Hi everyone. This is my first post on this forum. I used to have a lot of lucid dreams when I was younger so I'm not totally new at it. Now though they rarely come naturaly so I decided to sign up to this forum and learn more about them. Anyway I'll get on with the post.

I had a dream once where I was being shown around a mental hospital. I was with a group of people (maybe my school mates, not sure) being led by a doctor. All of a sudden the lights went out and I could feel everyone around me had dissapered. By this piont I knew I was dreaming but had no control. I tried to turn the lights back on by thinking but had no luck. Then I cloud see again, the light was still dim but bright enough to make out the figure stood in front of me. One of the patients must have escaped! He had long, untammed hair and a long nose. He looked in his early 20's. I distinctly remember his insane eyeslooking straight at me. He also had this menacing grin. I found out why when he put his foot in the air (he was sat on the floor) to show 4 knives inbetween his toes. I started panicking and tried to wake up but it wouldn't work. It was like it was real. I tried to close my eyes and change the dream but I could still feel that I was in the hospital and knew he was infront of me. I looked around to run but I was backed to a corner. Somehow I got the impression that he was good at throwing knives. I looked down and saw a knife on the floor. I picked it up and stared towards the man, trying to anticipate when he would attack. I knew this was my only chance so I just threw it at him as hard as I could. He caught it effortlessly with his other foot. I knew it wasn't real but at the time that wasn't helping. With nothing else I could do I just serrendered and closed my eyes. I kept waiting but he never threw it and eventualy I woke up... scared.

So there it is. I wish I could have got away from him because it was so real and I was stuck so I didn't have to worry about waking up too soon. Has anyone else ever been stuck in a dream? And if so do you know what causes it? I look forward to reading your replys and possibly similar experiences.

Bye for now!