Thread: "Half dreams" when sick?

People do end up with altered states of consciousness when really sick. High fevers especially can result in "waking dreams" in which people have delusions. I had this happen once as a result of an asthma attack, which may sound strange, but I've had asthma make me very physically sick a few times (minus the fever of course). I thought that I was Morgain from The Mists of Avalon, which I was reading at the time, and that the fairy queen was punishing me

But I don't see how you'd get a lucid dream from this. If you're that sick and having trouble thinking clearly while awake, how are you going to think more clearly than you normally would in your dreams?

Of course the unusual sleep patterns and excessive sleep that you get while sick could cause a lucid.

But I don't see how you'd get a lucid dream from this. If you're that sick and having trouble thinking clearly while awake, how are you going to think more clearly than you normally would in your dreams?

Of course the unusual sleep patterns and excessive sleep that you get while sick could cause a lucid.

I thought so. I was pretty much awake, just unable to think at all. XD

I've had this happen to me before when sick, and it has happened to some of my friends, too. I've actually had similar thoughts pop up in the middle of the night when I can't sleep after doing something repetitive all day.

when i am sick, sometimes its hard to remember wether i was dreaming or if i was awake, and would believe what was happening in the dream was true up to 4 minutes after awakening

it happens to me also if I am sick or really stressed. you literally gotta slap yourself silly to make it stop!

dont let it happen though while you are going to sleep, else you'll never fall asleep but instead stay in this limbo of nonsense thoughts

This almost always happens to me when I have the luxury of taking my time waking up, in my own bed. In fact I was just talking to Flavour of Night about this in chat.

It's happened to me before as well, though not when I was sick. (Normally it involves books... I read too much.)

The first time I had been reading a book called The Abarat by Clive Barker. The antagonist, Prince Carrion was in love with the main character. Well, I woke up in the middle of the night convinced that I was the main character from the book and I was having a conversation (in my head, I think) with Carrion. In some far corner of my mind I knew I was awake, but for the most part I believed it was really happening.

Another time I had stayed up all night reading, then went to sleep for 20 minutes. When I got back up I was just sitting there totally thinking I was Aly from Trickster's Choice and stratagizing about our plans for the Raka uprising. In my mind I was sitting at this large round table having a meeting with my fellow conspirators. It took my about 5 minutes to force myself to come to my senses.

This is normal. I have it when I wake up in the middle of the night by some kind of ache, too. And btw being sick helps in lucids, probably cuz your body is too tired to react.