Julia Bensfield Luce

Try not to break a sweat while reading about these lesser-known (but very real!) anxiety dreams.

#1 Back to School!?

Surprise! You’re back in school and it’s final exam time. Months of meticulous preparation are about to pay off. Moments before the test starts, you notice an unfamiliar person sitting across the room. They look super nervous. They’re acting really weird. You’ve never seen this student in class before. Not once, the entire semester. Do they even go here? Do they actually think they can take this exam without having ever attended class? They don’t even have a pen. Or shoes.

Your heart starts beating fast just thinking about the level of disrespect this person is showing the professor. Your blood starts boiling. How old is this person anyway? Like, 40? What happened to them? What if that’s how you turn out? Just as the panic sets in, your alarm goes off. It was only a dream. Thank God.

#2 – Public Nudity?!

You’re the keynote speaker at a very important business conference. Moments before the big product launch, chaos breaks out in the crowd. There’s a naked person stumbling down the aisles, frantically looking for a seat. Is that the same loser from the exam??

The place is packed. The fool’s naked body is super embarrassing and everyone is talking about it. They can’t find a seat so we all have to wait 10-12 hours while they trip and cower and apologize their way through the doorless convention center.

Yup. This idiot has single-handedly jeopardized all of your investor relationships. Talk about PANIC! 

#3 – Falling!!

You’re at a cafe, putting the final touches on your novel. You’re feeling confident and grounded. Suddenly, you hear a whizzing sound. You look up and there it is: a loser falling out of the sky at full speed. They’re flapping their hands frantically, trying to brace themselves for impact. They careen through the cafe and SPLAT! Coffee spills all over your manuscript. It’s saved on an external drive, right?? Yes. Phew.