Reoccurring dream every month
I am forty-nine years old and I have a dream that re-occurs at least once a month. I dream that I am back in high school. Now that wouldn’t be so bad but my dream is that I go back to school and can’t remember my schedule. I wander the halls not being able to remember what class I am supposed to be in.
When I finally do get my schedule by going to the office to get a new copy of it, I can’t remember where the actual classes are that I’m supposed to go to. Again, I wander the halls looking for the right classroom. By the time I find it, the bell rings and class is over.
Ok, so I’ll go to my locker and get my books for my next class. Oh no, which hall is my locker in and when I find the right hall, was it outside of room 204 or 206. I can’t remember. Finally I find my locker but can’t remember the combination on the lock. Never mind, I may not need my book. So I go to class but I find I’m not supposed to be there this period but next.
Certain classes I never manage to get to, such as math and science. I do always manage to get to my English classes or band. But then, in the band room, I can’t find my clarinet. I know I put it in this particular storage section. Where the hell is it? I can’t find my clarinet!!!!
So it’s time to go to math class but I haven’t been all semester and today is the mid-term. My teacher doesn’t even know who I am because I haven’t ever shown up for class. I never do get out of high school. I have had this dream for years. I did graduate from high school but while I was there I never really applied myself.
Maybe the dream is a constant reminder of how little I tried in high school. This dream always occurs when I’m under a lot of stress. It’s like I keep trying to find a certain thing and no matter how hard I try I can’t find it or I can’t remember. Needless to say, I don’t feel rested after I have this dream.
