“It’s normal for the subconscious to return to a point in your life when you could spend as much as you wanted with people who, at the time, cared for you and vice versa,” says Loewenberg.

“It’s very common for past figures to make an appearance during times of grief.” You’re lonelyĮven if you aren’t quarantining alone, odds are physical distancing has led you to spend way less time with people you care about. “Right now, we’re collectively experiencing loss of life as we knew it,” says Brooklyn-based psychotherapist Aimee Barr, LCSW. So, not only are you dreaming about your ex more, but you’re also more likely to remember it. “Without a morning alarm (or with a later alarm), during quarantine, many people now are able to enter the last stage of their REM cycle,” Loewenberg says.Īnd that stage is associated with deeper sleep and dreams recollection. Many people are also logging more hours snoozing than they were pre-pandemic. “Lockdown has given many folks way more time to ruminate about their interpersonal relationships - including their exes,” she says.īasically, the dreams are simply a symptom of increased time dwelling on the past. Whether you’ve been recently laid off (condolences) or just bored without the gym or bar to fill your non-working hours, Loewenberg points out that most folks have more unoccupied time on their hands.

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