IsabellaLinton wrote:
I was scheduled for major surgery at 1 pm, but I was at home and I forgot all about it until ten minutes before. I was trying to throw a few belongings in a bag and get an Uber to hospital, but the Ubers wouldn't go near hospitals because of Coronavirus precautions. I couldn't remember if my dog was allowed to go with me and I hadn't made arrangements for him, but I didn't remember what type of surgery I was having or how long I'd be gone from home. The doctor was yelling at me on Facetime because I was late, and they were already scrubbing in. I didn't have an option to cancel. I was too ashamed to ask what type of surgery it was, or why it was so important.
Sounds like a variant of the old "failing at school" nightmare that everyone gets.
I sometimes get nightmares that I ...cant handle the load of courses I signed up for ...and I am holding down the Tuesday afternoon class, but I forget that even HAD that class on Wednesday morning that I haven't attended in weeks, and omG!".... even though I havent taken any school classes in 20 years. Or I dream that I am a teen and that "I was driving the family car, and clipped a fender of another car in the parking lot, and didn't leave a note, and...what if my dad finds out...he will eat me for lunch...."even though I am middle aged, and Dad passed away decades ago.
My theory about these common anxiety nightmares is that either (a)you have to urinate, or (b)you just don't have enough blankets on. Both cold and the need to keep from wetting yourself have one thing in common- they both cause your muscles to tighten up. So your mind concocts a narrative to explain that non relaxation of your body. So it creates a story that causes you anxiety- anxiety also causes you to tense up.