Dreaming while sick

**ryman** · 02-02-2013 06:40 PM

So, the past few days I've had a sinus infection that had led to pharyngitis. I've noticed whenever I am sick I have very odd dreams, not that dreams aren't odd to begin with, but they are extraordinarily weird. Last night, I had a dream that the couch in my shed turned into a little pool. Also, a little background info for this one; A few years back when I was 13 to about 16, me and my siblings, mainly my two brothers, all close in age used to get into many fights, verbal and physical. I would always get really mad and yell at my mom or something and punch holes in the wall. So another dream I had last night, I was in this kind of situation and I can recall yelling at my siblings and mom then running up the stairs smashing a few holes in the wall. My mom kept yelling at me, etc. I haven't been angry like that in a long time and I'm wondering if me being sick had played a role in having that dream? Anyone with similar experiences that would like to share? Also, I'd like to throw this in, while napping yesterday, I had a dream that I got into a very long fist fight with a friend, he would be winning for a little bit and then I'd start kicking his ass haha. I think this had to do with the fact that my body is fighting an infection and that my friend in the dream may have been representing the infection. Any opinions on this?

Thanks for reading.

**dutchraptor** · 02-02-2013 06:59 PM

Ya I definitely recognize it, it happens to me a lot too. I don't know the specific reason for it but I like to make the best of it. Usually my dreams when sick are very close to lucidity anyways because they are so unusual and full of emotions.

**ryman** · 02-02-2013 08:19 PM

Yea, I sort of became lucid during one of em, just a slight though of I think I'm dreaming but I just went along with the dream plot. I'll try to use it to my benefit tonight haha.

**Skyblue** · 02-03-2013 02:54 PM

Really? In my experience it mucks up my recall, my dreamscapes are generally less vivid or cohesive when I'm sick and i'm always just on the cusp of awakening. I'm also less aware of my body in my dreams making RC checks more difficult.

**Crow360** · 02-03-2013 04:01 PM

Usually in my sick dreams it has more to do with my symptoms that my dream recall and actual dreamscape. The last time I was sick with a stuffy nose and heat waves I felt like I couldn't breathe and was being baked alive under a street lamp.

**ryman** · 02-03-2013 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Crow360

Usually in my sick dreams it has more to do with my symptoms that my dream recall and actual dreamscape. The last time I was sick with a stuffy nose and heat waves I felt like I couldn't breathe and was being baked alive under a street lamp.

yikes. I've also noticed it changes depending on my symptoms. When I'm sick I tend to fall asleep on my couch so that could also be playing a role, because now that I think of it I tend to have bizarre dreams whenever I fall asleep on the couch

**oliverclay** · 02-04-2013 10:14 AM

Do you think changing the sleeping position will affect your lucid dreams?

**Frobthebuilder** · 02-06-2013 03:54 AM

Ugh. When I'm sick, I get these awful half-awake hallucinations. They're always like this icky tangled ball of everything happening at once. It's pretty terrible. However, when I'm totally asleep all my symptoms go away, so that's pretty nice.

**ryman** · 02-06-2013 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by oliverclay

Do you think changing the sleeping position will affect your lucid dreams?

I haven't noticed any difference in my dreams based on sleeping positions, as long as I'm comfortable I'm good. However, some people dream better in certain positions, My opinion is that its just however you're most comfortable.

**Jayarftw** · 02-11-2013 06:25 AM

I remember having really crazy hallucinations when I had the fever years ago. I still remember my bedroom feeling like it was the size of an airplane hangar, and having giant red exercise balls bouncing around everywhere.