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James Woodcock
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Posted: 04 September 2026 at 4:04am \| IP Logged \| 1	post reply

I rarely remember my dreams anymore
My son had his first day in 6th form this week
The only recent dream I remember was me panicking about m first day in
college!
57 years old and I’m having panic dreams about starting college. Thanks
son.

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Evan S. Kurtz
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Posted: 04 September 2026 at 2:16pm \| IP Logged \| 2	post reply

Yeah, I have a friend who frequently complains about stress dreams pertaining to being unprepared for a law school exam. He’s approaching his 80’s and has been retired from practicing law for nearly two decades.

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Posted: 15 September 2026 at 8:01pm \| IP Logged \| 3	post reply

“School Dreams” are a common phenomenon. There’s even a gag about them in TOP SECRET.

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James Woodcock
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Posted: 15 September 2026 at 10:14pm \| IP Logged \| 4	post reply

I’ve had two main employers in my life. I do occasionally dream that I give
my current job up and return to my old employer. Some of those have been
very vivid.

I also, when I first started to drive a minibus, had dreams where I was
driving a really tall vehicle - clearly related to the height of a minibus vs a
car.

When I started to fly a lot, these morphed into a vertically tall place that
would fly between buildings in cities. I had that one a lot.

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Sergio Saavedra
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Posted: 15 September 2026 at 10:28pm \| IP Logged \| 5	post reply

Not long ago I dreamt of a very good female friend of mine. Long story very short, we both were mourning the death a common, very good friend of ours. Actually, my best (male) friend.

When I woke up I was broken hearted, until I realized that it had been just a dream and that he was alive and well and I felt so relieved!

A few second later, I remembered that it was her who had died a year before or so.

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Vinny Valenti
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Posted: 16 September 2026 at 3:12am \| IP Logged \| 6	post reply

"“School Dreams” are a common phenomenon. There’s even a gag about them in TOP SECRET."

Every year or so I have the ol' "I forgot to actually complete my diploma and I have to go back to Albany and take a semester of classes to earn it" dream, with scenarios that become more ridiculous as I keep getting older, like having to leave my wife and quit my current job for some time to do so, and I go back to living in a dorm - at my current age.

I know that it's because I graduated with exactly 120 credits, with the extra shame of having failed a class the only time of my life - and immediately after that failed semester, the dean decided to remove all elective requirements - so then I never even had to take the class to begin with! But that stain on my record is there forever.

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Evan S. Kurtz
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Posted: 16 September 2026 at 11:59am \| IP Logged \| 7	post reply

My son is fascinated by lucid dreaming and has frequently expressed frustration about how rare it is. I believe he’s had one lucid dream in his life.

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Brandon Carter
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Posted: 16 September 2026 at 2:17pm \| IP Logged \| 8	post reply

I've had quite a few lucid dreams, though they're definitely in the minority. If I'm in a situation and I have any doubts as to whether I'm dreaming or not, then I know that I am dreaming since I would not have any doubts if I were awake. In situations where I know I'm dreaming, I like to do something like find an encyclopedia, look up a subject I know nothing about and see what information my subconscious mind fills in about the subject. Usually, the dream shifts to something else first, though, before I learn very much.

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