Thread: Can you describe "dream" pain

Dream pain feels like more of a discomfort to me than a real pain. There is also the fear of the pain, which seems to be there whether I'm lucid or not. Like when the doctor is about to put the needle in your vein to draw blood. You know it is not really going to hurt that much, but you still flinch. It is like the anticipation hurts more than the actual pain.

Then again, I've felt real pain in real life that is so terrible, it is impossible to remember accurately. It is like your mind is not able to hold onto that horrible painful feeling, so you don't form any memories of it.

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

There is also the fear of the pain, which seems to be there whether I'm lucid or not.

Ugh, and that is one crappy way to lose lucidity... to panic in such a situation

Can't remember the last time I felt pain in dreams. I feel soreness a lot when I'm running, it's actually a dream sign for me.

You only feel pain is you stop to focus on it. If there is something more pressing to distract your attention, you won't feel a thing. It's like little kids playing. A kid can hurt himself badly, but if he's having fun at what he's playing, he'll shake it off and jump back in the game. But if his parents make a big deal out of it and draw attention to his injury, he'll start to cry.

The more attention you give something, the more real it becomes. That is true of dreams or real life.

Originally Posted by The Cusp

You only feel pain is you stop to focus on it. If there is something more pressing to distract your attention, you won't feel a thing. It's like little kids playing. A kid can hurt himself badly, but if he's having fun at what he's playing, he'll shake it off and jump back in the game. But if his parents make a big deal out of it and draw attention to his injury, he'll start to cry.

The more attention you give something, the more real it becomes. That is true of dreams or real life.

That makes a lot of sense

Last night i had a really odd dream, were i put my hand on a sea-urchin. Its spikes went right into my fingers. It hurt like hell!! It felt like really painful pins-and-needles. I kept dreaming and i remember pulling the spikes out of my thumb with a pair of pliers. I woke up after this, and the pain dissappeared straight away, lol.

I thought this was slightly scary; as i usually wake up with pain in a dream, and this pain was much worse than anything I've experienced before in a dream!!