The Most Common Recurring Dreams, And The Meanings Behind Them

Dreams can come true, or so the song goes. And while that might be great if you dream about winning the state lottery or getting the job you want, it isn’t so good if you dream of being inundated with bugs, losing your voice, or your hair falling out. Or is it? Sometimes dreams can mean something surprising, even positive, when they seem negative. We’re going to take a look at 20 of the most common dreams and see what they mean.

20. Dreaming of flying

It’d be great to be able to fly, and usually when we dream of flying, we’re having a good time. The rush of the air, the feeling of having nothing to weigh you down — it can be fantastic. But is it truly a positive? Or could it actually mean something worrying?

What does it mean?

The good news is that, yes, it is positive. Dream expert Theresa Cheung explained to Woman & Home magazine, “It’s generally a symbol of something happening in your life that gives you a high.” And psychologist Ian Wallace agreed when he spoke to U.K. website The Independent, saying that it “suggests that you have released yourself from circumstances that have been weighing you down in waking life.” So perhaps it means you’ve made a difficult decision or won a promotion at work.

19. Dreaming of going about your regular day

We can have some wild dreams, but the wildest is possibly the one in which you just do what you normally do. You perform all the everyday tasks that fill your life: the school run, coffee with friends, work, going to the game. But aren’t dreams supposed to be otherworldly?

What does it mean?

As Braun explained to Harper’s Bazaar, the stuff of dreams is no more and no less than what goes on in real life. He said, “This is a great example of ‘Day Residue.’ Often, what happened the day prior to dreaming is used in our dreams.” So though the dream might relate to how you feel about the day’s events, it might mean nothing at all.