Childhood friend

April 4, 2020 | Denmark | 20-29 years

My childhood friend just returned from travelling abroad and I was going to his house, because I work for his parents. I was so worried that he was going to try to hug me, like we usually do when we see each other. In my dream he didn’t go for it, but I couldn’t fall asleep because it was making me so anxious. Social norms and anxiety would have made me accept and return the hug if he had gone for it, I was legitimately scared. (He didn’t go for it in real life either, because of course he also reads the news and knows we aren’t supposed to.)

Note: Dreamer noted that anxiety dreams have worsened and that even falling asleep can be a struggle.