Is it possible to feel pain in a dream?
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I'm not trying to start an Inception thread, but recently, I've been able to feel myself getting hurt in my dreams. It would be easy to explain if it was just in places like my back or shoulder, but it's not. It's like I could feel muscle getting pulled out of me strand by strand. When I force myself out of the dream, I'm unharmed. Does anyone else experience this or can come up with a reasonable explanation for it?
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Have you by any chance been experiencing night terror (as in nightmares)? I don't really know about your condition, but there are instances where pain in the real world is transferred into my dream as well. There was a few times when I slept in a bad pose and the pain and stress on my back caused by that directly transferred into my dream in one form or another.
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pspkiller626 wrote...
Have you by any chance been experiencing night terror (as in nightmares)? I don't really know about your condition, but there are instances where pain in the real world is transferred into my dream as well. There was a few times when I slept in a bad pose and the pain and stress on my back caused by that directly transferred into my dream in one form or another.It's not that. I sleep the same way all the time. It isn't something new either cause it's happened to me before when I was younger.
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I have all my senses when I dream, except sound, sometimes. But even when I can't hear what's going on, noises go off everywhere.
Yeah, my nightmares suck. But my good dreams (if you know what I mean) are fantastic.
Yeah, my nightmares suck. But my good dreams (if you know what I mean) are fantastic.
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I feel, hear,smell, touch my dreams but I can barely see them, only on some occasions.
It is possible to feel pain in a dream but you are gonna have to ask people who got more scientific backgrounds on this case.
It is possible to feel pain in a dream but you are gonna have to ask people who got more scientific backgrounds on this case.
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But my good dreams (if you know what I mean) are fantastic.
If we can feel pleasure then why not pain?
This probably doesn't count as dreaming, but I had sleep paralysis once and I can tell you for sure I felt pain. It was quite a terrible experience.
I also got bit on the neck by a large snake during a dream, but I forgot if I felt any pain or not.
* I think this belongs in Random since this topic isn't really suitable for serious discussions.
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It seems to me like it's totally normal. As you can see, everybody can "feel" things in their dreams to a certain extent. Personally my dreams are quite the mess, but whenever they get clear It's like I'm awake and kicking. So, feeling in pain is normal except if you have bad sleeping habits, and if it's starting to cause you insomnia or anything you should either try things to get you to sleep more soundly or go see the doctor (who will give you sleeping pills... maybe, I'm not a specialist ^^)
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When I was 17 I had constipation really bad. I was given a laxative and when I went to sleep I dreamed I got shot in the stomach with a shotgun. I was in so much pain I wont ever forget it. Then I woke up and shat my brains out, and felt a lot better.
Moral of the story: you can dream of pain, especially if you are already in it!!!
Moral of the story: you can dream of pain, especially if you are already in it!!!
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I've only had a few pleasure dreams. Alot are not so nice, most of the dreams are usually random when I do have bad dreams I feel the pain in my dream but wake up feeling fine.
It's kind of hard to describe, there was one dream that was really bad that my body fored myself to wake up and I had a splitting headache because of it. I really wish I could remember what it was but I will never forget that.
It's kind of hard to describe, there was one dream that was really bad that my body fored myself to wake up and I had a splitting headache because of it. I really wish I could remember what it was but I will never forget that.
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Gravity cat
the adequately amused
To my knowledge, I've never felt physical pain in my dreams.
But I have suffered emotional pain; on multiple occasions I've dreamt about something that was really upsetting, and I began bawling my eyes out in my dream. I woke up with a damp pillow and eyes.
But I have suffered emotional pain; on multiple occasions I've dreamt about something that was really upsetting, and I began bawling my eyes out in my dream. I woke up with a damp pillow and eyes.
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Yes it is possible to feel pain. Your brain is active while you sleep and your brain can mimic pain. This is why some people believe pain only exist in your head. An example is when you get a small cut and you know nothing about it. I guarantee you, as soon as you take notice of the cut, it will start to hurt even though it did not hurt before. Back to the topic, since your brain is active, that means your senses are active along with your imagination. Last time in my dream. I fell from a building and as soon as I was about to hit the ground, I woke up thinking why I am still alive. Everything felt so real. I also got shot once in my dream and I woke up wondering why I wasn't in an hospital. The pain from the wound felt so real I thought I was going to bleed to death. Also what you mostly think about influences your dreams.So be mindful about what you think about before you sleep because your brain can bring anything to life. The brain is still a mysterious thing.
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FinalBoss
#levelupyourgrind
I recall having a dream when I was little about getting shot on a sidewalk that my dad's old store was on. I felt a stinging pain on my chest and woke up immediately. There were also a few other dreams in which I would fall off from something. It felt real, but I would wake up before hitting the ground. I guess it is possible to have sensations while dreaming, perhaps the body will try to enact what you're experiencing.
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Drifter995
Neko//Night
To my recollection, I've never felt pain in my dreams.. not physical pain anyway. Felt emotional, but no physical pain.
never smelled anything afaik. I have heard things.. just not very clearly. never tasted anything afaik. see everything.
Our dreams states all seem to be different o.0
never smelled anything afaik. I have heard things.. just not very clearly. never tasted anything afaik. see everything.
Our dreams states all seem to be different o.0
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I had a dream when i was 16 that i'm being tortured. It felt really bad that i can't explain how bad it felt. I'm not sure if it was pain or what. But maybe pain in a dream is possible since mind is more powerful than your body.
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Dreams can actually cause physical harm to your body, the reason you always wake up before you die in a dream is because, if you die in a dream, you die in reality as well. In my opinion, dreams are extremely dangerous.
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The Capturing God wrote...
Dreams can actually cause physical harm to your body, the reason you always wake up before you die in a dream is because, if you die in a dream, you die in reality as well. In my opinion, dreams are extremely dangerous.Little bit to much fiction-ingestion, me-thinks ^_^;
Although its true (but exeptionaly rare) that dreaming can cause physical harm to the body, death is usally caused by other means outsider the control of whom ever is dreaming.
As for me, I can deffinitly say "Yes", I can recall over 1000+ instances where i've been injured inside a dream and I can feel it as it was real, like, I could have been strangled and I "FEEL" the stranglulation, and the build-up of blood.
Lucid Dreaming/Dream Control can also cuase this, since most poeple don't want to feel pain, they simply wake-up before it can happen and easly forget about it. Lucid Dreaming, without control over it can be worse, as you can still feel pain, but do not have the power to wake up.
