If the dreams about death are making sleep difficult, even to the point that you'd rather just stay awake for as long as possible, therapy may help. “These dreams tend to come up when huge areas of your life are changing, with the old you virtually unrecognizable to the new you who is emerging,” she writes.
But Anderson still would advise you hold off on the panicking since this is just your mind's very visceral way of acknowledging self-growth. So that dream about a friend's funeral may signify there are qualities to your friend that you've become aware of and subconsciously know aren't a healthy fit for you-it's not the loss of a friend but the death of bad habits.īut what if the person dying in the dream is you? Given the great unknown that death encompasses, seeing yourself die and then waking up can make for a major head trip. “Death in dreams is symbolic of things that are coming to a close, or ending, in your life,” writes dream analyst Jane Teresa Anderson. When you're dreaming about physical death, it's important to remember that it isn't literal-meaning your dream about attending a friend's funeral is not a sign that someone close to you will pass in the near future. If you come across countless images of people dying at such a rapid pace in your waking life-as we all have throughout the multiple waves of this pandemic-it is only natural that your brain would still be grappling with the fear of the unknown and what comes after.
That's because the primary function of dreams is to help us better understand the experiences we come across in waking life, Dr. “While some people are more prone to having vivid dreams for no reason, we do know that people who are going through a stressful time are more likely to have them.” “We can see that with the coronavirus where people are having more dreams about death,” says Baron. Living through a pandemic, widespread job loss, and a struggling economy all factor into the rise in vivid dreams we're all experiencing. This year in particular has been traumatic to many on a global level. “In many cases it is because they've experienced a trauma, and they are having a form of PTSD.” “There's a variety of reasons why people might have disturbing dreams or nightmares,” says Kelly Baron, Ph.D., associate professor in the division of public health, department of family and preventive medicine at the University of Utah. While the dream may vary-it can be gruesomely violent or eerily peaceful-it will undoubtedly leave you searching for answers.
Few things are as scary dreams about death-let's face it, they're not exactly the most uplifting material to start your day off with.
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