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What are recurring nightmare dreams about?

Recurring dreams are dreams that happen repeatedly. A recurring nightmare is a nightmare that occurs repeatedly. There can be varying levels of repetition. For example, a scary setting or place can be in multiple dreams, but the events are different. A nightmare character can be repeated across dreams. Alternatively, the entire nightmare with all of the same settings, characters, emotions, and action happens repeatedly. 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 recurring nightmare dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how recurring nightmares in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that recurring nightmare is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that recurring nightmare is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, recurring nightmare dreams have more nightmares than 100.0% of dream symbols, more recurring dreams than 99.0% of dream symbols, and more fear than 94.1% of dream symbols. On the other hand, recurring nightmare dreams have less human-made places than 99.1% of dream symbols, less weird dreams than 99.0% of dream symbols, and less unnamed people than 98.7% of dream symbols. Notably, recurring nightmare dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that recurring nightmares is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of recurring nightmares are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Additionally, dreams of recurring nightmares tend not to mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of recurring nightmares 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. Also, dreams of recurring nightmares lack characters. Recurring nightmare 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 recurring nightmare might mean something. Finally, recurring nightmare dreams have very little thinking and reflection. There are many reasons why people think and reflect. Things might be confusing. They might be interesting. There might be risk. Likewise, there are many reasons why people might not think and reflect within a dream. The dream can be absorbing. It can be scary. It can be wonderful. 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 recurring nightmares is different than dreams of recurring nightmares in general.

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How common are recurring nightmare dreams?

0.6% of dreams have the recurring nightmares symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 150 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are recurring nightmare dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like recurring nightmare, repeating nightmare, repeated nightmare, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols events and dream events.

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What is most related to dreams of recurring nightmares?

Recurring nightmares dreams are notable because they have substantially more emaciation, Dobby, Aquaman, jackals, homicides, endless loops, cold sweats, unemployment, orange eyes, nightmare loops, Voldemort than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of recurring nightmares?

Recurring nightmares do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into recurring nightmare dreams

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

Who is in dreams of recurring nightmares?

Who is in dreams of recurring nightmares?

Recurring nightmare dreams are much less related to animals, much less related to insects, and much less related to unnamed people.

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What are the emotions in dreams of recurring nightmares?

What are the emotions in dreams of recurring nightmares?

Recurring nightmare dreams are much more related to fear than dreams in general. They are much less related to happiness, much less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

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Where do dreams of recurring nightmares take place?

Where do dreams of recurring nightmares take place?

Dreams of recurring nightmares are less related to home, much less related to work, and much less related to human-made places.

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What happens in dreams of recurring nightmares?

What happens in dreams of recurring nightmares?

Dreams of recurring nightmares are less related to aggressive acts, much less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

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

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

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

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How do dreams of recurring nightmares related the senses?

How do dreams of recurring nightmares related the senses?

Recurring nightmare dreams are less related to smelling, much less related to taste, and much less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of recurring nightmares in dreams?

Recurring nightmare dreams are uncommon. Among other things recurring nightmare dreams are nightmares, lack places or locations, lacking characters, and without lots of thinking. Do you think this is true for your dream of recurring nightmares? How might your dream of recurring nightmares 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 recurring nightmares 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 recurring nightmares in dreams. See how you feel about recurring nightmares now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of recurring nightmares

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 recurring nightmare 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 recurring nightmare dreams. Read at your own risk.

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