Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a 35% increase in dream recall and a 15% increase in negative dreams, according to researchers from the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center and health coaches in Elverta CA. Many people are referring to these abnormally vivid dreams as pandemic dreams. Since social routines have been disrupted, many of these dreams are centered around relationships.
Dreams are the gateway to our unconscious desires and feelings, so they won’t always align with everyday reality. For example, some people may be having great sex in their dreams but not in waking life. Others may have stressful dreams about their partner without recognizing trouble spots while awake.
So, are these relationship-focused dreams trying to tell us something deeper? Or are they just pandemic-related anxieties playing themselves out while we sleep?
What are your dreams trying to tell you about your relationship?
Dreams can have many meanings, so there isn’t one clear answer - as much as we’d like for there to be. The anxious energy built up from quarantine can trigger stress dreams without deeper significance, whereas other dreams may be sending messages about what matters and what needs to change. Dreams that repeat themselves or grab your attention more than others probably fall into the latter group. Pay attention to these, as they are generally sourced from our deeper subconscious. While dreams vary in details and context, there are some common themes. Here are three common relationship dreams, plus what they may be trying to tell you: The Ultimate Anti-Aging and Pain Management Program! Steamy sex dreams One of the most common relationship-centered dreams is the steamy sex dream, but what does it mean? To better understand, ask yourself:- Are you and your partner having good sex right now?
- Have you hardly touched each other with the pandemic stress weighing you down?