I decided to do an informal tally of the dreams mentioned so far. My groupings are somewhat arbitrary, and may not reflect whether a dream is a once-off or a recurring nightmare. If a dream had elements of more than one major category, I tallied it in both.
It looks like “Unprepared for exam” is the leader, by a fair margin. That doesn’t seem unexpected, especially on this board. I am a bit surprised at the flood [sorry] of unusable toilet dreams…
30–Unprepared for exam
23–Teeth loose/falling out
20–Naked/inappropriately dressed
12–Trying to run and can’t move fast enough
10–Unprepared for performance (play/recital/speech/court)
10–Running/hiding from killers/monsters
9–Unusable toilets
8–Can’t dial phone
7–Back to school
7–Late/can’t get somewhere
6–Runaway vehicle
6–Job gone awry (overwhelmed, screwed up, boss yelling)
5–Fighting, but can’t affect enemy (weak/blocked)
5–Elevators
5–Can’t see (blind/can’t open eyes/can’t see to fight or read)
4–Can’t find/open locker/class/dorm
4–Trying to scream/yell and can’t
4–Multiple awakenings
4–Living in a strange/bizarrely changed place
4–Weird stuff in the sky (swirls, extra moons, etc)
4–Choking/mouthful of gum
4–Disfigured or self-mutilated (Balloon hands?)
3–Misjudged/missing/abandoned and ignored/no one cares
3–Inappropriate sex partner
3–Trying to find/rescue someone
3–Falling
3–Zombies
2–People replaced by monsters
2–Sleep paralysis dream (can’t move, something in the room)
2–Pregnant/unwanted baby
2–Crossing an unsafe/collapsing bridge
2–Noise won’t stop
2–Big wave
1–Tornadoes
1–Giant spiders
1–SO cheating on you
1–Ghosts
1–Claustrophobic (roof lowering)
1–Problems snowballing/comedy of errors
1–Bears
1–Lost skill (can’t throw a frisbee properly)
1–Scary aircraft
1–Plane falling on you
1–Can’t perform crucial task (Possibly similar to the phone dream)
1–Oblivion/loss of self
1–Contact lens problems (can’t put in or remove)
1–Ethilrist’s wife jumping out of the closet and yelling, “Gotcha ya!” 