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                                  frightening your work       Dreaming about getting robbed at work
                                  situation is to you         This nightmare is of a more serious nature,
                                  subconsciously. Like        Inbaal warns.
                                  with the other work-
                                  related nightmares, the     She said employees can be made to feel
                                  best way to stop this is    insecure or unsafe at work ‘if there’s a toxic
                                  to address the problem      culture of ‘banter’ for example, where it’s fair
                                  in real life.               game to ridicule a colleague.’

                                  You probably really         This kind of toxic work environment will cause
                                  need a break from           such nightmares as getting robbed at work,
                                  work, or at least some      and it definitely needs addressing with HR.
                                  reassurance from your
                                  colleagues that you’re      Dreaming about falling asleep at work
                                  doing well.                 If you’re having this anxiety dream, chances

                                                              are you are worried this could really happen to
                                  Dreaming about              you.
                                  being replaced at
                                  work                        Either your work is very dull to you, or you are
                                  If you’re dreaming          chronically under-slept.
                                  about being replaced        More generally, this could mean you feel
                                  at work it’s probably       uneasy in your work environment and your
                                  due to the fact that        sleeping habits or day-to-day tasks in your
                                  some workplaces             work might need to change to make you feel
                                  regularly remind their      safer.
                                  employees that they’re
                                  replaceable.
                                                              Romantic dreams about work

                                  These superiors or          While you might think that this shows
          employers believe this to be motivating, when       subconscious urges of a racier nature, Inbaal
          in fact, it has the opposite effect.                said, these dreams actually mainly suggest
                                                              you are comfortable in your job.
          The resulting insecurity, which your
          subconscious experiences and displays in a          ‘If the dream is a little more passionate, then
          dream, more often motivates workers to find a       it could show that you’re a little bored at work
          different job before it’s too late.                 and need to spice up your working day,’ she
                                                              said.
          If you are repeatedly dreaming about being
          replaced, then your brain is probably right         Research on the most popular work dreams
          in telling you to do just that: replace the job     was published by CVApp.
          before your employer replaces you.

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