high school...dreams.....

[NYRangersFan]

lately i've been having dreams of being forced to go back to high school. I don't know why. I don't know what it means but that is my nightmare...going back to high school. I wake up grateful that it isn't real. I"m not sure what it means but I wish I knew. its been 10 years since i graduated... i'm so happy i never have to live it again... has anyone ever had dreams of going back? to me its a nightmare and i'm not sure what it means. if someone can shed some light on it it would be great.

[codybear3]

Heres something I found when I googled "dreams about school"... :paw::paw:

Lockers line the never-ending hallway as you fight through the crowd and scan the top of every door for Room 101. That is the number, right? You check the roster once again, but this school dream gets weirder – suddenly there is no roster in your pocket, but a lottery ticket. You look up to find yourself in a classroom, but it is the wrong class. …

Dreams about school have special significance in our lives, even if it has been ages since we cracked a textbook. The key is to uncover what a school dream reveals in our waking hours.

Analyzing a School Dream
In the example above, the dream could symbolize a person who relies on luck to get through life’s learning curve. He is late for class, the room is hard to find, and – when he needs some direction – he finds a lottery ticket. He doesn’t win a prize, however; he finds himself in the wrong classroom.

Do all school dreams symbolize learning? Most of them reinforce some kind of “lesson,” but only the dreamer knows the true meaning of his dream language. In her book, Dream Power: How to Use Your Night Dreams to Change Your Life, Cynthia Richmond explains that dreams of being back in school offer a lesson or learning opportunity.

“So pay attention to what is being taught,” she says.

[NYRangersFan]

in this dream i'm not looking for a class... i am terrified of going back cause of the hell i went through with the other kids teasing me... why would my folks make me go back to that? thats my dream... for some reason i'm being made to go back to high school and each time i fight going knowing what is in store for me...knowing that i will be made fun of and mocked. I want the dreams to end... it's not helping what i feel at all.

[PansexualGuy]

i also want to go back to high school.
so many things i wish i did...

[codybear3]

in this dream i'm not looking for a class... i am terrified of going back cause of the hell i went through with the other kids teasing me... why would my folks make me go back to that? thats my dream... for some reason i'm being made to go back to high school and each time i fight going knowing what is in store for me...knowing that i will be made fun of and mocked. I want the dreams to end... it's not helping what i feel at all.

Google it... Look for dream interpretations and use thier search engine to try and get the closest thing to what you are dreaming... Looks like the crap the kids gave you is causing your bad dream but why so many years after you graduated???? Is there something in your life that may require you to learn, relearn or go get a continuing education course for a job or something? Don't know if I am helping or not, but I hope some other can shed some light for you... :paw::paw:

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

You have some unresolved conflicts to deal with, thats why you fear it so much. Those that were mean to you have stayed in your subconscious and are coming out as insecurities in your sleep.
Well babygirl, then what you need to learn how to do is take control in your Dream Walking. If you could mentally control the events in said dream, then You would change the outcome to control and eliminate the fear. It is called Bio-feedback and its used to control nightmares and to help people control pain as well.
In your dream you would stop anyone from picking on you, and making fun of you because You would have the mind-set to be different than you were back then, and could be whatever you wanted to be. Its your dream...take charge of it. Think about it, own it, change it.
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How do I know this? Because "I" had to do the same thing; and once I could master the dream it ceased to be fearful anymore all because I quit giving my past any power over me.
Sounds weird, and goofy, but its true. :}
Cat

[boca.openminded]

lately i've been having dreams of being forced to go back to high school. I don't know why. I don't know what it means but that is my nightmare...going back to high school. I wake up grateful that it isn't real. I"m not sure what it means but I wish I knew. its been 10 years since i graduated... i'm so happy i never have to live it again... has anyone ever had dreams of going back? to me its a nightmare and i'm not sure what it means. if someone can shed some light on it it would be great.


