Solving a Nightmare Scenario:Ten Alternatives to Dreaming About Your Ex

If you’re like most people, one of your least favorite things to hear is “I had such a weird dream last night.” Because it’s always followed by a story that will cost you about ten minutes of your life that you’ll never get back.

And in Colorado, that story is likely to involve the dreamer’s ex. A new study by myvision.org catalogued almost 10,000 google searches to determine the most common dream for residents of each state and major city. And the subject of the most common dream in Denver specifically is the same as the most common dream in Colorado writ large: an ex.

While this can hardly be healthy, it’s not as bad as the focus of dreams in other states: In Alaska, people dream most about being murdered; in West Virginia, they dream most about pulling weeds. We’re not sure…