As you may recall, much of my writing inspiration comes from my dreams and I have often written about dreams in my blog.
I recently came across an interesting article on Casper about so-called “quarantine dreams” or “coronavirus dreams.” These are anxiety-ridden dreams that can leave you feeling confused and anxious, long after you’ve woken up. Indeed, the proper way to label these dreams would be to call them anxiety dreams.
The infographic below covers 15 common anxiety dreams, what they mean, and the best ways to cope. I was shocked to realize that I’ve had seven of these (!) in the past months. Now I’m worried that I may be more stressed than I’ve realized! My only consolation is that I’m obviously not the only one…
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That was interesting! I have occasional running late/unprepared dreams. But more often, I have drowning dreams. I thought it might be due to sleep apnea and holding my breath at night. I never make it to the surface before inhaling. (Shudder). I’m not surprised that the virus is giving us all anxiety dreams. Take care, Nicholas.
Yikes! Drowning dreams sound horrible! I often dream of being underwater. To my surprise, I then realize I can breathe normally.
The most common one I have is that I failed a class in high school and my college degrees got voided because of it.
Or often I have a dream where I need to dial a phone, look at a clock, or do math and it just doesn’t work because I don’t think that part of your brain works when you sleep, so I can’t do it and I get frustrated.
Ooh, I’ve had both of these! So frustrating!
Wow–I’m feeling better already! I’ve had lots of weird dreams but I don’t recall having had any of the ones in the infographic. Guess I’m OK. LOL Then again, seems like a lot of these are from school days so long ago I don’t remember them.
Lol – lucky you 😀