Thread: Trouble separating from reality

Hey there. I've come to the site a bunch but never the forums before, thought this would be a good place to get an answer to my question.

The past three nights I have not been falling asleep but have been having short dreams at the end of each night while still awake as far as I can tell. I experience all of my senses in both the dream and my waking life. For example, last night I could feel myself riding on my roller skates while still feeling myself curled up in bed. I told this to one of my friends with normal sleeping patterns and he said he has experienced the same thing infrequently in the past. Can anyone explain how or why it happens?

P.S. Don't worry about my sleeping patterns, though they make it difficult for me to lucid dream, they aren't negatively affecting my health.