I have really good dream recall and I had a very specific experience. My alarm clock went off in the real world, and I hit "snooze" for 10 minutes. In that 10 minutes, I dreamed that I was on vacation in Oslo (never been there) with an ex of mine. It was nighttime, and we had an early flight home the next day. I was moving my dirty laundry from the washer to the dryer of the "house" we were renting, whatever it was supposed to be in the dream, and we became aware of a commotion outside. We went out and saw that a nearby building was on fire, and fire trucks were spraying water on it. They proceeded also to spray nearby buildings to control embers. As the fire died down, my ex and I noticed the Northern Lights, and we stood out there watching them for a while before going back in to finish packing. I was getting sleepy, so I decided that I'd just get my laundry out of the dryer the next morning and quickly pack it then, and I went to bed (the dream bed). I somehow "slept" in the dream and woke up the next morning to get my laundry packed before my flight. I was shocked to find that the water from the firetrucks the night before had somehow filled the dryer, and I couldn't imagine how I was going to get my soaked clothes onto the plane. It was then that my alarm clock went off again in the real world after the second 10-minute snooze, and I had experienced a full 12 hours in the dream.
Now, I'm not sure this is real time. It's more likely that your brain just skips to the highlights and fills in the time in-between with "feelings" of time passing. After all, I can't remember setting the alarm clock for my flight, or what temperature I put the dryer on, or even whether I brushed my teeth before bed. Nonetheless, that dream time felt REALLY long, as if I'd been on vacation. I still thought the experience was amazing, even if the extra time isn't real.
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