

Sadness

much less than usual

Grief and sorrow

less than usual

Embarrassment

less than usual

Confusion

much less than usual

Fear

less than usual

Pain

much less than usual

Hatred

less than usual

Fun

much less than usual

Love

much less than usual
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Who is in recurring dreams dreams?

Overall, dreams with recurring dreams are much less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of recurring dreams are much less related to home, much less related to work, and much less related to human places.

Home

much less than usual

Work

much less than usual

Human places

much less than usual

Transportation

much less than usual

Natural places

less than usual

Magical places

much less than usual
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What happens in recurring dreams dreams?

Overall, dreams with recurring dreams are much more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of recurring dreams are much less related to aggressive interactions, much less related to friendly interactions, and less related to sex.

Aggressive interactions

much less than usual

Friendly interactions

much less than usual

Sex

less than usual

Disasters

much less than usual
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How do recurring dreams in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with recurring dreams are much more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of recurring dreams are more related to recurring dreams and much more related to recurring nightmares than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to sleeping.

Lucid dreams

less than usual

Nightmares

less than usual

Recurring dreams

much more than usual

Recurring nightmares

much more than usual

Sleep paralysis

the same as usual

Sleeping

less than usual

Waking life

less than usual
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How do recurring dreams in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with recurring dreams are much less related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of recurring dreams are much less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

Hearing

much less than usual

Smelling

less than usual

Taste

less than usual

Vision

much less than usual

Touch

much less than usual
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How can you make sense of recurring dreams in dreams?

Recurring dream dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things recurring dream dreams are positively interconnected, lack emotions, lack places or locations, lack characters, focus on sounds, focus on touch, and focus on vision.

Do you think this is true for your dream of recurring dreams? How might your dream of recurring dreams be different?

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

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience recurring dreams in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

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 recurring dreams in dreams. See how you feel about recurring dreams now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of recurring dreams

Read some real dream reports of recurring dream dreams.. These real life dream reports come from the moderated dream sharing communities of Reddit including r/Dreams, r/Nightmares, r/DreamInterpretation, or r/thisdreamihad. Please note that some of these may contain graphic, sexual, or violent images and text. Use the source link for each dream to view and join the discussion of each one.

How I finally beat the "being chased" dream

Like many people I had the recurring dream of being chased by a dark figure, it was a shadow in a trench coat, no facial features just shadow. I began having the dream when I was in elementary school and had it until just less than a year ago. It always went the same, I was running through my house, or my high school or my hometown and he was always right behind, the dream would either end with me falling off a building or bridge or him getting right up to me and reaching out with a shadowy claw and me waking up screaming.

Well I reached a low point in my life, had broken up with my girlfriend and just had a lot going on at work and school. I was fed up with life in general (NOT suicidal, just to the point I had very few "F's" left to give). Had an especially bad day and went to bed, the "dark figure" dream started, but instead of being terrified as I always had been before, I just got fighting mad. I was done with it! If he was going to kill me then so be it, but I was going to give him one hell of a fight! I remembering turning toward him and charging full bore right into him, all fear was gone there was only utter rage, I wanted to rip him limb from limb. I had the general dream sensation of wrestling around...and realized I wasn't hurting him....but he wasn't hurting me either, he was slashing me with shadowy claws but I felt absolutely no pain. Then I remember staring him right in the shadowy void that should have been his face and just laughing, laughing harder than I had ever laughed. I woke up laughing so hard tears were streaming down my face. But the thing is I felt much better. Not only about the dream but life in general, my mood had improved a hundred fold. I felt ready to take on the world!

After that the dark figure made a several more appearances, but the terror was gone, I might feel a tinge of fear when he first appeared, but I would quickly get over it and stand my ground and think "you ready for round 2 buddy? I know you can't do a damn thing to me" and he would fade away.

Like many people I had the recurring dream of being chased by a dark figure, it was a shadow in a trench coat, no facial features just shadow. I began having...

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Recurring dream

I've had a recurring dream my whole life. I walk down stairs into a solid steel room divided by a wall with a window in it. I walk into the side and there are 2 guys in hazmat gear. Through the window there are giant hooks hanging from a bar that turn into umbilical cords attached to dead babies. Nobody says anything, the hazmat guys just stare at me.

I've had a recurring dream my whole life. I walk down stairs into a solid steel room divided by a wall with a window in it. I walk into the side and there are 2...

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I need some dream interpretation.

I have this reoccurring dream where I'm walking on this bridge, at the end of this bridge is an island with a lighthouse, surrounded by an endless sea. As I walk toward this lighthouse, the water level rises and eventually spills over the sides of the bridge. I take steps back, and as I do the water level goes down. I want to reach the lighthouse for some reason, but I don't because of the flood. What can this mean?

I have this reoccurring dream where I'm walking on this bridge, at the end of this bridge is an island with a lighthouse, surrounded by an endless sea. As I...

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I’m having this awful reoccurring dream where someone walks in on me when I’m peeing.

Just as the title says I am having this dream every morning around the same time for the past 3 days. I walk into the bathroom and sit down to pee (which is strange in itself) and this little pale man walks in who has vampire teeth but he is missing his front teeth. Today I had enough of it and i got up and started peeing on him and he started to try to catch it in his mouth. This dream terrifies me, I think it has a deeper meaning.

Just as the title says I am having this dream every morning around the same time for the past 3 days. I walk into the bathroom and sit down to pee (which is...

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Recurring dream about driving a car without proper control

This is a dream that has been recurring for years. I’m driving a car, but I cannot control it fully. Usually the breaks don’t work properly, so I drive faster than I want to. Also, interestingly, I’m sitting on the back seat (behind the steering wheel), so my view of the road and traffic is limited.
I never get a big accident, but there’s always a lot of bumping into other cars, scratching lamp posts etcetera 😳.
I wake up from this dream with tight tense muscles.

This is a dream that has been recurring for years. I’m driving a car, but I cannot control it fully. Usually the breaks don’t work properly, so I drive faster...

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