Background

What are thinking dreams about?

Thinking is to reflect upon something. The word think can be used in many different ways. It could be used to describe reflecting on the dream itself. It can be used to describe reflecting on something within the dream. 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 thinking dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how thinking in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that thinking is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that thinking is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, thinking dreams have more lucid dreams than 90.1% of dream symbols, more confusion than 88.1% of dream symbols, and more sleep paralysis than 86.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, thinking dreams have less disasters than 68.2% of dream symbols, less animals than 67.2% of dream symbols, and less natural places than 65.1% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of thinking tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Also, dreams of thinking are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of thinking are lucid dreams. But dreams of thinking are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of thinking, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Additionally, dreams of thinking 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. Finally, thinking 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. 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 thinking is different than dreams of thinking in general.

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of dreams have thinking

How common are thinking dreams?

38% of dreams have the thinking symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 3 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is frequent.

Identification

How are thinking dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like think. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols verbs and general thinking.

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What is most related to dreams of thinking?

Thinking dreams are notable because they have substantially more Cameroon, movement, Bilbo Baggins, general movement, senses, Ethiopia, qualities, things, Fiji, communicating, hazel eyes than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of thinking?

Thinking dreams are notable because they have substantially less Bangladesh, Jamaica, Legolas, ovaries, Cyprus, C-3PO, Gimli, teeth falling out, stags, donkeys, recurring dreams than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into thinking dreams

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

Who is in dreams of thinking?

Who is in dreams of thinking?

Dreams of thinking are more related to strangers, more related to peers, and more related to family than dreams in general. They are less related to animals and less related to insects.

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What are the emotions in dreams of thinking?

What are the emotions in dreams of thinking?

Thinking dreams 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 thinking take place?

Where do dreams of thinking take place?

Dreams of thinking are more related to work and more related to schools than dreams in general. They are less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of thinking?

What happens in dreams of thinking?

Dreams of thinking are more related to friendly acts and more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters.

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

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

Thinking dreams are much more related to lucid dreams, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to vivid dreams than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of thinking related the senses?

How do dreams of thinking related the senses?

Dreams of thinking are more related to hearing and more related to vision than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of thinking in dreams?

Thinking dreams are frequent. Among other things thinking dreams are very emotional, associated with lucid dreaming, friendly, and containing lots of thinking of thoughts. Do you think this is true for your dream of thinking? How might your dream of thinking 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 thinking 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 thinking in dreams. See how you feel about thinking now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of thinking

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 thinking 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 thinking dreams. Read at your own risk.

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