What are recurring dreams and why do they happen?

Understanding Dreams

Over 60% of people have them. Current psychology thinks of recurring dreams as your brain circling back to emotionally charged stuff that hasn't been dealt with in waking life. Tracking them in a journal helps you see the pattern clearly, and working through the underlying issue often makes the dream stop repeating on its own.

Sources

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/off-the-couch/202506/what-do-your-recurring-dreams-have-to-tell-you
https://www.rivercoursecounseling.com/blog/recurring-dreams-explained-why-you-keep-dreaming-about-the-same-thing