Semi-paralysis Nightmare

[shill]

Every once in a while I'll have this nightmare where I'm semi-paralysed (I can move very very slowly if I put a lot of effort into it). It used to appear randomly, but now it seems to have started recurring almost every night. I don't think that this is "sleep paralysis", because as soon as I wake up, I can move again. Every time I find myself in this predicament, I try to perform a reality test. The strange thing is that last night when I performed a reality test by trying to look at my bedside clock, it was unplugged in the dream! I didn't remember unplugging it, so that caused me to become lucid, although I was in too much of a panic to calm down and control the dream, so I freaked out until I woke up. When I wake up, my head seems to be very hot. Has anybody had this before? Was my brain actually trying to prevent me from performing a reality check by not letting me see a clock?

[NeAvO]

I used to get that but it wasn't really recurring. In a way you should be happy as it can be classed as a dream sign and help you become lucid. Next time it happens look around and try to see something completely unrealistic to help induce LD's. Or think "If I'm dreaming a cat will appear in the corner." Hope that helps

[shill]

I used to get that but it wasn't really recurring. In a way you should be happy as it can be classed as a dream sign and help you become lucid. Next time it happens look around and try to see something completely unrealistic to help induce LD's. Or think "If I'm dreaming a cat will appear in the corner." Hope that helps [/b] Thanks for the reply. I'll try that, but this particular dream sign seems too frightening to be able to stay in the dream... but I'll try By any chance, do you remember having eaten or having drunk milk just before going to bed when you had these dreams? For the past three days, I've been eating a bowl of cereal or two with milk right before bed.