Strange question: Is it sleepwalking, a physical problem, etc.?
Question:
A couple nights ago was the second time this has happened to me. If it just felt like a dream that would be fine.. and I know sometimes dreams seem so real but this is more than that, it actually FELT real. You know how when you have a pain in reality, that sometimes it’ll become incorporated into your dream, because it is indeed real? Well this is how this seems. The first time I had it it was cool, but the second time scared me. The first time I found myself in the bathroom, lying on the floor. It was great because I wanted to float and I was weightless, so I was able to. But then there was also this strange like, forcing feeling I can’t explain, like as if I couldn’t breathe or something. Now the second time wasn’t as pleasurable though. I started out in the bathroom again, laid on the floor. Yet this time I couldn’t float, but I was able to fall down on the ground without hurting myself. Then I had that terrible forcing feeling again, as if I couldn’t breathe. Then I looked in the mirror, then left the bathroom, walking through the kitchen, and back to my bed.. then I woke up. I was frightened after that second dream for some reason.. I guess it’s that weird not being able to breathe feeling.. but more that it actually feels as though I was actually sleepwalking. In the dream, I feel that I am in a half-sleeping state, really walking around in real life half asleep, half awake. So it causes me to wonder if it’s really real or not. But my mom was home, and didn’t see me leave my room or anything. And I know I wasn’t really floating the first time obviously, but I woke up feeling dizzy and everything and I honestly wondered for awhile, if maybe I truly was in the bathroom, having an out-of-body experience or something. Can anyone relate to this, and does anyone have any idea what can trigger this, and most of all what can be happening? Thanks for listening, Chris
Response:
I’d say find out if you are snoring. Or if anyone has noticed any breathing/snoring problems while sleeping. Many such dreams happen to folks who have apnea, I’m told. Best bet is to see a sleep doctor and have a sleep test. If you are having breathing trouble while sleeping, it could be any number of things, but they are all treatable. Weird dreams during these problems are very disturbing, but they ARE a side-effect, not a cause of problems. Find the cause. If you DO have a problem with breathing during sleep it could be VERY serious, and treating it could save your life. "Iluvbirdys" <iluvbir…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031122024806.03567.00000821@mb-m29.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> A couple nights ago was the second time this has happened to me. If it just > felt like a dream that would be fine.. and I know sometimes dreams seem so real > but this is more than that, it actually FELT real. You know how when you have a > pain in reality, that sometimes it’ll become incorporated into your dream, > because it is indeed real? Well this is how this seems. > The first time I had it it was cool, but the second time scared me. The first > time I found myself in the bathroom, lying on the floor. It was great because > I wanted to float and I was weightless, so I was able to. But then there was > also this strange like, forcing feeling I can’t explain, like as if I couldn’t > breathe or something. Now the second time wasn’t as pleasurable though. I > started out in the bathroom again, laid on the floor. Yet this time I couldn’t > float, but I was able to fall down on the ground without hurting myself. Then > I had that terrible forcing feeling again, as if I couldn’t breathe. Then I > looked in the mirror, then left the bathroom, walking through the kitchen, and > back to my bed.. then I woke up. > I was frightened after that second dream for some reason.. I guess it’s that > weird not being able to breathe feeling.. but more that it actually feels as > though I was actually sleepwalking. In the dream, I feel that I am in a > half-sleeping state, really walking around in real life half asleep, half > awake. So it causes me to wonder if it’s really real or not. But my mom was > home, and didn’t see me leave my room or anything. And I know I wasn’t really > floating the first time obviously, but I woke up feeling dizzy and everything > and I honestly wondered for awhile, if maybe I truly was in the bathroom, > having an out-of-body experience or something. Can anyone relate to this, and > does anyone have any idea what can trigger this, and most of all what can be > happening? Thanks for listening, > Chris
