I almost died while sleeping!

[iDufferz]

 

[Nafeynafe]

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Wow, that's really interesting :O

 

[Stevenization|Esayi]

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[Mamiamato24]

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There was a thread about that idea not that long ago...
I personally don't really give my opinion about it because I don't really believe in that stuff, even though I am "technically" Christian. But hey, to each his own opinion.

Anyway, I thought this thread was going to be about sleep paralysis, which is also scary ._.

 

[RishSA|Imaboss2414]

I've had problems like this as well. I once imagined being kidnapped by a stranger and he was covering my mouth and nose. In real life, my dad told me my head was buried deep in my pillow, and he had to pry my head out of there. (He heard me "screaming") None the less that was a long time ago. Good thing you are alive!

 

[BitoBain]

they say if you die in your dreams, you die in real life

Yeah that's a quote, but I think some people still believe it.

From my understanding, the terrifying REM sleep dreams are the most realistic. REM sleep is the deepest stage of sleep, also having the deepest paralysis. REM dreams are often the ones that have complex storylines culminating in a single deadly event, such as falling or getting attacked by an object. However, dreams usually end when this happens. When I physically fight things in dreams, I usually wake up before the fight even starts. But if I do engage in combat with a giant spider or whatever, I usually win.

Should you wake up from a dream, you will wake up entirely at least for an instant. You will probably be super tired if you just woke up from a deep sleep, though, so you will probably fall back asleep quickly and start dreaming again.

The other situation that is probably more common is the jerking awake that happens in light sleep. When in light sleep, time travels more quickly in dreams and they are less detailed and more like thoughts. We still run through scenarios, but we still don't usually know what is happening; we don't know we're dreaming. When you are falling during light sleep and you jerk awake, you often bolt upright in bed or flinch badly. This is totally different, but it's the same concept as the REM awakening.

But what if you didn't wake up after you started falling off of a cliff or got shot by a bullet? Surprisingly, your brain will come up with an alternative so that you don't die. Perhaps a bounce house is located pleasantly below you as you plummet to your death. This can even occur in real life. When humans see a seemingly impossible event, they make up an explanation, even if it makes no sense or is very unlikely. I have heard of this phenomenon happening to desperate people in the desert or at sea, pertaining to ships that are there but shouldn't or mirages and hallucinations.

But what if you didn't come up with an excuse/explanation for an injury or dangerous event in a dream? I don't know what would happen, but I suppose it could be dangerous in real life. Getting physically hurt in a dream is actually an extremely rare event, unless it is part of your daily life to get hurt. Our brains simply aren't trained to think about what happens in horrible situations like that, so they generally ignore them and move on when they occur. If someone had a rare sleeping disorder, that might possibly cause them to get injured by excessively high heart rate and adrenaline.

I mean the closest I can come to relating to this is peeing in a dream and waking up realizing that I actually peed...

That called for some awkward explanations the morning afterward -.-

There's actually more truth to that than people might think. Even when we are in the deepest of dreams, we are still vaguely aware of our senses. I'm embarrassed to admit that same thing has happened to me, but it's not the only example of the phenomenon.

Listening to a certain song during sleep may actually cause your to recognize it during waking hours. The same can be said for certain conversations. There's also the example given in this thread itself, in which Niki suffocated during a dream and it turned out to be real. I believe the phenomenon can occur to all five major senses, except for vision since you can't see with your eyes closed. Being in an especially warm room might cause someone to have a dream about being in a desert or near a bonfire, for example.

I don't know much about a lucid dream, but I think a lucid dream is where you're aware while you're sleeping, thus, you can control what ever. I'm not sure if he is actually controlling what he is doing, since he didn't give much detail, but i'm pretty sure he would know if he was. There is also this side effect from lucid dreaming that possibly happens where you're paralyzed and you hallucinate, but I forgot what it was called

You're right! That is a lucid dream.

Lucid dreams are very fascinating things. They are very difficult to attain and have fallen into the scope of pop culture in recent years. Once in a dream and aware of it, depending on your awareness of your conscience, you will be able to control the dream to varying degrees, assuming you don't get too excited and wake up.

