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What are thing dreams about?

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 thing dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how things in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that thing is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that thing is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, thing dreams have more vision than 99.8% of dream symbols, more touch than 99.8% of dream symbols, and more hearing than 99.6% of dream symbols. On the other hand, thing dreams have less good dreams than 54.0% of dream symbols, less sex than 40.8% of dream symbols, and less romantic partners than 33.2% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of things tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Furthermore, thing dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that things is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of things are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, dreams of things are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Additionally, dreams of things are aggressive! Thing dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Finally, dreams of things are very social! Thing 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 thing 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 things is different than dreams of things in general.

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of dreams have things

How common are thing dreams?

83% of dreams have the things symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 1 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is frequent.

Identification

How are thing dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by the presence of other dream symbols such as wheelchairs, beds, food in general, letters, knives, legs, secrets, metal, shoes, jobs, tasers, hands, ankles, unconscious minds, noises, broken glass, cannons, puzzles, locks, and shoulders.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of things?

Things dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, movement, general movement, senses, qualities, places, vision, general thinking, characters, events, going than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of things?

Things dreams are notable because they have substantially less being chased by a gorilla, ovations, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Laos, Chewbacca, winning the lottery, Han Solo, Chile, Gimli, Kuwait than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into thing dreams

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

Who is in dreams of things?

Who is in dreams of things?

Thing dreams are more related to animals, much more related to insects, and more related to unnamed people than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of things?

What are the emotions in dreams of things?

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

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Where do dreams of things take place?

Where do dreams of things take place?

Dreams of things are much more related to home, much more related to work, and much more related to human-made places than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of things?

What happens in dreams of things?

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

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

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

Thing dreams are more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of things related the senses?

How do dreams of things related the senses?

Dreams of things are much more related to hearing, much more related to smelling, and much more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of things in dreams?

Thing dreams are frequent. Among other things thing dreams are very emotional, nightmares, friendly, aggressive, very social, about death, focused on sounds, focused on smells, focused on taste, focused on touch, focused on vision, containing lots of movement, containing lots of thinking of thoughts, associated with going to the bathroom, usually thought of as weird dreams, and work dreams. Do you think this is true for your dream of things? How might your dream of things 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 things 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 things in dreams. See how you feel about things now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of things

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 thing 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 thing dreams. Read at your own risk.

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