do recurring dreams always have to mean something?

Every dream we have doesn’t necessarily have a deep meaning. Sometimes, recurring dreams represent extreme stress or a fear of something. They can also be a sign of your subconscious working through unresolved issues in life. Dreams that cause anxiety or disrupt sleep patterns should be discussed with a psychologist.

Many people report occasionally hearing voices or feeling like they are flying or falling while drifting off to sleep. These experiences are actually hypnagogic hallucinations rather than dreams. Recurring hypnagogic hallucinations should be reported to a doctor in order to rule out sleep disorders and health problems.

New research suggests that sleeping on your stomach can increase the chances of having sex-laden dreams. The surge in R-rated thoughts may be due to the decrease in oxygen in the brain experienced when lying on your belly. Researchers think that the mind then interprets messages of being constricted into sex-filled dreams.

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