To get a lucid dream, you just have to find a way to realize once in a dream that your are. One way to do this (though there are many) is by reality checks. You essentially perform reality checks in your every day life on a regular basis in common settings to see if you are in a dream. Once in a dream, you should continue doing these reality checks, which will alert you that you are in a dream. One such check is to regularly look at digital clocks, such as your alarm clock. In a dream, random letters and symbols may appear. Another such is to regularly try to fly by jumping. In a dream, often the more radical or interesting scenario is selected by your mind, probably causing you to fly. Since a lot of my dreams happen at school, a good one for me would be to try opening random lockers every time I walk out of a classroom in real life.

Once one realizes that they are in a lucid dream, it is difficult to remain, as the brain becomes overexcited. Rubbing your hands together or spinning in circles will help prevent you from waking up, by activating kinesthetic portions of your brain. Once you are there, you can basically do whatever you want, but it's easy to lose consciousness and thus lose control, slipping into a regular dream, so you have to concentrate and practice.

 

[Miner9823]

Holy moly, I've recently had a similar experience like this before.
I could vividly recall this dream, but I can definitely remember that I was in my school's local swimming pool for a supposed swimming lesson.
However in that dream I was somehow known to have asthma, yet again, for some weird reason I began swimming.
I froze in the water and I was having breathing problems in it. I can breathe under water? I'm Aquaman.
I was thankfully pulled out of the water, somehow. But my chest felt numb, it felt limited to breathe an excessive amount of air, that's when I woke up.
I began breathing more comfortably, and remembered that I was never affected by asthma, but it was a little odd, I felt numb.

But I'm glad you're ok!

 

[feelzzHD|Nikola]

I have had these dreams, where I try to tell something to my parents, but I'm choking so I can't do it, it's so weird but I wake up normally and fall asleep again
Pretty weird that someone else sees them too!

Your lucky boy!

 

[feelzzHD|Nikola]

Was probably a Lucid Dream.

When I saw the name, I thought A Nightmare on Elm's Street happened to you xD

LOL xD But it was pretty scary doe!

 

[feelzzHD|Nikola]

Holy moly, I've recently had a similar experience like this before.
I could vividly recall this dream, but I can definitely remember that I was in my school's local swimming pool for a supposed swimming lesson.
However in that dream I was somehow known to have asthma, yet again, for some weird reason I began swimming.
I froze in the water and I was having breathing problems in it. I can breathe under water? I'm Aquaman.
I was thankfully pulled out of the water, somehow. But my chest felt numb, it felt limited to breathe an excessive amount of air, that's when I woke up.
I began breathing more comfortably, and remembered that I was never affected by asthma, but it was a little odd, I felt numb.

But I'm glad you're ok!

Im glad you'r fine tooo! Thanks for the reply, highly appreciated!

 

[Avesu]

Yeah that's a quote, but I think some people still believe it.

From my understanding, the terrifying REM sleep dreams are the most realistic. REM sleep is the deepest stage of sleep, also having the deepest paralysis. REM dreams are often the ones that have complex storylines culminating in a single deadly event, such as falling or getting attacked by an object. However, dreams usually end when this happens. When I physically fight things in dreams, I usually wake up before the fight even starts. But if I do engage in combat with a giant spider or whatever, I usually win.

Should you wake up from a dream, you will wake up entirely at least for an instant. You will probably be super tired if you just woke up from a deep sleep, though, so you will probably fall back asleep quickly and start dreaming again.

The other situation that is probably more common is the jerking awake that happens in light sleep. When in light sleep, time travels more quickly in dreams and they are less detailed and more like thoughts. We still run through scenarios, but we still don't usually know what is happening; we don't know we're dreaming. When you are falling during light sleep and you jerk awake, you often bolt upright in bed or flinch badly. This is totally different, but it's the same concept as the REM awakening.

