Recurring Dream Help?

[Allison Shaw]

So I woke up this morning after having ANOTHER of a certain type of dream. I thought I need to figure out what this means, but who do I ask? So then I realized I knew the perfect place: nerdfighteria!

Here it is:

Recently, I've been having all sorts of dreams involving me being enrolled for a class at college that I didnt know about. I find out about the class about halfway into the semester, and find out that it is required for my degree.

Once the class was some advanced chemistry, most recently, it was PE.

So after I find this out, I have to find a way to talk to the professor to make up points, or just drop the class, but usually, the drop period has already ended and the only thing I could hope for would be a WithdrawFail.

Any ideas as to what these dreams might mean? There are other details that change, for instance in the first dream it was high school, not college. It's been all college since.

These dreams started in January, at the start of my second semester in college.

[Victoria of the Forbidden Realm]

Are you a college or a high school student?
If high school, it could be revealing anxiety about college, and so when your future is more decided, the dreams should stop.
If in college, it is most likely still stress related, especially since midterms just finished. Then, I would recommend a new hobby, or possibly not eating anything right before bed. ;)

Coincidentally, I had these dreams for a while, too. I'm a freshman in college, and I had recurring "worst scenario" dreams. Being a Christian, I prayed before I went to sleep to ward off bad dreams. That helps. Once I passed through that stressful time, or did something to distract myself, the dreams stopped.

I hope this helps! :)

[Groovy Jones]

Wow I've had this exact same dream, but I think more times than you. At first it took place mostly in High School and then mostly in college. And often it's a whole chunk of classes that I become aware of that I haven't been going to. There's also a version of it I had again just a few nights ago where I return to a particular job that I used to have and I suddenly realize I was supposed to have gone in a few times over the last several days and weeks but didn't at all.

When I have the dream, I thought it was an echo of guilt about things from my real past I would do differently if I had the chance again. There are specific classes I really did flake on and that job I really did leave in a stupid way that makes me feel awful now because those were awesome guys I worked with and they deserve better from me. I just don't know how to make up for any of it.

Does that apply at all to you?

[Allison Shaw]

I haven't really flaked out on any classes thus far, so I don't think it could be that, but I do think it's possible that it has to do with classes that I should have taken (or should still take) and my choice of a major.

And as far as stress, as Victoria said, I thought that too at first, but I was much more stressed out last semester than I have been this semester. But maybe that has something to do with it? Maybe I feel guilty that I am less stressed, better adjusted, so my mind makes up things to keep me on edge?

I don't know. But it is reassuring to hear that I am not the only one to have these types of dreams. :)

[Terry]

A hobby works well, also go through a life changing experience. Seriously. Sometimes something small can seriously enlighten you, I mean the other day I was just reading and article and I felt like my brain broke. Then I realized that it didn't break, it felt more like it loosened really. Then everything just seemed better, at night I usually feel a little on edge and nervous but now I'm just okay. Just try learning and you could feel something, this could help you. Also start a good routine for night, like you could just get a routine of drinking something nice, work on relaxing your self in a comfortable area for a half-hour, then sleep.

[friendoftheood]

you are stressing about school.

[Lauren]

I don't really know, but once I kept having dreams that involved chicken.

[C-Line]

it's probably nerves about school. i always get those types of dreams at the start of each semester.