when one analyzes a dream they most of the time take words out of the dream and analyze those words instead of trying to figure out what the dream means on a whole. I actually own a few books on how to analyze dreams.

due to the very vague dream there can many answers:
1) high school might refer to a time in your life. Not necessarily something that happened in high school but during those years..
2) you mentioned its been 10 yrs.. Has anyone brought up a reunion that is in your subconscious?
3) have you thought of or talked to a person that you haven't seen since high school ?
4) why are you being "forced" and who is "forcing" you?
5) also school represents a place of learning. Is there life decision that you might have wished you could turn back the clock and do differently?

our subconscious plays alot of tricks on what we think. it might be a chain of events that is leading you towards school

[NYRangersFan]

Pansexual...i ever said i wanted to go back to high school lol.. in fact i never want to think about it again

How do I do the dream walking thing Cat? I've never had control over my dreams they just happen.

boca...
1) A lot happened during those four years and before that...from 4th grade and up i hated school. i was made fun of badly..it was hell for me.
2)no reunion
3)I did see someone from high school a few days back...couldn't remember his name though...I just knew he had been there
4) In my dream my parents were forcing me to go back, I'm not sure why which is stupid since I am 28 years old.
5)I lost my job but I just got a new one and I already have my masters in college...so I don't need to go back to school at all. I would like to go back in time and just tell those kids to fuck off but you can't...when my sister got to the same high school i never wanted to go back there even for her things that how much i hated that place.

[genera101.2]

Sounds like its just reoccurring stress from the past. I too hated school and have never nor will I ever attend a reunion. Some friends from college dragged me into joining Facebook and classmates.com. The nice side effect is that some of those I didn’t like can see on classmates and how successful I have become. It’s nice to see the fucks in the same positions in life, going nowhere and being no one. That may sound harsh but many were very cruel so it’s a form of poetic justice.

I think you’re just beautiful who you are NYR.

[NYRangersFan]

Sounds like its just reoccurring stress from the past. I too hated school and have never nor will I ever attend a reunion. Some friends from college dragged me into joining Facebook and classmates.com. The nice side effect is that some of those I didn’t like can see on classmates and how successful I have become. It’s nice to see the fucks in the same positions in life, going nowhere and being no one. That may sound harsh but many were very cruel so it’s a form of poetic justice.

I think you’re just beautiful who you are NYR.

i can relate... many were very harsh to me.. i was jumped at one point...hit in the head with a glass bottle.. just horrible things.. it had effected me and still does...it's not easy to get rid of. I have face book too and i just have my friends on there i haven't looked up anyone. and I'm not as successful as i thought i'd be and the only way i'd go to a reunion was if i was just to shove it in their faces.

THank you for your compliment though..i just wish i could find a guy who wanted to be with me for who i am.

[elian]

I went back for my 10 year reunion - I couldn't believe that there was STILL a table full of people that wouldn't talk to anyone - if they don't want to be civil - that's not my problem..most people at least said hello.

I was also surprised by the number of people who married within the same class - wow.

It was OK, not exactly my favorite time, not sure if I'll go back for another reunion.

[boca.openminded]

i can relate... many were very harsh to me.. i was jumped at one point...hit in the head with a glass bottle.. just horrible things.. it had effected me and still does...it's not easy to get rid of. I have face book too and i just have my friends on there i haven't looked up anyone. and I'm not as successful as i thought i'd be and the only way i'd go to a reunion was if i was just to shove it in their faces.

THank you for your compliment though..i just wish i could find a guy who wanted to be with me for who i am.


before I goto bed I will read my book about dreams and let you know what I come up with. If I have any more personal questions, do you want me to ask them here or a private email ???

Many dreams come from something being said, something you see, or hear and it remains in your subconscious which comes out during your dream state. That is why I asked those questions..

I'm not as successful as i thought i'd be - sorry but this comment hits a nerve. What makes a person successful? If you are saying that you are not as financially stable as you thought you'd be then I can understand that BUT success is in the eyes of the beholder. I might not be making as much as I want but the job (work) that I do is exactly what I want. That to me makes me a success! Also, remember when you look into that mirror there is only 1 person looking back at you and she is the only one you have to answer to!

