Screaming and talking during sleep.

So, I've recently started school and have two roommates. They both said I screamed in the middle of the night at about 2am but I don't remember a thing. It was loud enough to wake them up, but I slept through it. This was three nights ago. Then the day after that one, I took a nap in the middle of the afternoon and do remember screaming just as I was about to fall asleep. Then last night, my entire bed started vibrating and I forced myself awake. It wasn't an earthquake or loud music that was causing the shaking. Am I getting closer to having my first lucid?

Sleep talking can be caused by a variety of things but if it's consistent, it could be REM behavior disorder. Or, if you're medications or other substances, maybe that's the cause?

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Originally Posted by DragonSword

Then last night, my entire bed started vibrating and I forced myself awake.

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That was your first lucid dream! You can't force yourself awake unless you're aware you're dreaming.

as dolphin said, CONGRATS on your first lucid. Talking during your sleep is sometimes a by product of well.... sleeping. Some of my most vivid and entertaining lucids has had me yell and I mean YELL out during my sleep. Like when I started and had a gladiatorial arena dream I yelled "Next," and everyone in the room heard lol.

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That was your first lucid dream! You can't force yourself awake unless you're aware you're dreaming.

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That depends. It's quite possible (if rare) to accidentally fall asleep still conscious and have hypnagogic hallucinations similar to that. In that case, it's not a dream. In most cases, though, it is a dream.

Uhm... I have a couple questions about this, too.

You see, my third lucid ended as I heard myself from outside the dream. Or that's what I think, because just before that I was hoping to not be actually talking on my bed, so maybe I talked, or maybe I just had that sensation.

Today I had my fourth. I did not want to yell or something, so I tried to cast a fireball in a hushed tone. As I was too worried about talking out loud during sleep, I didn't succeed. I felt so inhibited, and I'd like to actually be able to cast my dream-magic yelling as much as I want, without risking yelling with my real voice.

So, my questions are: How frequent is that, talking in lucid dreams, as Nhuc relates? Is there a way to avoid doing it?

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my entire bed started vibrating. Am I getting closer to having my first lucid?

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Yes! You are!. I cannot remember a single wake induced lucid dream of mine that has not had that characteristic shaking/vibrating/spinning sensation. Very often this will happen also, when you awaken from a dream partially, but not fully (and can re enter with awareness!). Don't get me wrong it can be very frightening and more than once I too have forced myself awake. The very definition of what you experienced is the "in between land"...just entering REM but not quite there, still some awareness of physical body.

Keep experimenting, enjoy the ride. Remember that each of us is different too. But all of these point to great lucid potential.

Also, I scream frequently in my dreams, sometimes for no reason.

*Does a watch reality check*