Have you ever had an awful dream in which your partner cheated on you? Apparently you lot're non lonely, every bit it'due south 1 of the five most mutual things our minds play out in sleep.

Dreams tin can be mundane, surreal, or even verge on terrifying. It is thought that we typically have several a night, each lasting betwixt five and 20 minutes, although we tend to forget almost of them.

Just how tin we explain the ones nosotros practice remember? It is often our insecurities well-nigh our historic period, lifestyle, partners' infidelities and career choices which cause us to live out our fears in our slumber equally we lose teeth, experience lost in unfamiliar places and fall from heights.

Nosotros caught up with Delphi Ellis, a qualified therapist and specialist in dream analysis, to learn nigh the five most common dreams and what they mean.

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Falling

"Do y'all call back the story of Alice falling down the rabbit pigsty in Wonderland? Your dreams take you lot on a journey every dark, and to dream of falling depends very much on how you feel information technology.

"If you're enjoying the sensation of falling, yous're most probable relishing the feeling of not knowing where the latest risk in your life takes yous."

"If you dislike it, chances are yous're feeling out of control and don't know what'due south next.

"Either way, the dream can highlight that changes are ahead and the future to some extent is unknown."

Being chased

"This dream unremarkably represents anxiety that something is catching upwardly with you lot. If you know what's chasing you in the dream, this gives you a inkling every bit to where the problem lies; however many people just know they're being chased or sense a presence coming to go them.

"It may be that y'all have some unfinished business with someone or you lot're worried that the past is somehow influencing your nowadays."

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"This doesn't mean you've washed anything incorrect; many people today feel they're not 'adept plenty' in many areas of their life.

"If you're having this dream, peradventure yous worry yous'll be replaced past someone or something 'better' at work or at dwelling house."

Having diplomacy

"I'm often approached by people who take dreamt their partner is adulterous and are worried their subconscious is trying to communicate this to them.

"Whilst it'southward fair to say nosotros receive letters from our hidden on many levels, this dream usually suggests a fear a partner will cheat, rather than evidence they're really doing that."

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"This is particularly the case where someone has been unfaithful in the past in real life, reflecting an insecurity it could happen again. The dream is near mutual, ironically, when the relationship is going well.

"If in doubt, put the elephant in the room and talk with your partner nearly information technology. If nothing is going on, they'll gladly reassure you lot that you accept null to worry well-nigh."

Losing teeth

"This is a actually common dream, the interpretation of which is steeped in traditional meaning.

"For some cultures the teeth represent people, so to dream of losing a molar may symbolise a fear of losing someone close to yous.

"Today, teeth can also represent status and wealth - so, again, to dream of one (or several) falling out tin suggest that money is an issue."

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"Lots of people dream that the teeth are crumbling into the mouth.

"Anything in the oral cavity in a dream tin can symbolise a problem with communication, so have a think about with whom you're struggling to go your signal across."

Houses

"A mutual dream is that yous're in a house, perhaps ane you don't recognise.

"Houses in dreams often mirror our view of our place in the world; the exterior of the house reflects what yous're prepared to allow the outside globe see.

"If the windows are neatly dressed and the garden well kept, you could be trying to prove people that you're organised and that everything is under command.

"What's going on inside the house, though, can give away your authentic emotional state."

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"So, if the house is run downward, you may have been overdoing information technology and need some time out.

"Rooms in houses are also important. A lot of important conversations have identify in the kitchen, so pay attention to the rooms which appear in your dreams and what message they're trying to convey.

"Some houses have hidden rooms, which suggests that an opportunity has been presented to yous and is waiting to be explored."

What do YOUR dreams mean?

Accept you had a dream stranger than the higher up, which yous tin't work out? Practise you have a recurring nightmare and you want to know why?

Tell us nearly your dreams via the form beneath. Nosotros can't guarantee all dreams will be analysed, but we'll laissez passer a choice on to Delphi for her stance.

*A version of this commodity originally appeared in October 2014.

Delphi Ellis is a qualified therapist whose professional work started supporting those bereaved past murder and suicide.

She has analysed dreams in a variety of settings including Boob tube appearances on ITV'due south This Forenoon and BBC Radio 2. Visit her official website at www.delphiellis.com

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