In a recurring dream, I'm driving a car when suddenly remember I don't know how. It's always at that moment when I realise my dad asked me to find parking. Like many dreams, it makes very little sense. Surely my dad would never let me get behind the wheel in the first place. And I'd certainly not try to operate a vehicle with zero experience. So, could this dream possibly have anything to do with me IRL? Research says yes.
Dreams are far from random. Looking at multiple dreams and when they occur in a person's life, you can see how the dreams embody ongoing concerns, how someone views themselves and the dreamer's relationship with the world, says Antonio Zadra,. One example: during lockdown in 2020, people dreamed about social distancing, PPE and other pandemic themes, according to a study published in .