Background

What are stranger dreams about?

Strangers are people in your dream who you simply do not know. You might have a sense of who they are or you might not. 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 stranger dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how strangers in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that stranger is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that stranger is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, stranger dreams have more unnamed people than 99.8% of dream symbols, more strangers than 97.5% of dream symbols, and more sex than 77.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, stranger dreams have less animals than 81.7% of dream symbols, less eating and drinking than 75.3% of dream symbols, and less insects than 74.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of strangers are very social! Stranger dreams contain more characters tan 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams, in general, are very social. There are people or characters in almost every dream, so it is notable that stranger dreams have are so social. 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 strangers is different than dreams of strangers in general.

3.2%

of dreams have strangers

How common are stranger dreams?

3.2% of dreams have the strangers symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 30 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.

Identification

How are stranger dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like stranger, unknown person, another person, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and unnamed people.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of strangers?

Strangers dreams are notable because they have substantially more magnifying glasses, calluses, Bilbo Baggins, being chased by a gorilla, jury members, Laos, strangers, tyrants, unnamed individuals, verbs, Ron Weasley than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of strangers?

Strangers dreams are notable because they have substantially less antelopes, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Somalia, Syria, Pluto, Uranus, emaciation than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into stranger dreams

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

Who is in dreams of strangers?

Who is in dreams of strangers?

Dreams of strangers are much more related to unnamed people and much more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of strangers?

What are the emotions in dreams of strangers?

Stranger dreams are more related to embarrassment than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of strangers take place?

Where do dreams of strangers take place?

Dreams of strangers are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of strangers?

What happens in dreams of strangers?

Stranger dreams are more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.

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

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

Stranger dreams are more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to vivid dreams and less related to good dreams.

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How do dreams of strangers related the senses?

How do dreams of strangers related the senses?

Stranger dreams are less related to smelling and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of strangers in dreams?

Stranger dreams are relatively common. Among other things stranger dreams are very social. Do you think this is true for your dream of strangers? How might your dream of strangers 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 strangers 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 strangers in dreams. See how you feel about strangers now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of stranger dreams

An interpretation of stranger dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. To decode the symbolism of a stranger in a dream, begin with what’s strange and foreign to you, such as people, behaviors, subjects, and situations. “Stranger” can symbolize feeling strange or out of sorts, or dealing with something different or new. “New” and “strange” are used interchangeably. You start working at a new job, or attending a new school, and feel like an outsider. Or you tackle a new subject or learn a new skill. You are in a new place in your life. Being outside your comfort zone really stirs the deep reaches of the mind and is likely to spark dreams in response. You’re like a stranger when you’re unwelcome or feel like a foreigner. It can mean you feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or tense. For example, you find yourself in a circle of people you don’t feel comfortable with, or outside a social clique. Or a business situation turns tense or goes into uncharted territory. Strangers are associated with tense and unpredictable situations. A stranger can symbolize someone you haven’t seen in a long time. See: Locks When you say that someone you know is a stranger, it means you don’t really know the person, so a stranger or foreigner in a dream can symbolize not knowing who the person really is, or the person doesn’t really know you. See: Masks Dreaming about being in bed with a stranger can express the feeling that you don’t really know someone close to you, or that person is acting out of character. A stranger can symbolize an unknown or estranged aspect of yourself. This use of the symbolism is quite common because a stranger is a human character and a sort of blank canvas on which a dream can paint your self-portrait. Dream characters are usually projections of something about yourself, so if you dream about a foreigner, ask yourself whether you’re seeing something about yourself depicted as a dream character. Many aspects of a person are unconscious, meaning outside the scope of conscious awareness and control. They can be depicted as foreign because they are foreign to you, but they’re still you. The meaning of a foreigner in a dream is often found in his or her culture and your associations with it. For example, you dream about a Frenchman and associate French people with high society. Doesn’t matter if your association is accurate, it’s something your dreams can use to tell a story. You think back on the day before your dream and remember that you dined in a super-formal foreign restaurant, a situation that could be described as “foreign,” and thus be summed up in the image of a Frenchman in your dream. Another possibility to consider is a foreigner in your dream could be sparked by something you watched on television, read about, or heard on the news. Also, consider whether you recently interacted with someone from the same foreign culture as the character in your dream. The character could be a surrogate for that person. See also: Borders, Darkness, Foreignness, Orphans, Trespassing, Ufos

Examples of dreams of strangers

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 stranger 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 stranger dreams. Read at your own risk.

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