By the way, you are a Ranger fan... I consider that a success... LOL

[NYRangersFan]

before I goto bed I will read my book about dreams and let you know what I come up with. If I have any more personal questions, do you want me to ask them here or a private email ???

Many dreams come from something being said, something you see, or hear and it remains in your subconscious which comes out during your dream state. That is why I asked those questions..

I'm not as successful as i thought i'd be - sorry but this comment hits a nerve. What makes a person successful? If you are saying that you are not as financially stable as you thought you'd be then I can understand that BUT success is in the eyes of the beholder. I might not be making as much as I want but the job (work) that I do is exactly what I want. That to me makes me a success! Also, remember when you look into that mirror there is only 1 person looking back at you and she is the only one you have to answer to!

By the way, you are a Ranger fan... I consider that a success... LOL

pm me with personal stuff.

and i'm not making enough money...i like my job but it is only part time...i'm looking for something full time..i had to move back home with my folks after living on my own. it kinda sucks even though i like being home (i had moved 3 hours away) and sometimes when i look in a mirror i dont like too much what i see.

[boca.openminded]

pm me with personal stuff.

and i'm not making enough money...i like my job but it is only part time...i'm looking for something full time..i had to move back home with my folks after living on my own. it kinda sucks even though i like being home (i had moved 3 hours away) and sometimes when i look in a mirror i dont like too much what i see.

maybe something pertaining to living at home reminds you of those high school days...

mom waking us up and saying (those hated words) "get up or you will be late for school".... could she have said that but instead of school she said work but it flashed back to school???

I sound like a therapist... lol

[NYRangersFan]

lol my folks don't wake me up for work.. i get up on my own...have since middle school. and my dad was the one to wake me when i was younger :P and even when i was living away from home it was a bit like that too. i don't know...just ever since school and in school i was self conscious because of what was said to me

[boca.openminded]

lol my folks don't wake me up for work.. i get up on my own...have since middle school. and my dad was the one to wake me when i was younger :P and even when i was living away from home it was a bit like that too. i don't know...just ever since school and in school i was self conscious because of what was said to me


LOL

ok... well I tried.... but I haven't quit yet

[angiebi6]

Oh god.. I too have dreams about being back there. the bad ones are bout being bi and afraid everyone will find out. the good ones are about going back and knowing what i know now that lots of girls felt the same way i did.In retrospect, i guess all of the angst and fears from that time made the day I finally reconciled to myself that I am bi and its ok and I'm as normal as everyone else, even more profound:bipride:

[genera101.2]

I used to have those nightmares too and afraid of people finding out I was different. It seemed most girls assumed I was totally straight, but some of the guys could tell I was a fag as I was called, well part fag. Funny thing is most of those tormentors stopped in high school because I grew bigger than them. Wusses.

[TaylorMade]

lately i've been having dreams of being forced to go back to high school. I don't know why. I don't know what it means but that is my nightmare...going back to high school. I wake up grateful that it isn't real. I"m not sure what it means but I wish I knew. its been 10 years since i graduated... i'm so happy i never have to live it again... has anyone ever had dreams of going back? to me its a nightmare and i'm not sure what it means. if someone can shed some light on it it would be great.

It's probably a subconscious dread of your 10 year reunion.

I'll probably go to my 10 year HS reunion. I didn't mind HS. It was middle school that drove me nuts. I didn't do as much with that decade as I'd like, but. . . I did what I could. I just take a while to decide what it was I wanted to do. I get easily distracted, you know. . .It's like those times. . .

Ooooh, Ultimate Fighter. . .damn those guys are hot.

*Taylor*

[NYRangersFan]

but i never got anything about a 10 yr reunion... i don't think my school holds it for 10... i think it's for 20 and 30 and 40 but not 10.

