Background

What are waking life dreams about?

Waking life is simply another state of existence. It is defined by the solidity of experience that is often shared with other beings. Sleep is another state of existence. Dreams are again another state. 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 waking life dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how waking life in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that waking life is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that waking life is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, waking life dreams have more lucid dreams than 87.6% of dream symbols, more sex than 87.1% of dream symbols, and more romantic partners than 86.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, waking life dreams have less animals than 87.9% of dream symbols, less fantastic beings than 87.6% of dream symbols, and less natural places than 87.1% of dream symbols. 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 waking life is different than dreams of waking life in general.

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of dreams have waking life

How common are waking life dreams?

11% of dreams have the waking life symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 9 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very common.

Identification

How are waking life dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like waking life, real life, everyday reality, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols events and dream events.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of waking life?

Waking life dreams are notable because they have substantially more Bahamas, verbs, Cambodia, animas, cheating on tests, animuses, Nepal, alimony, Serbia, athletes, embarking than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of waking life?

Waking life dreams are notable because they have substantially less Hannibal Lecter, Cyprus, Estonia, Fiji, harpoons, Kuwait, Cameroon, emaciation, ovations, mudslides, pheasants than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into waking life dreams

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

Who is in dreams of waking life?

Who is in dreams of waking life?

Dreams of waking life are more related to peers and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to unnamed people.

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What are the emotions in dreams of waking life?

What are the emotions in dreams of waking life?

Waking life dreams are more related to sadness and more related to love than dreams in general. They are less related to fear.

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Where do dreams of waking life take place?

Where do dreams of waking life take place?

Dreams of waking life are more related to schools than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of waking life?

What happens in dreams of waking life?

Waking life 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 waking life related to the type of dream it is?

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

Dreams of waking life are more related to lucid dreams, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of waking life related the senses?

How do dreams of waking life related the senses?

Dreams of waking life are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of waking life in dreams?

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

Examples of dreams of waking life

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 waking life 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 waking life dreams. Read at your own risk.

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