These are the 10 most common nightmares of humans - what they will say

Even though our dreams are very personal, and they are often based on what happened during our lifetime or the day before, there are some thematics that unite us all.

These types of dreams are related to issues each person has in his life when he wakes up” - says Michael Schredl, head of the sleep lab at the Mental Health Central Institute in Manheim, Germany.

In a 2018 study, Schredl and his colleague analyzed over 1,200 nightmares, urging participants to remember their latest dream.

Disturbing.

Then they classified them on common topics. These are the ten main topics of nightmares experienced by people in their sleep:

10. Infectation

If it is symbolic and unrealistic, an infection can represent a fear of disease

or dirt, or anything else you personally connect with rats and ants. But

Shredl says this nightmare can be an example of the feeling of insecurity in your home.

9. The Presence of a Devilish Spirit

In this case, the person is terrified by the suspicion that a ghost, a demon, might be near or

Alien. These types of hallucinations happen to people who experience paralysis

Sleep. This sleep disorder occurs when you miscommunicate brain parts, those that keep you

Be quiet during sleep and sleep parts.

8. Disasters

Fires, floods, nuclear explosions are the common subject of many people's dreams. They can be confused with the end of the world. These types of nightmares can signal a general concern for the future as a way your brain uses

to ponder something that concerns you that might happen.

7. The Feelings Disturbed

Have you ever experienced the feeling of knowing that you have forgotten something important but are not sure what it is? Many people experience this in their dreams. In Shredl's study, not a few people reported feeling like they knew something was wrong, but they didn't know what it was, and that made them feel uncomfortable.

6. Disagreements

In this case, the dreamer, or protagonist, is witnessing a physical struggle. These dreams can be a sign of some sort of social anxiety you have for a personal relationship. So you might be afraid of a conversation you should have with someone or analyze a conflict that has already occurred.

5. Disease and Death

In these types of nightmares, people claimed that they dreamed of themselves or of a sick family member. He suffered from a disease or died from it. These kinds of dreams are complex, and they can represent many things depending on what you're going through in your personal life. They may be symbols of a general fear of sickness and death, but one way to cope with grief from a tragic event.

4. Persecution

In these dreams, you may be followed by a man, a devilish spirit, or something you can't even see. Shredl says it's an avoidative behavior. So in general, such dreams usually mean that you are anxious about something you can avoid.

3. Accidents

This vast category of dreams includes such subjects as high altitude fall, car crash, drowning, and so forth. Shredl found the subject in 15 percent of the reports. But when divided by gender, men reported significantly more than women dreams of falling.

From a height. Experts say such dreams can represent the feeling of getting the situation out of control, fear of death or feeling powerless.

2. Physical Attack

In such scenarios, a person dreams of being attacked, involved in a physical fight, or sees others fighting. This kind of nightmare can reflect social anxiety, a genuine fear of violence, or a concern over being vulnerable to criticism from other people.

1. Failure

This type of nightmare involves everything, the failure to achieve a purpose, the lateness of some, the loss of orientation, the inability to speak, the loss, or the forgetting of something, or the making of a mistake. Dreams of failure on a test may mean that you are insecure about your ability at work or at home, or recall certain disturbing events, Schredl says.