Dreams are an extension of one's emotional and physical bodies. To be stressed and anxious is to have different dreams than the norm as they trigger fears and other negative emotions that need to be addressed during waking hours and physical reality. Dreams
New Study Reveals The Content of People's Dreams During This Weird Pandemic Time Science Alert - December 2, 2020
Why and how our dreams are affected by our daily lives has long fascinated scientists, and a new study sheds some light on how the spread of COVID-19 Ð and the ongoing changes in our habits - is impacting what we dream about.
Anger and sadness have become more common in dreams as the pandemic has progressed, the study found, and there are stronger links with themes like contamination and cleanliness as we deal with the spread of the virus. While dreams are already thought to be a natural continuation of what's happening during the time we're awake, this new research gives scientists some interesting insights into how social distancing and hand washing might be more on our dream minds than actually catching COVID-19. "These results corroborate the hypothesis that pandemic dreams reflect mental suffering, fear of contagion, and important changes in daily habits that directly impact socialization. Pandemic dreams also presented more words in general, although there was no substantial difference in the number of words related to sickness, health, death or life. The number of words related to positive and negative emotions stayed about the same too. The dream report comparison "reflects a collective traumatic experience, as is often the case during plagues, wars and natural disasters" write the researchers in their paper.
COVID-19 Effect On Dreams: New Study Of 1000 Americans Sleep Standards - July 4, 2020
Pretty much every aspect of life has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic - and, for some, that includes dreams. A new study has found approximately 87% of Americans reported experiencing vivid dreams since the pandemic began, almost half revolving around job/work situations. Sleep Standards, a sleep health and product company, launched the survey in May to 1,000 participants across the country - from 18 years to 60 years and older. 56.2% of them are female while 43.3% are male.
The survey also found:
16.7% believe their dreams have become more vivid since the pandemic began
21.2% admitted to having vivid dreams about their exes while sleeping with their partner during the pandemic
People ages 18-29 are at the highest risk of having sleep disorders, with 64.3% while those above 60 is only 7.1%