I talked on Monday about a nightmare I had but there is another one that I've been having lately that I'm also not understanding the "why" from my brain.

Twice I've had a very similar feeling Dream and it is a stressful one for sure.

When I was a kid we did a house exchange (job exchange via my Dad's work) for a year.  I don't have memories of the Packing we did for this but these dreams pull from that situation.

In this dream/nightmare I/we are leaving (on a flight?) the next morning and I have to pack EVERYTHING.  All I know in the dream is it's very last minute and I have an awful lot to pack (and not a lot of time.)

It's never clear how old I am or if it is indeed flying back from the UK to Canada or what, but it always feels completely overwhelming, and like I can't *not* do it and like there's not enough time and maybe like I should have done more sooner? (And that I can't leave things behind, I will lose the things if I do and I don't want that.)

I don't know, they're just awful Stress Dreams that involve packing, but not for a small trip like camping or even Burning Man (although I've had those dreams.... apparently a lot of burners have packing nightmares go figure) but a move/flight that involves large changes (like entire countries or entire houses) and I (?) have somehow left it last minute which isn't something I generally do in real life so it always almost feels like it's not my fault it's last minute?

But you guys?  I'm not loving the stress dreams, and I'm glad they're not too too often.