[elian]

but i never got anything about a 10 yr reunion... i don't think my school holds it for 10... i think it's for 20 and 30 and 40 but not 10.

Then you won't have missed much :)

It can be hard to deal with the memory of that sort of treatment, when I encounter certain types of events in my life some of those old memories come flooding back but the truth IS that behavior is in the past.

In the real world, most things being equal I find that most people are at least willing to say hello if you give them a smile and extend a little courtesy to start with.

One thing I found out about high school is that EVERYONE had shit to deal with - some people were just better that hiding it then others. Generally the kids who did the bullying did it there because that was the only place they HAD any control - when they got home they got the shit beat out of them by abusive alcoholic parents for example.

So you aren't as "successful" as you like, geesh kiddo give yourself a break - you sound like your own harshest critic - I used to do the same thing. You still have many years of "career" left to make some changes if need be.

Every person goes through cycles of wanting explore change/uncertainty (at a high) and wanting security/stability (at a low). It's a part of growing the human soul. Learning via neural network (as our brains are wired) is unfortunately a lot like stretching a rubber band - you learn by being exposed to the environment, knowledge and intuition so sometimes the process can be rather fuzzy.

Repeat after me - "I am a beautiful person, just as worthy of love and respect as any other human being" Period. When you believe that statement enough to really love yourself, then also go share the love you've found with others who need it just as badly.

[Vikkster230]

I had the worst time ever in 7th and 8th grade. Then I moved and although it wasn't horrible, it wasn't "the best time ever"... I have had more fun at my 10 and 20th (yes I'm dating myself... no one else seems to want to lol). reunion. The thing about the 2 that I've been a part of was at the 10th, it seemed to have sooooo many people there who were trying to prove what a success they were to everyone else. During the 20th, everyone who was there wanted to be there to connect. I have to say that Facebook has been a neat tool to have around for high school connections. I mean now, I have a whole bunch of the "cool" kids as friends. I think the only way I'd go back was if I had the knowledge and confidence level I have now. I know I'd have more fun and have more "experience" in many areas... I know that this probably doesn't answer your question, just wanted to add my :2cents:. Good luck on finding out the truth.

[meteast chick]

I've had several dreams about going back to high school, but unlike you, it was a pleasant experience for me. I really loved high school. Maybe because I was the 'new kid' in 7th grade, outgrew a brief period of awkwardnes and got to reinvent myself. That's not to say that I wasn't being true to myself, but the girls thought I was cool and funny, and the guys thought I was cool, funny and cute. I know because they told me, not because I'm being vain. The teachers liked me because I didn't cause them trouble (my older brother and sister did and when they found out there was a 3rd they got freaked), and was a classic overachiever. I was even president of Scholastic Bowl, in drama, art, all this shit you would think would classify me as a nerd, but that never happened. I loved the comeraderie.

I was my Senior Class President and actually cried when I gave my commencement speech, not because the school would be torn down the next year and we were the last class EVER at my high school, but because I knew those years were over.

I know my dreams of going back come from a longing for more acceptance, a time when I was carefree and felt wanted. I just wish you all could have had the same experience I did.

luv and kisses,
xoxoxoxoxoxox
meteast

P.S. Try www.dreammoods.com, it's a great site for dream interpretation.

It said:
High School
To dream about high school, refers to the bounds and friendships that you made while you were in high school. What spiritual lessons have you learned? The dream may also be telling you that you need to start preparing for the real world.

To dream that you have to repeat high school, suggests that you are doubting your accomplishments and the goals that you have already completed. You feel that you may not be measuring up to the expectation of others. The dream may occur because some recent situation may have awakened old anxieties and insecurities.

[Annika L]

I've had many dreams about going back to high school. In the dreams I never understand why I'm going back, but I am. And invarably, there is something for which I am unprepared: a book I was supposed to read but didn't; a test I should have studied for but didn't; a play or musical performance I was supposed to have rehearsed for but didn't.

