Quote Originally Posted by PolicemanFox View Post
I believe that one effective way to wake from a dream is to just lay down and shut your eyes, were you unable to somehow calm yourself and withdraw your participation?
In my dream, I did actually lie down and I also fainted. I woke IRL and then fell back to sleep where the darn dream picked right back up. What I'm curious about is 'why' this occurs. It felt as if my brain just wouldn't shut down - like I wasn't really in REM and therefore, when I did wake, I was exhausted!