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Exams
Dreams about exams, tests, or being evaluated — often with the feeling of being unprepared or not knowing the material.
Variations
- ✦Arriving unprepared for an exam
- ✦Unable to read or understand the questions
- ✦Arriving late to the exam
- ✦Failing despite studying hard
- ✦Exam on a subject you don't know
Exploratory questions
Mars Question
What kind of exam was it? Did you know the subject?
Mars Question
What did the room look like? Who else was there?
Emotion
What feeling dominated — fear of failure, shame, or something else?
Emotion
How did it feel to not know the answers?
Context
Was there an examiner or evaluator? How did they behave?
Context
Did the dream end before you knew the result?
Life Link
Where in your life do you feel judged or tested?
Life Link
Is there something you're afraid of failing at?
⚠️ Note
Exam dreams are common, even years after school. They often point to feelings about being evaluated — not necessarily real incompetence.