Hi I’m sort of new to this site. I just want to share something with you and hopefully someone can explain it for me.

I am able to force myself to wake up during a dream and have for a few years now. I do this automatically when I see something disturbing and therefore realise I am dreaming. I do it by thinking about my real body and trying to open my eyes. This is really hard as my eye lids feel really heavy – in fact my whole body does. I then enter this weird sort of phase where I can’t really move and sometimes feel short of breath and I need to try really hard to open my eyes and jerk myself awake.

Also, I have tried a couple of times to relax during this state and fall asleep again but it feels really horrible – like there is a huge weight on my chest and I hear strange noises and can’t breathe very easily.

Has anyone experienced something simular/know what this means. I am really curious.