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💡Possible meaning

This symbolizes a new life challenge and an upcoming change. It also suggests you are feeling stressed over things in your waking life. Such dreams also mean your unpreparedness about the new things that will enter your life.

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Identify the things that are causing you strain or distress. Take into account the challenges you are facing in your life. Your unconscious mind is projecting all that anxiety and stress while you sleep. Don't undermine your worth; try doing things slowly, and you will soon see the light.

❤️ Feelings

The dream of taking an exam can evoke feelings of anxiety, stress, and pressure. It symbolizes a fear of being judged or evaluated, and the need to prove oneself. This dream may also reflect a lack of confidence or fear of failure. The emotions associated with this dream can be overwhelming, as it represents a significant challenge or obstacle in waking life. However, it can also signify a desire for growth and improvement, as exams often test knowledge and skills. Overall, this dream elicits a mix of apprehension, determination, and the need to perform well.

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28 Oct 2024

dream-about-school-and-animals-2
Exam
Friend
Family
Sister
Animal
Road

Dream

l forgot a lot about my dream but still remember a few details. One I was doing a test in French while people were in maths since l was like keep highlighting but the teacher didn't allow highlighting (even in real life and they they came . Also like I was next to a boy I know irl but then he got changed place in front of the teacher but then so did I so we were again next to each other but I kept falling of my chair like not falling but almost and the teacher thought I did it on purpose but I didn't so she put me next to like three Asian girls. And then I was like it was in the end of the class and I was like I didn't know everyone in class but I had friends and they were Asian and there was also HYEJU (from loona) and I hugged her we were friends. I dreamt also that my sister crossed the road with a girl I knew but l forgot omg I'm so mad a lot of things happened but I forgot. But I also dreamt that there were like a closed thing a place and like boys were suffering more than girls I don't know why and like you couldn't see the free world and I think u got locked if you sing since it's illegal and I think like I got out but I went in on purpose but l remember vaguely •Also I dreamt that I was walking with my dad and my sister and I was talking about my book and then my sister sees a solider and tells it's like my dad and I was like no he only did his military service and all but there was big ass dogs and one escaped and started to chase after us. And weirdly we weren't at least my dad not worried and we started sprinting and the dog was there like I could feel his teeth he was so close but didn't attack and we went like in a big garden and there was hyenas and my dad literally made us run into the hyenas and the garden was also with a lot of big animals but my dad and my sister went into a safe place before me since I took another road and it was stressful but then we sat down next to two big animals since they were our neighbors (??) Yeah ik that's weird

13 Oct 2024

dream-about-final-exam-and-mom
Backpack
Exam
New Friend
School

Dream

today's drean was about me taking my final exam in french at 10pm. it was already a repetition test as i'd failed the actual french exam (mind you, in real life i passed the french test so the repetition test was never needed) and i hung out with a new friend (i do not know her in real life) and i was just talking to her about deep topics. i kept looking at the time and made sure i dont come late. we continued talking and at some point her mom came who looked alternative and she gave us advice on our topic which i do not remember. when she was leaving i shouted "love you, mama!" and she looked back and said "no you don't!". i was a bit taken aback by this but my friend told me this was just something her mom did as you cant love someone you had just met. interesting way of sending that message tho. so fast forward i look at the time and it's 9.32pm. i jump up and suddenly i'm at home and no longer with her and im packing my school stuff in the biggest hurry of my life. i had checked if there were any available ubers right before packing and there was one resting in front of my house apparently. so i packed my backpack , checked the app again and now it looked totally different, the only ubers were like 7-10 minutes away and the closest one just went on break. there was no way i could've arrived on time. then i woke up.

8 Oct 2024

dream-about-medical-school-nightmare
Anxiety
Computer
Conflict
Exam
Doctor
Friend

