Recurring Dreams . . . Still?!?!

It happened again. Last night. My "school" recurring dream decided to make its way into my zonked brain as I slept. My school dream always centers around the same theme . . . I have forgotten to attend a class for weeks, even months at a time, when I suddenly remember I have an exam. Usually, I can't even remember where my classroom is, or even what time the class takes place. Sometimes, I can't even remember where my locker is, let alone the combination, in order to get out my books in a futile attempt to study in the five minutes remaining before the exam starts.

Normally my recurring school dream is set in high school. I always find this so odd, since I was on a very set schedule during high school, taking the same classes 5 days a week. Why would I forget to attend a class for weeks or months at a time? Why hasn't the school called my parents to report that I have been skipping class?

But last night the two exams I suddenly remembered having to take were for college classes. One was set for 9:00 a.m., in English. The other was for 2:00 p.m., in biology. At W & J exams took 3 hours a piece, thus my anxiety over failing to study was even higher! Three hours??? How the heck was I gonna bullsh*t my way through a three-hour English exam?! And I was praying that the biology exam was multiple choice, though even then it would not have made much of a difference.

All of this is extremely upsetting to me, since I have always been a serial studier, never miss class, and spent days preparing for even the smallest of quizzes. Further, as a planner, the thought of being unprepared is terrifying!

When I woke up, I was relieved to realize that I had not missed an exam after all. Better yet, for the first time in a long time, I was glad to be a grown-up.