Okay wait, I have a question about our existence...

As-Salaam-Alaikum everyone. I keep hearing people say that, before we were born, our souls actually *chose* to come to this life on Earth. Is that a thing in Islam? Like, is there any authentic proof for that from the Qur'an or Hadith? Because honestly... if it's true, I'm pretty sure my soul would have looked at the test and been like 'nah, I'm good' 😅 Just trying to clear this up!