I am too old to still have dreams about high school

pochercoaster · 10-07-2014, 03:10 PM

Seriously. It's been 7 years since I was in high school, why the hell do I still dream about it? Fellow NPFers, do you still dream about being in school? If you stopped dreaming about it eventually, how old were you? I don't want to dream about school anymore, dammit.

I finally had a semi-realistic high school dream this morning. Whereas in my other high school dreams I thought there was a reason I had to be in school, in this dream I ain't give a damn.

I dreamt that I had to put together a presentation for the class, and the topic I chose was magical girl anime. However, instead of doing any research, I wasted my time drawing magical girl outfits. On the day the assignment was due I told my teacher I wouldn't be presenting because I wasn't prepared. He asked me when I would turn in my assignment, and I said "Never, I'm 25 fucking years old, and I don't know why I'm here." Then I left and woke up.

What stupid recurring dreams do you have?

Also, for those of you who went to grad school, I bet the dreams are a million times worse. Confirm/deny?

RickZarber · 10-07-2014, 03:30 PM

I graduated high school more than ten years ago and I still dream about being back there fairly often. Oddly, I never seem to dream much about being in college though.

Nowadays my stress dreams like to manifest themselves as dreams about losing the house. Even though that was only a period of a few months, and four years ago on top of that, I still dream that the house is still in its half demolished state and that I still have belongings there that I never got out. Which is especially frustrating because I did all that work to be sure that I didn't leave anything behind.

BB · 10-07-2014, 03:50 PM

I have them semi-often and every time it's in the same form- old friends I'm still in contact with remind me I was supposed to be there this whole time and wonder why I haven't been going, and then school life carries on as it ever did.

I dread to think how much detention I'm in. Ten years of missed homework is a lot of make-up.

shiney · 10-07-2014, 05:08 PM

It's because of watching anime. Every anime in some fashion is about high school.

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 10-07-2014, 05:08 PM

Not even once.

Amake · 10-07-2014, 09:05 PM

Fifteen years for me, but every four or five months I dream I was supposed to still go there but keep forgetting for four or five months at a time and I'm massively behind on everything every time I show up. A lot like Babybahamut I guess except without the friends part.

Story of my life really.

Osterbaum · 10-08-2014, 02:02 AM

I don't remember ever dreaming about high-school, though I must have at some point.

Instead I do dream about some university paper or assignment being overdue or some such. I also fairly regularly have an army related dream, where I'm supposed to be at some military training RIGHT NOW and I'm missing it and will have to spend the next leave on base OH MY GLOB or that I STILL HAVE SEVERAL MONTHS OF SERVICE LEFT OH SHIT THIS SUCKS

Ryanderman · 10-08-2014, 10:29 AM

It's been 10 years, and I don't dream about high school so much any more. It used to be the classic dream that I'd missed a few classes required to graduate, and now they're making me go back to take them, even though I'm in college already.

Now I dream about college (5 years out), and the part time job I had while there. I keep dreaming that I'm supposed to go to class and to my job at the deli, but I keep missing them because of my full time job, and my professors and boss are mad.

So good news, it might go away eventually!

Bad news, it'll be replaced by something worse!

Solid Snake · 10-08-2014, 01:50 PM

You think dreams about high school are scary?
I've had dreams before about all you fuckers on NPF.

mauve · 10-08-2014, 02:31 PM

I occasionally dream that I forgot that I was supposed to be taking a college class and the final is RIGHTNOW. I guess this makes more sense for me since I used to occasionally take online or on-campus classes back when I worked in journalism, in an attempt to build up a resume so I could stop working in journalism.

10-07-2014, 03:10 PM	#1
pochercoaster rollerpocher tycoon Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,808	I am too old to still have dreams about high school Seriously. It's been 7 years since I was in high school, why the hell do I still dream about it? Fellow NPFers, do you still dream about being in school? If you stopped dreaming about it eventually, how old were you? I don't want to dream about school anymore, dammit. I finally had a semi-realistic high school dream this morning. Whereas in my other high school dreams I thought there was a reason I had to be in school, in this dream I ain't give a damn. I dreamt that I had to put together a presentation for the class, and the topic I chose was magical girl anime. However, instead of doing any research, I wasted my time drawing magical girl outfits. On the day the assignment was due I told my teacher I wouldn't be presenting because I wasn't prepared. He asked me when I would turn in my assignment, and I said "Never, I'm 25 fucking years old, and I don't know why I'm here." Then I left and woke up. What stupid recurring dreams do you have? Also, for those of you who went to grad school, I bet the dreams are a million times worse. Confirm/deny?

10-07-2014, 03:30 PM	#2
RickZarber Please Be Well Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,715	I graduated high school more than ten years ago and I still dream about being back there fairly often. Oddly, I never seem to dream much about being in college though. Nowadays my stress dreams like to manifest themselves as dreams about losing the house. Even though that was only a period of a few months, and four years ago on top of that, I still dream that the house is still in its half demolished state and that I still have belongings there that I never got out. Which is especially frustrating because I did all that work to be sure that I didn't leave anything behind. __________________ Twitter / Art Tumblr / Personal Tumblr

10-07-2014, 03:50 PM	#3
BB >-❥ Love Arrow, Shoot! ~💖 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 677	I have them semi-often and every time it's in the same form- old friends I'm still in contact with remind me I was supposed to be there this whole time and wonder why I haven't been going, and then school life carries on as it ever did. I dread to think how much detention I'm in. Ten years of missed homework is a lot of make-up. __________________ Twit - Tumbl - T...Steam

10-07-2014, 05:08 PM	#4
shiney Derrrrrrrrrrrrrp. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The land of fartz and buttz Posts: 8,266	It's because of watching anime. Every anime in some fashion is about high school. __________________ boop

10-07-2014, 09:05 PM	#6
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	Fifteen years for me, but every four or five months I dream I was supposed to still go there but keep forgetting for four or five months at a time and I'm massively behind on everything every time I show up. A lot like Babybahamut I guess except without the friends part. Story of my life really. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

10-07-2014, 05:08 PM	#5
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	Not even once.

10-08-2014, 02:02 AM	#7
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	I don't remember ever dreaming about high-school, though I must have at some point. Instead I do dream about some university paper or assignment being overdue or some such. I also fairly regularly have an army related dream, where I'm supposed to be at some military training RIGHT NOW and I'm missing it and will have to spend the next leave on base OH MY GLOB or that I STILL HAVE SEVERAL MONTHS OF SERVICE LEFT OH SHIT THIS SUCKS __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

10-08-2014, 10:29 AM	#8
Ryanderman Beard of Leadership Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 827	It's been 10 years, and I don't dream about high school so much any more. It used to be the classic dream that I'd missed a few classes required to graduate, and now they're making me go back to take them, even though I'm in college already. Now I dream about college (5 years out), and the part time job I had while there. I keep dreaming that I'm supposed to go to class and to my job at the deli, but I keep missing them because of my full time job, and my professors and boss are mad. So good news, it might go away eventually! Bad news, it'll be replaced by something worse! __________________ ~Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to stop, it turns. You tell it to turn, it stops. You tell it to take out the trash, it watches reruns of Firefly.~

10-08-2014, 01:50 PM	#9
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	You think dreams about high school are scary? I've had dreams before about *all you fuckers on NPF.* __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

10-08-2014, 02:31 PM	#10
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I occasionally dream that I forgot that I was supposed to be taking a college class and the final is RIGHTNOW. I guess this makes more sense for me since I used to occasionally take online or on-campus classes back when I worked in journalism, in an attempt to build up a resume so I could stop working in journalism. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

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