Up the Dark Stairwell

I dreamed that I was speaking with my therapist but was unable to see her. I walked into a large, old, dimly lit house while I was speaking with her in the dream - but I have no recollection of what the discussion was about. While inside the house, I saw a closed door. I opened the door and went inside into what was a very steep, dark staircase that had two flights of steps. I was then sitting inside the stairwell on a step near the bottom of the stairs just inside the door. The door was shut, and it was completely dark. I could hear a woman's voice speaking to me, but do not recall what was being said. It seemed like some kind of lecture, and I felt somewhat annoyed by the sound of the voice. I remember feeling a great deal of anxiety about being stuck in the dark stairwell and not being able to see anything. I was straining my eyes to see in the darkness, but it was totally pitch black. I wanted to escape and go outside. It seems to me at this point, I somehow ended up outside at night in the darkness and felt somewhat relieved, but lost and without direction.The location changes. Suddenly I am sitting at home in my apartment in the dark, except for the light coming from my computer monitor, and I am trying to find an e-mail address for my therapist - which I do not find. I become very frustrated, because I need to contact her about something - but I don't know what it is.Then it is completely dark in my apartment and I am searching for the light switch beside my entry door. I find it, but can barely see the switch plate in the dark. I flip the switch and keep trying, but it's no use. The light doesn't work. I walk around in the dark looking for another light. I try to switch something on in the corner of the room that I can't see or feel -- and which does not actually exist in my waking life. I have the impression that is some kind of circuit breaker box that could restore the power. It doesn't work. At this point, I continue to walk around the apartment in the dark, and then I begin jumping up and down and moving my arms all in slow motion and I feel tremendous anxiety.