Exam nightmares!!

South Korea
May 7, 2011 10:25am CST
Ughh I had exams last week and did well in all of the subjects except for one. And that was also my last subject before we had holidays. The thing is, the paper was really tough and most of us did really bad and now I'm having nightmares about it. It's been two days with the similar kind of dream where I reach my exam hall quite late. Then I try to write the answers but I can't, my hands won't move or I simply blank out!! It feels so real and scares the hell out of me!! Have you ever experienced this kind of experience, where you do something in reality and it won't leave you alone even in your dreams??
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15 responses
• Philippines
17 May 11
I love exams,i want to take exams always rather than listening too long lectures. I like it when our prof gave us exams soon as he/she enters the room.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
23 May 11
HI angel! I love both. I want to have an exams or quizzes so I don't have to listen to his and her lecture- sometimes its really makes me want to go to sleep. While when I need to read and revised the notes back I missed to hear the lecturers' lectures so I don't have to do so.
• South Korea
24 May 11
hehe thanks for the share :)
@zaga_cleuth (1407)
• Philippines
10 May 11
I experienced the same thing when I was high school. I got failing grade on my favourite subject Mathematics. I can't believe how did it happen. Cuz I know, I perfect it. They manipulated my exams, the teachers who don't want me to be the honor student. Later on, we found that out. I cried for it for almost 2 weeks. For I know I don't really deserve it.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
23 May 11
How could your teacher did that to you? She was not supposed to cheated and failed you~
• South Korea
24 May 11
That is so wrong of the teacher to do that. I'm so sorry something that bad happened to you.
@joodzki6 (596)
• Philippines
9 May 11
That's really happened. What important is you survived it most. You have to treat yourself for that. Have a great day! : )
• South Korea
24 May 11
Thanks. You have a great day too !! =)
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
23 May 11
Wow, you really think about it that much. The only way for you to get out of your nightmare is- don't think about it again. You can't do anything to change it. So just let it go and wait for the result. I admit that me myself would feel the same especially if I did not do my best but usually I will just think about it for that time only as I don't like to mess my mind with something I already done and can do nothing to change it back. So don't think about it anymore okay!
• South Korea
24 May 11
Thanks :)
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
9 May 11
Exam nightmares are routine phenomenons experienced by almost all students, we also during our student life faced the same problems. I personally felt anorexia, loose motion etc, always faced the apprehension of forgetting everything I had studied. But in the hall after the beginning of the exam, everything went on smoothly.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
23 May 11
There is always butterflies in my stomach every time I sit for my exams or anything that make me feel nervous. The worst is if it still bother me till the end of the examination. It really can affect my focus and attention~
• South Korea
24 May 11
I can do pretty well, I mean I have no problems giving exams. While in exam hall I'm relaxed and everything but if I did bad, nightmares won't leave me alone.
• Indonesia
9 May 11
Every student has exam nightmare. It's normal things because it will decide what will happen to us next. When I was student, I try to prepare as best I can to face examination, I will give my best and work out. But after pass it, frightened is all around, but I just let it flow even had a lot of nerveous. I will have fun with my friend and waiting for the result. After exam, it's really important to lose the stress and enjoy
• South Korea
24 May 11
Thanks for the response :)
@maximax8 (31055)
• United Kingdom
8 May 11
When I was at university I studied English Literature. One of the exams had a word in it which many of the other students didn't know what it meant. I noticed some of them put a hand up and asked the lecturer. She wasn't permitted to say and I guess many of the students couldn't answer that question because they hadn't come across the word before. The word was "indoctrinate" and I knew what it meant. However we had a choice out of which books we wanted to cover on the exam paper. I had some horrible exam nightmares just before my exams in the weeks before they happened.
• South Korea
24 May 11
Thanks for the share :)
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
8 May 11
I don't think I ever experienced anything like that. However, I was in school so long ago maybe I did and forgot. You might have done better on the exam than you think,and as long as you did your best there is no reason to worry about it.
