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Similar types of dreams
The biggest variables that influence your dreams have to do with your regular sleep cycles. If it is a very traumatic event, people will experience nightmares.
People are also thinking more about their dreams, which makes them remember their dreams better.
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Stress about a global pandemic
The continuity theory of dreams hypothesizes that people dream about the stuff they're thinking about and doing while they are awake.
Some researchers believe that dreams have a functional purpose that prepares us for difficult or challenging situations when we awake.
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Vivid dreams
During the 2020 pandemic, many people anecdotally reported surreal and more vivid dreams than usual.
Some theorize that the onset of vivid imagery is a result of changing sleep schedules. Others attribute this vividness to the emotional and physical chaos.
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