Dream

I had a nightmare about having a difficult and near-impossible patient encounter in the middle of a test. Normally in med school we have 14 minutes inside the room with a patient, and then another 14 minutes to type up our note about the encounter, and we’re graded on both elements (how we did in the room and how we did on our note). In my dream I was standing in a hallway waiting for clearance to go into the patient’s room. I got a thicker-than-normal door chart to work with, but before I knocked on the door to go in, one of our faculty members stopped me and told me that I had the wrong program up on my computer. She then switched me to an exceptionally complex-looking webpage that I’d never used before that was full of clunky, scattered blue-highlighted boxes with tiny labels that were hard to parse through (which contrasts sharply compared to the normal webpage that only has 4 boxes on it). I thanked her but noticed my time was still ticking down, and then I had to go into the patient’s room but was stopped again by my friend, Delaney, who got out of her OSCE and was holding up a sign that said “If you don’t know something, don’t document ‘didn’t do this,’ instead, document: “unable to assess.” I thanked her and rushed into the room with only 8 minutes left. Inside I saw a patient who appeared to have a white coat, tie, and glasses on (he looked like a doctor). I introduced myself as Student Doctor Matt Coyne, and asked him what was going on. I then realized that I didn’t open the thick door chart and that I should probably take a look at that. But instead of talk, the patient started scribbling on the bed that he was sitting on. He wrote 6 things and I was reading along. The patient wrote: “Need a birth certificate to prove to my professor;” “Balantosis,” and a few other things that I couldn’t remember. He appeared normal but wouldn’t say anything. Then the director of clinical skills came into my encounter, and sat down in the corner of the room, scribbling notes on a clipboard, and watching a timer closely that I couldn’t see. I tried to continue my patient encounter and then my friend, Delaney comes into the room. She starts talking to the patient and doing a physical exam, so I stand back and wonder “Holy shit, I’m going to fail, am I allowed to use Delaney’s physical exam, or am I expected to do my own?” I walked over to the director and asked: “Hey, so does this count towards my time?” She nodded, indicated back to the patient and said “You have to leave as SOON as Ultrasound gets here (because for some reason the first years were having an ultrasound demonstration in the room that my test was scheduled in). So I thought “Oh no…how much time do I have left?” I ran back over to the patient and Delaney and said “Okay, I need to do this NOW. Can you sit up for me?” The patient sat up and then started wandering around the room. Delaney gave me a “you shouldn’t have done that,” look, and I went “Sir, can you PLEASE let me do this?! I don’t have much time left!!” He refused to sit down and the overhead announcement came over: “Time is up.” I had to exit the room and start my note. As soon as I stepped outside the scene changed to an outdoor patio overlooking a relatively peaceful green grass-covered field. I had to type up my note on a tiny laptop screen with a keyboard that was falling apart, and I spent all of the 14 minutes trying to locate the right section to type in. I eventually found a few of the correct boxes but realized that I got next to no history, didn’t do a physical exam, didn’t give a diagnosis, didn’t get through a plan, so I barely typed anything. I remember thinking “I’m about to go before a committee and get dismissed from medical school again. How the hell did this happen in my BEST subject?!” And the dream ended.

3 Sep 2024

dream-about-hamsters-exams-and-insects
Escape
Guilt
Exam
Puppy
Shower
Water

Dream

I was at my grandparents and they bought me a hamster and a dog. We played with the hamster a lot. We hugged it and showed him around the house. We also talked a lot. It was very nice. Then I had to leave and take the hamster with me. It was not the same when I was alone in the house. I felt guilty for wanting it. I wanted to return it but I couldn’t so I just hugged it and layed on the floor. Then the scene changed. I was about to have an exam. The teacher called us to her desk and told us that we will have to speak on 4 subjects. Some got exited and I got very worried because I didn’t know them and I prefer writing over speaking. The teacher got mad. She told me I was never ready and that I never study. I friend of mine tried to help me and explained that I’m just shy and find it hard to do this things. We didn’t have the exam. The teacher told us to get prepared for the ext time. Then I was in a shower room, I was covered in salt so I had to take a shower. After that I stopped the water on the faucet but the water began to come out of the next one. I went to stop it and it went to the next one. After I stopped all of them I went to the sports room and I was walking just behind one on my classmate and behind me was a boy. We all sat down in a circle. The teacher came and started screaming at me. She told me I was late again and that I should leave. I started explaining that I was on time but my voice was very low. The boy that was behind me told her the same and then she listened and left me alone. After that the scene changed. I was in a winter villa waiting to get a massage. I went out for a walk when a big insect came and told me I have to hide. There were other bad ones, wasp looking insects that eat people. Do the good insect swallowed me and a bunch of other people to help us escape. He then spit us out.

23 Aug 2024

dream-about-university-test-and-attractive-girls
Exam
College
Cuddle
Friendship
Girl
Walking

Dream

I was starting my course at university. It was the first day and I was finding out about the course. I found out that we had to do a test that I didn't understand the point of. For the test we had to answer a question but the answer only had to mean yes or no but had to be presented as an essay. I didn't understand the point of it so I was trying to tell the teacher that I don't understand but he wasn't listening to me. When I left the class I felt that I didn't want to do the course anymore because it was stupid. I went on a walk around campus and I ended up climbing up some hills but it was misty so I couldn't see the skyline very far. When I was walking back I walked near some shops and the library. Some girl came up to me and asked me if I wanted to meet in the evening. I said yes then I laid down ont he bench. When I was laying there two Asian girls laid down besides me and they started stroking me hair and asked me if I wanted to meet with them in the evening. I thought they were really attractive so I said yes and they left but then I felt bad because I said to both the girls that I would meet them and I couldn't meet them all at once but I wanted to see them all because they were all attractive.

