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Why do so many of us have the same stress dream?

Asked by syz (36034points) 1 week ago

It’s been decades since I’ve been in school, but I still dream about having to take a final for a class that I haven’t been to all semester and now I don’t know where the classroom is located (never had the “forgot to wear clothes variation”. Why is it so common, even so longer after school?

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Its the perceived bottleneck for future success.

ragingloli's avatar

Because most humans were forced to go to school, and due to being human and similar circumstances, experienced school often as stressful and traumatic.

Jeruba's avatar

It’s a perfect setting for stress experiences. Dreams are often packed with symbolism, analogy, and metaphor. A stress dream is about your emotional state, right now, today, but school is a likely setting for it because there are so many ways for school experiences to mirror whatever present stresses you’re having.

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