Thread: unable to scream

I used to get those dreams all the time. The screaming would only come out as weird noises, and it usually ended up in me waking up.

I get the felling that I also made the noise in real life while i was asleep, even though I have no record of talking in my sleep.

I don't know exactly what causes it, though.. maybe it to "intense" of a noise/action for a dream to handle.

I've had that too, hmmm, I don't know really how to explain it. ThatBacon (haha I like that name ) has a good point. Maybe when you're trying to scream you're trying to make your body, which is asleep, do it too because it's an intense action.

I have had dreams recently that I was trying to hold my breath after exhaling, I believe It was because I was in such a light dream state that I literaly was trying to hold my breath but my parasympathetic nervous system which controls your breathing while you sleep and when you pass out was infact in full function so I could not override that function. I told myself to wake up at that point and as I woke to consciousness I still couldnt hold my breath for just a fraction of a second and witnessed the transition to sympethetic breathing controlled by me. Is that a true possibility? Im new at the web site and had no prior training other than teaching myself. I am a firefighter and believe getting woke up and going to sleep on duty over many years has given me an upper hand. I also in my dream stated to myself I would see color to see if I could. I started seeing all kinds of color controlled by me. I would love to chat with someone professional or with lots of this dream control experience. My e mail is [email protected] Thanks guys.