I had a quite realistic dream last night - well, realistic in that it felt real, not because it bore any resemblance to reality.
Was at my regular doctor's office in the waiting room. A young female African American nurse calls my name and takes me back for height & weight, and then leads me down a narrow and winding hallway to the exam room. (My doctor's office does have a narrow hallway with several turns, but nothing like the labyrinth like in my dream).
We get to the exam room and she does my vitals, then tells me that my usual provider was called out, so I will be seeing Dr So & So. She then hands me a clipboard and tells me that they have medical students in today and would I sign the form saying I was okay with having them observing my physical.
She then said “I need you to get completely undressed, including socks and underwear. When you're ready please have a seat on the exam table and cover yourself with this drape" and handed me a plastic wrapped package. “The doctor will be in shortly .” (Okay - in reality this practice does not have me get undressed for a physical, instead only removing/raising/lowering whatever is necessary).
So I get undressed, fold my clothes on the chair and try to open the plastic package with yhe drape in it. Of course, I can't tear the plastic. I hear voices in the hallway getting closer, I'm naked, and can't open the package!
The voices in the hallway pass on by and I finally get the package open and take out the drape. I sit on yhe exam table and unfold the drape, which turns out to be absurdly small! It's about the size of a washcloth but paper. But I position it over my genitals and wait for the knock at the door. And I wait… and wait… and wait with the absurdly small paper drape in my lap.
Several times I hear voices in the hallway, but they always pass by. Finally there is a knock and the door starts to open.
Of course, that's when I woke up.
Any amateur psychologists (or real ones) want to take a stab at interpreting what's going on in my subconscious?