• South Korea
10 May 11
hey thanks. it was an easy subject but i guess i neglected it and serves me right.
• United States
7 May 11
Hi thatgirl, Wow you had a rough few weeks there preparing and boy do I remember those gosh awful days. Yeah usually when I have something weigh me down, I tend to think about it way too much and then it spills over into my dream to the point where it exhausts me because they feel so real. Take it easy now and remember what you did while studying last week so that when the next set of exams come you change it up a bit.
• South Korea
10 May 11
Thanks and yes I will. This year seems to be a bit crazy one for me =( been having weird dreams and weird stuffs ughh!! Had an awful nightmare today too =( Anyway have a wonderful day!!
• India
7 May 11
Well i don't think there are any persons in here who would love exams except Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang theory! I also have the pre exam jitters. Some make me wet myself also but hey i love taking the tension and risk it would be quite fun. I am having holidays now and it's kinda boring sitting here at home and doing nothing around much in here. So now you having exams friend? That's real tough but they are there for only a short time so i am sure you can handle yourself mate no? All The best! Cheers!
• South Korea
10 May 11
I had exams a few days ago, right now I'm having my holidays. Can't sem to be taking my mind off of the exam though. Ughhh what a way to ruin my holidays =(
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
7 May 11
When I was in school, I don't remember feeling like that. But what I did do was try my best no matter what. Most of the tests that I did have never mattered later on in life for me. I learned more from TV believe it or not and just living in the real world. I am not saying that I did not learn in school, I did, but differently. Sometimes what's on paper does not always work in life, and visa versa.
• South Korea
10 May 11
yes actually i kinda believe in what you said too. i mean there were so many subjects when i was in junior high and now we get to choose subjects. but the subjects i left behind, i don't know they help me in life
@gmkumar08 (396)
• India
7 May 11
Awh,don't worry,i too felt the same kind of thing a few days ago when i was writing my exams.It is quite common and is temporary.It will soon disappear and you will be feeling normal again.Cheers,..
• South Korea
10 May 11
Hey thanks for the comforting words Have a good day!!
@Jlyn10 (11966)
• Malaysia
7 May 11
No, I have never experienced such before. Maybe you are thinking too much of your exams, that's why you get these dreams. Just relax yourself and don't think too much. After all, the paper is already done badly and there's nothing much you can do about it now except to study hard for the future exams.
• South Korea
10 May 11
Yeah actually I've been worrying about it a bit. Anyway thanks I hope I can do much better in the next test.
@oninomar (505)
• Philippines
7 May 11
I also experience that especially when I feel that I would fail on that subject.. :( I can't sleep at time and sometimes I dream of it like a nightmare.. After my exam I really want to know my score right away because I don't want to be surprise or shock with my score. And if I did able to know my score after an exam I will really mind of thinking what are my mistakes in that subject.. I always think that i would have a low grade..
• South Korea
10 May 11
I know how you feel. I myself am dying to know what my grades are. I hope I did Ok, I wouldn't want to fail =(
• India
7 May 11
Exam nightmares are a part and parcel of every student's life, be he/she a brilliant student or not. Exams, though a real necessary part of our curriculum, are also the unhappiest part of our lives. And in dreams, it's forever a characteristic that you won't be able to do the thing which is an emergency for your well-being or even survival quickly enough. If a murderer is chasing you, you will always find your legs too heavy to run, if it's an exam, you'll find your fingers won't budge or the ink will run out!!! It's just a passing phase, the effects generally wear off a week after the exam. And if you want to stop having these dreams, then for starters, you may just stop pondering over the exam which you couldn't do well in. I had followed this way and it worked. Force your mind to think about all happy things just before you drift into sleep, and chances are high that you won't have these nightmares. Cheers.
• South Korea
10 May 11
Yes so true!! Thanks for the share.