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 98.9% of dream symbols, and more sleep paralysis than 94.8% 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 98.9% of dream symbols, and less unnamed people than 98.6% 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. Also, 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. Additionally, 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.