Dream analysis: I'm at school and about to start an Irish test

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I've been having a version of this dream for years… I'm at school and about to start an Irish test. I look down at the exam paper and realise I don't understand any of the questions. I'm upset and angry with myself for not studying consistently during the year. (Female reader)

The bottom line in this nightmare is that the dreamer is undergoing a test that’s more appropriate for a teenager. She doesn’t understand the questions and hasn’t prepared for it. The dream is drawing to her attention in a forceful manner that she’s relying on skills that no longer apply. The dreamer will have learned a great deal about life since leaving school. She’s meant to draw on that present-day wisdom, not answer questions in Irish that have no relevance.