Thread: Reality and Dream join together

heh sounds somewhat scary. If that happend to me, i owudl be in psycho reality testing mode all day hehe.

I would say "false awakening". They can seem awfully real, especially if the ensuing dream is short, like yours was. If you'd really raised your head, it would surely have woken you up (unless you're prone to sleepwalking).

I had a similar experience last night. In my dream I was seeing a particular shape which I later realised was a shadow being cast on the wall in my room. I actually came to while still paralyzed, I had my eyes open and was able to see around the room (not move), while still experiencing elements of the dream. Although knowing the exact position I was sleeping in, I felt like I was moving my dream arms, but naturally I couldn't see them as they were physically by my sides and this was even visible to me. My paralysis eventually faded and I became fully awake. The shadow on the wall was still there.

Has anybody else experienced anything like this, or is it common? I've come to the conclusion that I must have had my eyes open for quite a long time whilst dreaming, as the shape of the shadow was distinct and in my actual dream (which was not short) it was very prominent. Also, it wasn't simply a quick glimpse of it that I had caught - I was staring at it for some time in the actual dream (to tell the truth I was having a conversation with it), and when the dream faded and I realised my eyes were open I was still staring at it while paralyzed.