As January ends, people start planning for the most-awaited Valentine’s Day – a day dedicated to LOVE. So, ahead of this season of love, ThePleasantDream analyzed the Google Search Data to see the prominent search queries doing the rounds.

Interestingly, the team found Why Do I Keep Dreaming About My Ex exploded in January 2023 compared to December 2022 in countries like the US, UK, India, Australia, and South Africa. The team fetched all this data using Google Keyword Planner.

So, with this, we have compiled detailed data for you all!

Statistics of The United States of America

The search query “why do I keep dreaming about my ex” increased by 45% in January 2023 compared to December 2022. In October 2022, the search volume stood at 13160. After that, in November, it was 13770, and in December, it was 13620. However, in January 2023, it grew exponentially and stood at 19710.

Besides, the audience for this query was from California (13.4%), Texas (12.5%), Florida (6.4%), New York (5.8%), Illinois (4.2%), and a culmination of other states (57.7%). From this, it is clear that people are looking for reasons behind the dream about their ex.

Statistics of The United States of America
Statistics of The United States of America

Statistics of The United Kingdom

The search query “why do I keep dreaming about my ex” increased by 56% in January 2023 compared to December 2022. In October 2022, the search volume stood at 2500. After that, in November, it was 2950, and in December, it was 2100. However, in January 2023, it grew exponentially and stood at 3280.

Besides, the audience for this query was from England (82.4%), Scotland (8%), Wales (6.4%), New York (5.4%), Northern Ireland (3.8%), Isle of Man (0.1%) and a culmination of other provinces (0.3%).

Statistics of The United Kingdom
Statistics of The United Kingdom

Statistics of South Africa

The search query “why do I keep dreaming about my ex” increased by 65% in January 2023 compared to December 2022. In October 2022, the search volume stood at 830. Thereafter in November, it was 930; in December, it dropped to 770. However, in January 2023, it grew exponentially and stood at 1270.

Besides, the audience for this query was from Gauteng (49.8%), Western Cape (15.4%), KwaZulu-Natal (11.3%), Eastern Cape (5.3%), Mpumalanga (5%), and a culmination of other provinces (13.1%).

Statistics of South Africa
Statistics of South Africa

Statistics of India

The search query “why do I keep dreaming about my ex” increased by 57% in January 2023 compared to December 2022. In October 2022, the search volume stood at 540. Thereafter in November, it was 540; in December, it dropped to 530. However, in January 2023, it grew exponentially and stood at 830.

Besides, the audience for this query was from Maharashtra (16.9%), West Bengal (9%), Karnataka (8.2%), Uttar Pradesh (5.7%), Kerala (4.7%), and a culmination of other states (55.5%).

Statistics of India
Statistics of India

Statistics of Australia

The search query “why do I keep dreaming about my ex” increased by 44% in January 2023 compared to December 2022. In October 2022, the search volume stood at 780. Thereafter in November, it was 780, and in December, it was 790. However, in January 2023, it grew exponentially and stood at 1140.

Besides, the audience for this query was from New South Wales (29.5%), Victoria (25.7%), Queensland (24.4%), Western Australia (11.1%), South Australia (6.1%), and a culmination of other states (3.2%).

Statistics of Australia
Statistics of Australia

Experts Opinion

According to Dr. Nereida Gonzalez-Berrios, MD, reviewer and certified psychiatrist, people see dreams of their ex because of repressed wishes, memories that are hard to forget, and also due to unresolved conflicts.

She adds, “sometimes a dream represents certain broken parts of yourself that need emotional healing. Besides, the most obvious answer to dreaming about an ex is that you still love them, miss them or wish to rekindle the lost love.”