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ENTITY shares meaning behind dreams about teeth falling out

Imagine this: you’re strolling along in your dream— macking on some hottie, flying across the ocean to visit the kids who live in Narnia — when all of the sudden, your teeth are crumbling and falling out of your mouth.

So what does losing teeth in your dream really mean?

According to Dream Moods, dreams about teeth falling out can be associated with feelings of powerlessness and loss of control. Psychological research suggests that women are more likely to have dreams about teeth falling out than men.

Further research found that women in menopause reportedly have frequent dreams about teeth falling out or breaking. This means that teeth dreams could also be related to feeling less attractive and less feminine as we age.

So why do we dream about certain things? There are several theories psychologists use to explain the ‘why’ behind our strange dreams.

Dreams as Unconscious Wishes

ENTITY shares meaning behind dreams about teeth falling out

According to Sigmund Freud, dreams express forbidden or unrealistic wishes and desires. These desires have been forced into the unconscious part of the mind and disguised as symbolic images.

Dreams as Efforts to Deal with Problems

ENTITY shares meaning behind dreams about teeth falling out

Other theories suggest dreams reflect ongoing conscious issues within relationships, work, sex, health, etc.  For example, your lost tooth dream could mean that you’re stressed out about something, such as losing a job or a break-up.

Dreams as Thinking

ENTITY shares meaning behind dreams about teeth falling out

Our dreams are similar to the  kind of thinking activity we engage in while awake, but the brain is cut off from external stimulation (a.k.a. distraction).

Dreams as Interpreted Brain Activity

ENTITY shares meaning behind dreams about teeth falling out

Women in STEM, this one’s for you. This theory suggests that dreams are created  when neurons (the cell that transmits  nerve impulses) fire spontaneously, sending signals with no psychological meaning to the cortex.  The cortex   uses your existing knowledge and memories to interpret these signals.

So what did all of that mean? Basically, dreams occur as a result of random signals that go off in your brain when you sleep.

These dream theories are still highly debated among psychologists. But if teeth-related dreams (or nightmares) are a recurring thing for you, you aren’t alone.

Edited by Kayla Caldwell
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