But what if you didn't wake up after you started falling off of a cliff or got shot by a bullet? Surprisingly, your brain will come up with an alternative so that you don't die. Perhaps a bounce house is located pleasantly below you as you plummet to your death. This can even occur in real life. When humans see a seemingly impossible event, they make up an explanation, even if it makes no sense or is very unlikely. I have heard of this phenomenon happening to desperate people in the desert or at sea, pertaining to ships that are there but shouldn't or mirages and hallucinations.

But what if you didn't come up with an excuse/explanation for an injury or dangerous event in a dream? I don't know what would happen, but I suppose it could be dangerous in real life. Getting physically hurt in a dream is actually an extremely rare event, unless it is part of your daily life to get hurt. Our brains simply aren't trained to think about what happens in horrible situations like that, so they generally ignore them and move on when they occur. If someone had a rare sleeping disorder, that might possibly cause them to get injured by excessively high heart rate and adrenaline.

There's actually more truth to that than people might think. Even when we are in the deepest of dreams, we are still vaguely aware of our senses. I'm embarrassed to admit that same thing has happened to me, but it's not the only example of the phenomenon.

Listening to a certain song during sleep may actually cause your to recognize it during waking hours. The same can be said for certain conversations. There's also the example given in this thread itself, in which Niki suffocated during a dream and it turned out to be real. I believe the phenomenon can occur to all five major senses, except for vision since you can't see with your eyes closed. Being in an especially warm room might cause someone to have a dream about being in a desert or near a bonfire, for example.

You're right! That is a lucid dream.

Lucid dreams are very fascinating things. They are very difficult to attain and have fallen into the scope of pop culture in recent years. Once in a dream and aware of it, depending on your awareness of your conscience, you will be able to control the dream to varying degrees, assuming you don't get too excited and wake up.

To get a lucid dream, you just have to find a way to realize once in a dream that your are. One way to do this (though there are many) is by reality checks. You essentially perform reality checks in your every day life on a regular basis in common settings to see if you are in a dream. Once in a dream, you should continue doing these reality checks, which will alert you that you are in a dream. One such check is to regularly look at digital clocks, such as your alarm clock. In a dream, random letters and symbols may appear. Another such is to regularly try to fly by jumping. In a dream, often the more radical or interesting scenario is selected by your mind, probably causing you to fly. Since a lot of my dreams happen at school, a good one for me would be to try opening random lockers every time I walk out of a classroom in real life.

Once one realizes that they are in a lucid dream, it is difficult to remain, as the brain becomes overexcited. Rubbing your hands together or spinning in circles will help prevent you from waking up, by activating kinesthetic portions of your brain. Once you are there, you can basically do whatever you want, but it's easy to lose consciousness and thus lose control, slipping into a regular dream, so you have to concentrate and practice.

I'm being completely serious... Thank you for that lesson, that's actually one of the most interesting things I've actually read.

 

[Ceroria]

There's actually more truth to that than people might think. Even when we are in the deepest of dreams, we are still vaguely aware of our senses. I'm embarrassed to admit that same thing has happened to me, but it's not the only example of the phenomenon.

Listening to a certain song during sleep may actually cause your to recognize it during waking hours. The same can be said for certain conversations. There's also the example given in this thread itself, in which Niki suffocated during a dream and it turned out to be real. I believe the phenomenon can occur to all five major senses, except for vision since you can't see with your eyes closed. Being in an especially warm room might cause someone to have a dream about being in a desert or near a bonfire, for example.

I can firsthandedly confirm from personal experience that this happens rather often. I just don't think we realize it. Our dreams rely heavily on what we're thinking, what is going on around us, and parts of our physical nature as well. This is a contributing factor as to why people tend to have nightmares after watching horror movies if they aren't used to that type of intense drama, or like you said, tend to dream of being in a hot climate if they are in one in the physical world. Often times our dreams mirror our emotions and our brain very much alive when we are asleep. That is why many sayings come about relating to following your dreams because they, in fact, can be reliable sources of information and they may present ideas more clearly to you without the distractions of the conscious world.