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Dream Interpretation:
Dreaming of
Failing a Test
Dreams in which the dreamer fails a test or
an exam, or where he or she is confronted by an exam suddenly, are some of
the most common of all dreams. These dreams can
represent a variety of fears, insecurities and
anxieties.
 Dreams in which
the dreamer is taking or failing a test are one of those unique areas of
dream interpretation where a symbolic answer is not always needed. It is
obvious why students would dream about
failing tests. The failed tests in their dreams are literal
interpretations of past, present and future tests in their waking
lives. For instance, the failed
test can represent regret at failing a past test, or anxiety about a
recently taken test or fears of failing future tests.
Good students often actually dream
more about failing tests, since they tend to hold themselves to higher
academic standards than poorer students. Even a student who has never failed a test in real life may constantly
dream about failing test after test.
Of course students are not the
only ones who dream about failing tests, and for non students, symbolic
interpretations of such dreams are often needed. Failing a test in a
dream can be a nighttime manifestation of a
number of fears, such as fears of doing badly at work, fears of failing to
live up to the expectations of family members, or fears of falling behind in life. Dreams of failing a fest can
also represent general feelings of inadequacy, low self esteem or a lack
of confidence.
The situations encountered in
dreams of failing an exam can range from the very realistic, in which the
dreamer can literally feel the hardness of the desk and chair and feel
the pencil in his or her hand, to the very
unrealistic. In such unrealistic dreams, the exam may take place in a
strange place, such as an open field or even an airplane hangar. In some dream scenarios, the test questions
appear to be written in an unfamiliar language. This can mean that the
dreamer feels unprepared for the exam, or that he or she does not feel a mastery of the subject begin
studied.
Other exam dream scenarios include
not being allowed enough time for the test, or the pencil continually
breaking. These scenarios can also indicate an uneasiness about
being unprepared for the test, or in the
case of a non student, being unprepared for work or for life in
general.
Sometimes dreams about
taking and failing exams are so real that the dreamer actually  remembers some of the questions on the exams,
but these types of dreams are relatively
rare. In most cases, dreams about taking and failing exams are
manifestations of anxieties, fears and issues with confidence and self
esteem. They can either represent concrete
fears of actual failure on an exam, or more symbolic fears of failure in
other aspects of life.
Dreams of taking and failing exams
and tests sometimes also indicate that the dreamer feels he or she is
being judged. These dreams can be a signal for the dreamer to
examine his or her
life, especially areas that have been neglected, and pay closer
attention to them. In many cases, it will be obvious which parts of the
dreamer's life need attention. In other
cases, it will require some closer examination. Such dreams often stem
from a fear of letting other people down, and not from any actual
inadequacy.
People who constantly dream
about taking and failing test are often high achievers who set very high,
sometimes impossible to reach, goals. It may be necessary for such
people to reexamine their lives and their
goals and set more appropriate and more reachable measures of
success.
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