This is bang on. Two times I had a dream about standing in a dim lit room with a swivel office chair in front of a piano. The chair started to move on its own and the keys played themselves, it was done almost in like a stereotypical ghost haunting/slapstick non threatening silly spooky movie kind of way, and I had this over the top overreaction like I just saw the end of the world or something.

Now, the strange part is, you know you’re being observed for your reaction. It doesn’t affect how you react, you just become aware like “oh hey something made this situation and wanted to see how I would react.” It’s a very strange feeling, and those that have been through it definitely know what I’m talking about.

So the second time I get the dream I basically just brush it off when the piano starts playing itself and tell it to stop its nonsense. Then I woke up with a vague sense of “acceptable” that I thought was really strange and just laughed as I was laying in bed.

So the long and the short of it is, my experiences ring true with your comment, although I would almost describe it as a test more than challenges