11 Aug 2024

dream-about-modelling-agency-exam-confusion
Computer
Exam
House
Lawyer
University

Dream

I dreamt I was applying to join some sort of modelling agency, and there was a written exam to get in. The exam was being held in my own house, which was very old and in need of repair, and very sparsely furnished. The person giving the test was a lawyer, and the other three applicants were a Hollywood actress and two university graduates (I have never completed any studies after highschool, other than a handful of community college or online courses). So I was feeling exposed in that they were all successful and seeing my shabby house, my obvious lack of material success; and apprehensive that I was about to be exposed futher as less educated. And then the first question on the exam was nonsensical, barely-formed phrases that gave no instruction whatsoever. There were computer monitors in front of the other three applicants at their desks, but I didnt have a desk or computer, i had to perch on stool behind the actress and read her monitor over her shoulder. The lawyer in charge spoke confusingly, indicated that this was a creative writing task, then told us to begin. He started a timer, and words started flashing by on the monitors. So I just copied down as many words from the monitor as I could, knowing that I was doing the incorrect thing but angry that the instructions were so bad, plus anxious because the other three seemed to understand the task. The timer went off and the lawyer asked each person to show or read aloud their answers. They had all creatively answered the written (nonsensical) question, using the words on the monitors. The actress boasted that the written question was just how movie directors communicated, so of course she understood it easiy. I was getting increasingly angry, and by the time it was my turn to reveal my answer, i was furious. I reprimanded the lawyer for this unfair and unclear test. They all argued with me and that only made me angrier. I stood up and waved my paper at them, shouting about how I had done the only logical thing, how unfair and restrictive this test was, if only crrtain groups could even understand the task. I felt proud of myself for making a good point and showing them their unfairness, but frustrated that they didn't care and had no ability to empathise, to see another point of view.

22 Jul 2024

dream-about-students-taking-exam-and-discovering-ancient-site
Exam
Bus
Man
Water
Door
Room

Dream

I had a dream i was giving an exam to my students and icwanted everyone to be able to finish. So i waited tovl everyone finishes but that meant we went over time, my students missed their busses home even though everyone got to complete the exam. I was scolded by the school bus coordinator and mocked me for saying “ i lost track of time” - the dream goes on many years later where i have a room that is almost like a archeological site. I went with many students who were stuck there under stones and water. In an effort to go back i learn the studentd are still alive and have not even aged even thougg its been almost 10yrs. I go with vance to uncover the the site. We try and be inconspicuous but are then followed by a man asking a lot of questions. I try and be friendly, but vance doesn’t speak to him at all. As we go to the dig site we see the area has been remodeled into a modern basement and the anxient site is behind a door. Behind the walls. We precariously avoid being detected. We get to the door and i know how to open it but its going to take time blowing away sand from a crack in the door.

26 Jun 2024

dream-about-meeting-new-family-and-taking-an-early-morning-stroll
Exam
Friend
Father
Lucid Dream
Money
Sister

Dream

Walked across Me and my dad we're walking under a building, my dad has a different face, like the face of my favorite comedian, we we're scrolling until we found a girl wearing orange sweater sitting on the corner, my father talked with her, and she became my step sister. After that we went home and get ready to go to grandma's house, I met my cousine and introduced Lilia (Orange shirt girl) to my cousine, we played fair, but then me and my family need to go back home, because im going to have an online exam, after we reach home in 9 pm, I slept for 3 seconds and its 5 am I met my friend daffan, He asked of we can do a 5 am morning stroll, I said "yes, However I have exam 7.30 am", and then we went 7 km of trip in 2 hour, it is exhausting, I and daffan we're also earning money from cleaning the roads and do cheap labour in the road, I didnt realize it was already 7.45 am, so I ran back home 7 km just in 3-4 seconds, after reaching home I had a discussion with my parents, and then woke up, I was actually lucid in that dream, but i decided to follow the dream's line, I don't know why..

