Is it normal for a dream to continue whilst awake?

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Last night I had a dream that I was being pursued through a shopping mall by a bunch of thugs wanting to bash me. They were yelling and jeering and chasing me; jumping over obstacles in an attempt to get at me. I was absolutely terrified. I ran and ran until I realized that they were going to corner me, at which point I woke myself up out of the dream.

Awake, I realized I needed to use the bathroom and went to the toilet. In my thoughts, the dream continued, but I wasn't present - it was like me being awake had made me disappear from the dream. I could see in my thoughts the confused thugs as I had suddenly disappeared. They were waiting around the spot where they'd seen me last and I had to sit up in bed till the dream faded out from my thoughts before returning to sleep.

Is this normal, anyone experienced anything similar?

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  • Cuntsiclestick
    9 years ago

    You were probably still half asleep.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      yeah no doubt, but not being present in the dream?

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      • Cuntsiclestick
        9 years ago

        It might seem like a weird part of the dream, but yeah, it's normal.

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  • Short4Words
    9 years ago

    That's some powerful stuff. I remember waking up from a dream trying to sell my mom paintings when I was little. I was awake and conscious enough to see but the dream was still flooding my conscience.

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