Skip to main content Skip to bottom nav

Why do I keep having the same dream?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 26, 2017
...read more
Recurring dreams generally indicate an unresolved or persistent conflict in your life. The theme of the dream typically provides a place for this conflict to try and work itself out. Recurring dreams can appear at times of stress.
Having trouble sleeping well?
Take the Free Wellness Quiz
Gain insight & track progress for anxiety & depression
Talk to a Licensed Therapist
Online chat & video therapy at your fingertips
Help keep 7 Cups free

Takes less than a minute. Keeps 7 Cups free for someone else.

A small contribution goes straight to keeping the community running.

Profile: CoffeeTeaAndHonesty
CoffeeTeaAndHonesty on Apr 14, 2015
...read more
Oftentimes our dreams depict pieces of various information we received during waking hours, and when we see it in our dreams, our mind attempts to make sense of it -- it is often on autopilot, so to speak, when we have the most vivid dreams. So, to have a reoccuring dream may be indicative of a few factors: (1) to repetitively see, hear, or think about something that shows up in your dream, (2) an inability to fully process highly sensitive events -- such as the loss of a loved one, resulting in showing up in a dream, or (3) experiencing strong emotions of either pleasure or displeasure that is perhaps deeply rooted in the subconscious mind (meaning we may not actively think about something, but it is still lingering in the back of our minds) -- resulting in its reappearance in our dreams. A common example of this is a dream in which one falls and is immediately woken up upon impact -- this is a highly stimulated experience we have all had before, particularly the feeling of anticipation when one realizes they're falling but it's much too quick to process to actively do anything about it.
Profile: Zoe13x
Zoe13x on May 29, 2015
...read more
Dreams are our sub-conscious mind's way of telling us something. I would recommend keeping a dream journal and penning down the dreams on an everyday basis and you will most likely connect the dots. :)
Profile: Tess1961
Tess1961 on Oct 17, 2016
...read more
Most probably because there are issues that really need your attention. Think about the elements of that dream, the characters and scenarios and things that keep occurring over and over. What are recurring themes that might have some significance for you? What kinds of things keep happening? What topics are being repeated? What do you think those mean for you?
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Mar 16, 2015
...read more
Sometimes, we have recurrent dreams because our dreams represent something about ourselves that we're trying to better understand or otherwise deal with. Sometimes, we simply have recurrent dreams because we're doing recurrent things. It will really depend on your personal situation. Consider examining your life, and trying to see if there's anything that fits those categories. If the dreams persist and start to impact your quality of life, consider speaking with a health care professional about these symptoms.
Profile: Das
Das on Apr 26, 2015
...read more
It is usually a sign that you are dwelling on something or that you are trying to remember a supressed memory.
Profile: SashaListens
SashaListens on Jul 18, 2016
...read more
It may be your brain seeking to understand something. Just like babies learn in their sleep. Try not to worry about it. Try to trust that your brain will work it out/understand on its own
Profile: KaroHopeforyou
KaroHopeforyou on Jun 4, 2018
...read more
The same dream could mean that your brain needs to recover from certain events in your life and does that through dreams!
Profile: Furrygirl77
Furrygirl77 on May 9, 2015
...read more
There could be many possibilities. It could be related to stress, past experience, or even just a movie you watched that you remember well. There could be so many reasons.
Profile: MagicalSunrise27
MagicalSunrise27 on May 21, 2015
...read more
It may be an underlying thought or condition that is bothering you. Since dreaming is your mind still awake, you normally dream about the same things that you have been thinking or bothering you during the time you're awake.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 23, 2015
...read more
Maybe it is a subject you think a lot about or maybe subconsciously the subject means a lot to you and you have to work something out in your own head.
Profile: Angelynn
Angelynn on May 23, 2016
...read more
Usually a reacquiring dream is a product of your self concise trying to tell you something. In the past when i've had them theres been unresolved business or unneeded worry in my life. Take some "me" time to try and figure out what the big (or small) worries are in your life.
Profile: healingHelp
healingHelp on Jun 21, 2016
...read more
Dreams often try to tell us things, or are about things that have been playing on our minds. For example, if you've been feeling trapped in your day-to-day life, you might have a recurring dream about being stuck in prison, for example. It's the way in with your unconscious mind copes with the stresses that aren't being dealt with by your conscious mind.
Profile: BestMotivationer
BestMotivationer on Jun 22, 2016
...read more
Maybe something is on your mind that bugging you, therefore you dream about it constantly.
Share a Helpful Insight
Sharing helps others and its therapeutic for you.
0/150 Minimum Characters
0/75 Minimum Words