23 Jun 2024

dream-about-late-school-exam-heads-exploding-ran-slow-motion
Explosion
Argument
Exam
Familiar
School
Teacher

Dream

I was late to school, to enter my class i entered another class, where a male was teaching and scold to me for late. Said, i worked at shop which makes it late. There is a lady teacher in my class. It was examination. Few are on the back and front, and middle was like empty. A boy said come sit here but I sat middle alone. There was something written on the board, first i didn't understand then I madam said quick write those or will clear it. I realised it was answering to our exam. I was little hard to understand the answer, but I figured out. Nitu ( a girl, from childhood school) was arguing with Korean boy about killing something. Then boy came near to nitu and held him. Nut's head exploded, they blame the boy, but I insist I held him and didn't do anything. After few minutes heads are started to explode. We all are running to get out of school, but doors are closed. It opened and we are ran. I didn't have sandals, and Why don't know I ran for stole one. And I unable to run like im in slow motion and other boys are running fast. I'm at sandals and trying a few and my legs are like very big like my mother 's. To try more I ran to other room but I saw some familiar face and stoped. There were girls but a girl ( jharana, from village) asked how was your exam. Said , it was okay .

19 Jun 2024

dream-about-visiting-maternal-grandparents-house-and-taking-college-exam
Exam
Friend
Family
Teacher
Train
Apartment

Dream

I dream of like, I and my family members were going to my grandparents' house, maternal grandparents' house. So, we went there for some time. Like, I was using my phone, I had to do something. So, I asked my maternal uncle's wife for earphones. I used the earphones, ear buds, okay. And I put it near the side table of her bed. So, we went to my maternal uncle's house through the train. And the next day, I woke up and saw a lot of people was outside the house going somewhere. And there was most of the people were guys or boys. And they were dressed up so nicely. Like, most of the boys were wearing white hoodies, baggy jeans, wearing glasses with skateboards and headphones, grey headphones. And they were looking so cool. I remember one of them, okay. Then, I suddenly was in my 9th grade class, okay. There were my English teacher and science teacher of my 9th grade. And I was giving the exam of my dream college, okay. I already, in real life, already gave my exam. So, I was giving my exam and most of the questions, I remember, they were the same for my real life. And it did not went so well. It was so not so easy, the questions were. So, I was giving my exam and suddenly at the end of the exam, I realized that I made a lot of mistakes in the question paper. Instead of filling the colour of the answer, I ticked it. So, I called my science teacher and she started looking at what I did my mistake. She asked a question. Like, there was a question. Then, I ticked Kaveri. So, I ticked the answer Kaveri. It was wrong, but Kaveri's T was right. So, I corrected it and showed it to the teacher. She said that it was okay. Then, she gave me a new question paper. Then, I started, her disease, unfortunately, I started doing the paper again. Then, my English teacher came and she said, I noticed that in my new question paper, the answer is already there. I was so happy in doing more fastly. Then, my English teacher came and she noticed too. She said, you do not copy. I said, no, no, I haven't copied. Then, I started hurrying, but I got new paper. So, I got extra time to complete my paper. I was very happy that I got extra time and others were studying. So, after some time, I went to my, again to my, then we have to go somewhere. Then, I went to the train station and I was in escalator talking to one of my friends. Suddenly, I met one of my old relatives and she started saying something. Then, I went to my grandparents' house to take my apartment key. I knocked the main gate, but nobody answered. My maternal uncle took my keys. I saw him through the window. I saw him through the window and he was in there, but not his face. He took my keys and then started going through the room. Then, I suddenly saw a big red cow with horns. It was a very big cow. I started scared and running away. The cow started chasing me, chasing me. The cow literally chased me for three times. Then, I was not having enough time. So, there was a guy going through that road. He was wearing a beanie cap and was riding bicycle. So, I told him, please help me. The cow is chasing me. So, he helped me. I told him only to let me cross the road, but he was a kind guy. So, he let me. So, he took me to the station. He was wearing a beanie cap and he was very kind. Then, I saw him in my dream twice. He was going somewhere. He was looking very pretty. I don't know why. I started calling him British Fish. Even his name is not fish. I saw him also in the car. He was going somewhere. So, anyways, I went to the station. I got my keys. Then, I went to my stay to go to my apartment. Then, I met my cousin's sister. I told her about the things she said not to be very close to the guy who helped me. Anyways, I showed her my keys of my new apartment. I told her that I will put a new cute key in my keys. I told her that I should take a picture or that I had such an age. I am so capable and so happy that I got a new apartment. That's all. That's all. I was very happy that I woke up suddenly.

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