The Top Common Nightmares and What They Mean

I had a terrible nightmare the other night.

I dreamt that I was in an airplane and it was going to crash. I screamed and cried. At the last second, however, the plane miraculously landed smoothly.

So what does my dream mean?

According to dream analysts,

[Falling-out-of-the-sky dreams are] motivated by a potential for failure that's out of your hands; things aren't lining up the way you want when you're awake.

Here are a couple of other common dreams and their meanings:

CAN'T RUN FAST ENOUGH:

In dreams of running, which are fairly common, we have an awareness of our legs and the inability to move them. We may be dreaming that we are being chased and we can't run fast enough to get away. This is the subconscious processing fears or anxieties that we may not be fully aware of in our waking state.

 

TEETH FALLING OUT:

Fear of Death. This nightmare is thought to stem from our struggle with mortality.