As dream tracker Lauri Loewenberg tells mbg, it’s actually one of the most common dreams she hears about. Here are five interpretations for what your naked dreams could be telling you—plus how to manage them if you’ve had enough of the nudity. If you’ve had this dream, she says to ask yourself what’s happening in real life that’s making you want to hide and not be seen. Maybe you have an evaluation or presentation at work coming up, or you’re having in-laws over for dinner, for example. If it’s someone you don’t know, she says that strangers can often represent ourselves in dreams, so this one could tie back to themes of embarrassment and feeling personally judged. “If you’re mortified, what in real life keeps making you feel this way?” she says. “If it’s been going on for a very long time, this is likely a recurring behavior pattern of yours where you care too much about how others perceive you.” If that resonates, the message to take from that dream, according to Loewenberg, is to find a way to feel more confident and self-assured. “You’re probably too critical of yourself. These dreams could be letting you know you need to lighten up. If you can change the way you perceive yourself—or the way you think others perceive you—and find a way to have more confidence and let go of that unnecessary concern, the dreams will stop,” she adds.
