Background

What are relief dreams about?

Relief often occurs after a period of struggle. There is a struggle and worry. Then there is success or resolution. 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 relief dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how relief in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that relief is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that relief is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, relief dreams have more bad dreams than 96.0% of dream symbols, more fear than 96.0% of dream symbols, and more nightmares than 94.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, relief dreams have less weird dreams than 83.6% of dream symbols, less strangers than 64.4% of dream symbols, and less natural places than 54.5% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of relief tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Additionally, relief dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that relief is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of relief are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of relief are full of grief and sorrow. Of course not every relief 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. Additionally, relief dreams have thinking and reflection than 90% of all dream symbols. There are many reasons why people think and reflect. Things might be confusing. They might be interesting. There might be risk. Finally, relief dreams are associated with going to the bathroom! This may or may not be surprising. Going to the bathroom is a basic human need, so it makes sense that we dream about it sometimes. Still, this might hold some meaning in the dream. It all depends on the context. 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 relief is different than dreams of relief in general.

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How common are relief dreams?

1.2% of dreams have the relief symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 85 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively uncommon.

Identification

How are relief dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like thankfully, relief, so glad that, etc. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of emotions.

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What is most related to dreams of relief?

Relief dreams are notable because they have substantially more Estonia, nightmare loops, being chased by a gorilla, deluges, detours, zebras, Jamaica, verbs, foreseeing, ammunition, pinecones than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of relief?

Relief dreams are notable because they have substantially less antelopes, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Barack Obama, Sauron, Legolas, Gimli, Frodo, Bilbo Baggins than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into relief dreams

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

Who is in dreams of relief?

Who is in dreams of relief?

Dreams of relief are more related to insects, more related to family, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to strangers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of relief?

What are the emotions in dreams of relief?

Dreams of relief are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and much more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of relief take place?

Where do dreams of relief take place?

Dreams of relief are more related to home, more related to work, and more related to magical places than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of relief?

What happens in dreams of relief?

Dreams of relief are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.

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

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

Dreams of relief are much more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and much more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of relief related the senses?

How do dreams of relief related the senses?

Relief dreams are more related to hearing, more related to taste, and more related to touch than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of relief in dreams?

Relief dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things relief dreams are very emotional, nightmares, sorrowful, containing lots of thinking of thoughts, associated with going to the bathroom, bad dreams, and frustrating. Do you think this is true for your dream of relief? How might your dream of relief 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 relief 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 relief in dreams. See how you feel about relief now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of relief

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 relief 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 relief dreams. Read at your own risk.

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