Why do I keep having recurring dreams?

In my recurring dream, I’m back in high school, taking a test for which I haven’t studied. Turns out that’s incredibly common (and a classic sign of stress, as if I needed more proof).

In her new piece, Stacey Colino reports on what it means to dream about the same thing over and over again.

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