You probably know that stress is a major cause of real-life hair loss. But when it happens while you snooze, it relates to a specific kind of anxiety. "Hair and nails are one of the few things on our bodies that never stops growing," Pagano said. "So when that falls out, it means that there's an essential part of you that you're losing touch with."
Getting your hair cut could symbolise that you want a life change. "Our face is supposed to be an expression of who we really are," Pagano said. Self-styling is a main way we communicate the personality we want to exude to others. "If you're getting your hair styled or cut short, that means you want to show people who you really are."
Another potential explanation for a haircut dream could be that you talk too much. According to Pagano, "To cut our hair means to cut short some of our thoughts." This could mean that you're struggling to be clear in the wording of a work project, or maybe you're upset about something a friend did but haven't built up to courage to confront them just yet. "Avoid the details — just get to the concise point of what you want," Pagano said.