I think the interpretation that these dreams reflect some unresolved conflict is probably pretty close to the mark...there is certainly a common thread in mine, in which I can read parallels to my current life (and I'm 20 years out of high school).

NYR, your dreams seem to center around self-image issues, and yet I hear many people in this thread and others telling you that you are beautiful inside and out. When you can listen to those people and really hear them, and live your life knowing they are right, my guess is that these dreams will have long since resolved.

Very best wishes in that enterprise!


(...now if someone could just tell me the meaning of those dreams where I've had to go back to waitressing...:tong:)

[NYRangersFan]

I wish i could have moved and started over. I lived on the border of another school district. I begged my parents to let me switch districts. THey didn't let me...it got so bad at times that i wanted to die. And thought about it very very often. The very few people that i was friendly with in high school were either a year below me or in different classes. I only had 2 friends in my grade (one of which became a closer friend after high school and the other i don't know where he is.) The kids that were a year below me we all lost touch.

yes people said here that i was 'beautiful' it is hard for me to see that because of what they said for the 8 long years of school...and if i was beautiful inside and out...then why can't i find someone who wants to be with me?

they say sticks and stones my break my bones but names will never hurt me.... that's bull shit cause it stays with you forever....there was one summer i couldn't even go outside when i was in middle school cause the kids would play out in the street in front of my house hoping i would come out so they could tease me... i could only go out if my parents wre with me...that didn't stop them too much...so whether those kids had shit to deal with or not that was a bit extreme ya know?

[littlerayofsunshine]

Ranger fan,

Hun. I know how you feel. I was teased severely in middle school. People would push me, steal my stuff. I lost many a pair of shoes because they boys would hold me down, calling me "Harry" (meaning Hairy) cause it was about time that show harry and the hendersons was out. But they would knock me down on the bus, pull my shoes off toss them out the window along with my books. The bus driver wouldn't stop them or for me to get my stuff so I would have to walk all the way back from my house and get it. High school was a little better but there was still the same old teasing. I was poor, lived in a trailor. So I was Southpark trailor trash and there were rumors. ie I had aids, I gave blow jobs behind the skating rink ect.ect.. But I was tough enough to surround myself with friends who were smarter than the petty people. I focused on what made myself proud of me. (That is till I dropped out, but that wasn't due to school shinanigans.) Anywho. It seems to me, something current happened in your life that made you feel something similar like you did back then. Be it isolation or misinterpretation or whatever. But you don't have to be the same high school girl. You can put yourself at the head of your class and focus on the great things about you. Cause those things words will never take away.

We're pretty local to each other. And it doesn't hurt to have a friend. Maybe having one so close, even if only online. Will help. Just a though

[windsorbi]

lately i've been having dreams of being forced to go back to high school. I don't know why. I don't know what it means but that is my nightmare...going back to high school. I wake up grateful that it isn't real. I"m not sure what it means but I wish I knew. its been 10 years since i graduated... i'm so happy i never have to live it again... has anyone ever had dreams of going back? to me its a nightmare and i'm not sure what it means. if someone can shed some light on it it would be great.

For me that would be way back in 1979..and no I have never wanted to go back--never

[boca.openminded]

lately i've been having dreams of being forced to go back to high school. I don't know why. I don't know what it means but that is my nightmare...going back to high school. I wake up grateful that it isn't real. I"m not sure what it means but I wish I knew. its been 10 years since i graduated... i'm so happy i never have to live it again... has anyone ever had dreams of going back? to me its a nightmare and i'm not sure what it means. if someone can shed some light on it it would be great.

I told you one day when I have time I will go looking for my book on dreams and try to interpret your dream. This book details by the words instead of the overall story. Your post tells us the overall idea of our dream without going into word detail. So, taking from the above post here is what I came up with...

visual means in your dream are you visually seeing a school or are you seeing other objects that makes you think you are at school?

school: (visual)
1) Dreaming about being back in school as an adult: Pay attention to things from your childhood and your past; in addition life wants to teach you a lesson, to make you understand that we are all "students".
2) Looking at a school building: you continue making the same mistakes--it is time to learn from your past experiences
3) seeing a student: somebody wants to play a trick on you

(Depth Psychology)
Are you revisiting experiences that you haven't come to terms with yet? If thats is not the case, the dream is showing you the "school of life" and challenging you to learn from past experiences. Maybe you are going to be "tested" in the near future.

