One of the great things about lucid dreaming is that, if you're completely aware that you're dreaming, fear is eliminated. You know that nothing can hurt you because nothing is real.

However, this isn't the case for me when it comes to pain. I don't know whether this is normal or not, but I feel physical pain in dreams. If I fall 10 stories, for example, my mind will create the physical sensation of pain upon impact, both in regular dreams and in lucid dreams. Not always (sometimes there will be no pain) but often enough.

Because of this, even in lucid dreams, I sometimes find myself afraid to do things. A few years ago I had a lucid sex dream which was great until the actual sex which hurt in the dream more than anything I've ever experienced, like my insides were being ripped open, and I had to wake myself up. Since then I've been afraid to even try having sex in dreams even though I'd like to. I'm afraid to do regular LDing things like flying because I'm afraid I won't be able to maintain it and will fall and it will hurt a lot.

The fear is real because the pain to me is real, so I really don't know how to overcome it. It's not like the issue can be fixed by realizing nothing can hurt me, because I already do. Does anyone else experience this, or have any advice?