Personal Narrative Essay: A Dream I Took Place At A Hospital

On December 23rd, I had a dream that took place at a hospital. In the dream, my aunt Suja died in a hospital bed from leukemia. I was pacing around the hospital, keeping myself busy by fidgeting, because I could not let the sadness stop me. As I was running around the hospital, I saw my dad sitting on a chair staring into space. It really hurt me seeing him like that, so I went over and told him that my aunt was in a better place, even though I could not convince myself. I turned around and saw my mom, sitting against the wall, crying softly. I felt guilty, wishing that I could have done something to change the fact that my aunt died. I kept asking myself, “What if we knew about the illness earlier? Was there a better hospital? Why did this

I was very anxious about being in charge of the Christmas programs. I also do fear change. I feel that everything is coming quickly and it scares me because I am so unprepared. Because this was a failure, it represents fears of inadequacy when under the pressure to excel. Everyone was expecting so much from me that day, and I knew I had to do good so I would not embarrass anyone. This goes for my life too, because as I am applying to colleges and picking a major, I want to make the right choices and it is hard to know if what I am doing will be the right choice for me later on. To hear booing in my dream indicates that I am seeking approval and affirmation from others. This holds true as I wanted to make my family and friends proud through my leadership in the Christmas programs. I also wanted them to approve of the decisions I made for my future. Next, to dream of people leaving symbolizes my uncertainty in my abilities when I am not able to keep up with all the pressure and expectations. I was overwhelmed with all I had to organize and I was unsure if I would be able to handle all the program work by myself. The fact that I was crying symbolizes frustrations and disappointments in myself, which can be seen as true because I am very hard on myself. My dreams represent the harshness through which I critique myself and it shows that I need to start doing things differently to become

I was nervous, as the deadlines for the scholarships were approaching. I knew the mail had to get sent to New Jersey in the next few days, and I grew more anxious as I knew the mail time was usually delayed during the holiday season. Before I was going to sleep, I was thinking about the scholarship interview that I had to go to after they reviewed my file. Now, I was not only worried about the essays arriving in time, but I was also worried that I was going to be a failure at my scholarship interview. I feared if I messed up in the interview my essays, grades, and extracurricular activities would not be able to save me. I usually get recurring dreams about failing an exam or an interview before I actually take them. I was not sleeping well that night as I kept waking up in the middle of the