[Beefeater]

I'm a retired glassworker and I have redurring dreamn that I'm still working! ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! :eek:

[Rudy75]

NYRF, I feel bad that you seem so unhappy, but the truth I've discovered is that people make their own happiness or unhappiness.

Don't like your job/don't make enough money - look for something better. Commit yourself and be patient, and it will happen.

Kids were mean to you in school - yeah me too. Those kids are gone; you're better than that. If you let it bother you, they win. Don't let them.

Be strong, make your happiness.


As for "Dream Walking", it can be done. I've done it. The next time you dream, try to just look at your hands in the dreams. This is the first lesson. Oh, and read Carlos Casteneda. :)

[Realist]

I recently dreamed I was standing in formation in the Army, in Germany. I still had the same rank as in 1959!

I was thinking, "Shit, I'm 68 years old and still a goddamned PFC!........you'd think I would have been promoted by now!"

Someone snapped, "Shut up, you're not supposed to talk when you're at attention!"

"Shit, I shouldn't even be here!" I said out of the side of my mouth.

It was a huge mystery, but seemed so real.

The 1st sgt yelled, "We're going on a 5 mile run this morning."

Thank God I woke up, then.......I can't do 5 miles any more!

[boca.openminded]

hope the attachment works... thought you'd get a kick out of the picture...

Did my interpretation of your dream make any sense?

[NYRangersFan]

funny...really. though with their roster there isn't a ton of big money players on there like a few years back

[boca.openminded]

funny...really. though with their roster there isn't a ton of big money players on there like a few years back

thought you'd get a kick out of it... I think they are in deep trouble financially.. The Redden deal will set them back millions for yrs (6 i think).. the only good thing was Naslund retiring. that saved them about 2 mill..

[12voltman59]

I never had any dreams that related to high school, but I sure did have them about college----my big one that I still have from time to time---that I came down to the end of quarters/semesters or even college itself and there were courses I had signed up for, but for some reason--never went to class but a few times and I needed those classes to graduate!!!Of course--it was too late to make up all the work that needed to be done for them.

[Annika L]

I never had any dreams that related to high school, but I sure did have them about college----my big one that I still have from time to time---that I came down to the end of quarters/semesters or even college itself and there were courses I had signed up for, but for some reason--never went to class but a few times and I needed those classes to graduate!!!Of course--it was too late to make up all the work that needed to be done for them.

Now isn't that interesting?

I hated high school and loved college...and yet what do I get to dream about? High school...I can't remember a single dream about college.

Volty, wanna switch dreamscapes?

[texasman6172003]

The only thing i loved about high school was leaving all of my friends.Butt as far as High School itself,i couldnt WAIT TOO GET OUT OF THE MOTHER FUCKER!!:bigrin:

[12voltman59]

It is funny that when you are in high school--those four years seem like an eternity----and that everything matters so much---of course---from the time one begins high school tll the time you exit----you started out as a little kid and leave it as a budding adult.

At this stage in my life--four years is but a blink of an eye!!

I know that in not too many more years-----four years will once again be a big thing----considering each day that you wake up and are still kicking becomes something precious---and just like in your younger days----changes in your body in any four year stretch once again becomes profound.

Just the big cycle of life coming full circle.

[texasman6172003]

Well Volty you know what they say,The older you get the days hours and years go buy faster!!!!

[_Joe_]

I'm always having the dream of I'm back in College. It drives me nuts....but I think it's my minds way of telling me it misses the "carefree" days of school and homework and test being the focus of my problems, compared to what I deal with now.