The Phenomenology of Dream–Reality Confusion: A Quantitative Study
Dreaming (New York, N.Y.) September 1, 2018 D. Skrzypińska, M. Hołda, Barbara Szmigielska et al.
People who often confuse dreams with reality tend to have higher neuroticism, thinner psychological boundaries, more frequent dream recall, and more involved attitudes toward dreams. They also experience more sleep-related phenomena. Trends suggest that borderline personality features, fantasy proneness, and dissociative symptoms may increase the likelihood of dream–reality confusion. The study compared 82 participants from the general population who often experience DRC with those who rarely or never do.