Is it normal that i have dreams where i know i am in a dream?

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I always have these dreams, where I know I'm dreaming and I can control my dream. I don't know if this is normal, but for example, I had a dream where I was in a shopping mall and then I realised I was in a dream, so I could just go around punching people in the face, but even in my dream that would be way to heartless, so I went to punch a little boy, but then just ruffled up his hair instead. Then the police burst in and we all had to run away as they had guns and were shooting people, and the mall was like a big playground. I still ran, although I knew I was dreaming. I went down a huge spiral slide that did not stop spiralling and I suddenly woke up sweating and feeling really dizzy. Is this normal?

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  • Ellenna
    8 years ago

    I've woken myself up out of scary dreams by realising it's a dream and telling myself to wake up

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  • green_boogers
    8 years ago

    That's called "lucid dreaming". I used to be able to do it too. There are lots of articles on the internet about lucid dreaming.

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  • RBG250
    7 years ago

    It's a fairly common phenomena but not everyone will have them.

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  • Ubername
    8 years ago

    Yes recently I've been having a lot of nightmares and even though I realized it was a dream (I thought I was drowning in a storm) I still was panicking. Woke up with everything normal except me sweating and breathing really hard.

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  • Eric118
    8 years ago

    It happens but very rarely and have different reactions on different people. When it happens to me and I realize I am dreaming, my dream switches to a different dream and I forget that I am dreaming. In one dream I was dreaming I was at a bar, then realized it was a dream and the dream switched to me running from a moving tree trying to catch me and I forgot I was dreaming until I woke up. some say they can control their dreams when they realize they are dreaming while other wakes up when they realize, it never happened to me I think...

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  • Catch-a-ride
    8 years ago

    Nice one, I have to meditate and be relaxed to lucid dream. It's good revisiting old memories. Totally normal too.

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    I tend to fly a lot in my dreams.

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  • 53739
    8 years ago

    For some reason my dream always ends after I realize it's just a dream

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  • Lesbianus_Prime
    8 years ago

    That's really cool actually. They say gamers can control their dreams more easily but I've only done it a couple of times.

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    • Anonom36ay
      8 years ago

      Cool, I dont play video games that often, but it's an awesome fact.

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  • iH8
    8 years ago

    I have those dreams sometimes too. Once I realize I'm dreaming, I invariably decide to find a girl to eat her pussy. I always wake up just before I get to. Very, very frustrating.

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