Graphic Designers Illustrate Average Dreams Of 1,000 People Amid COVID-19 Crisis
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With emotions on new highs in 2020, what with the COVID-19 crisis Black Lives Matter protests, it’s natural for many of these moods to seep into the subconscious.
If your dreams have been more vivid lately, you’re certainly not alone. People have been forced to continuously confront 2020’s surrealism in their sleep. Just ask the 1,020 people recently surveyed by sleep product review platform The Sleep Judge, who asked them to recount their dreams’ over the last three months.
The content, colors and emotions resulting from the dreams of people living in the United States were later visualized by graphic designers in new haunting imagery, which you can take a look at below. To read the full study, head here.
Democrats VS Republicans
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As much as how contrasted opinions are between Democrats and Republicans, the study indicates they dream differently too.
The most common theme in dreams between Republicans seemed to be of them being fired from work (12.2 percent), followed by their cities (9.3 percent) and homes (8.1 percent) being looted. 8.1 percent had dreams about riots, 5.3 percent encountered nightmares about their cities being “burned to the ground,” and another 5.3 percent reported experiencing World War III in their slumber.
For Democrats, the most mutual theme among their dreams appeared to be gun violence (11.6 percent), with feelings of unrequited love haunting 10.7 percent of their dreams. 9.8 percent remembered dreams involving home invasions and 9.6 percent said they had dreamed of police brutality. Democrats also recounted nightmares of being arrested (7.9 percent) and sexual assault (7.4 percent).
Gen X
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Gen X respondents tended to relive their memories in their dreams, as nostalgia seemed to be a recurring theme among them. 41 percent reported having dreams of their past in general, with 24 percent playing out reconnecting with their exes.
Millennials
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Storylines of Millennials’ dreams seemed to be more centered on material wealth. 12 percent dreamed of becoming rich, while 11.8 percent had dreams about professional success. With the job market being more unpredictable lately, about seven percent simply had dreams of getting hired.
Boomers
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Baby Boomers mostly confronted their age and past (42.5 percent), with a particular interest in once again meeting deceased loved ones, in their dreams. In contrast with Millennial dreams, only 4.7 percent and 2.8 percent of boomers dreamed of getting hired and attaining professional success respectively.
Across the board
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Unsurprisingly, the novel coronavirus made its presence known in some of the respondents’ recent dreams, no matter their age groups. 7.9 percent had the optimistic vision of a cure being found, while 7.2 percent imagined the worst, having dreamed about contracting COVID-19. Meanwhile, 6.5 percent had to deal with the possibility of their loved ones being infected by the virus in their sleep.
You can read The Sleep Judge’s full study here.
[via The Sleep Judge and featured with permission, cover image via Shutterstock]
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