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Phone in dreams: what it can mean

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The short answer

A phone in a dream is usually about reaching someone, or failing to. Many dreamers connect a phone that will not dial or a call that drops with a conversation they need to have.

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Psychology and research

Research

Researchers who code dream content track social interactions, and the continuity view links them to the relationships on our minds. Phones that break, numbers that will not dial and calls that cut out are common frustration dreams; they often mirror a waking sense of not being heard. Bereaved people also often report dreams of hearing from someone who has died, and many find them comforting.

Questions to ask yourself

  1. Who were you trying to reach, or who was trying to reach you?
  2. Is there a conversation you have been putting off?
  3. Where in your life do you feel unheard?

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Sources

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  1. Calvin S. Hall, Robert L. Van de Castle (1966). The Content Analysis of Dreams. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.

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    • Cited at: coding categories: social interactions (reference not yet checked)

    The standard coding system for dream content (characters, social interactions, misfortunes, emotions, settings, objects) and its normative sample.

  2. G. William Domhoff (2001). A New Neurocognitive Theory of Dreams. Dreaming 11(1): 13-33.

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    Dreams as embodied simulations of personal concerns (the continuity view). The backbone of our psychology lens.

  3. Scott T. Wright, Christopher W. Kerr, Nicole M. Doroszczuk, Sarah M. Kuszczak, Pei C. Hang, Debra L. Luczkiewicz (2014). The impact of dreams of the deceased on bereavement: A survey of hospice caregivers. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 31(2): 132-138.

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    Bereaved caregivers describe dreams of the person who died; many found them comforting. Author list and pages to be checked.