[janiedough]

I just remembered having this really scary dream about 3 weeks ago. It wasn't scary in its content, but in the fact that I did not want to be asleep and knew that I was dreaming.

In the dream, I was laying in bed with my boyfriend who was cuddling me and being sweet. The problem was that I knew this was a dream and that I was sleeping and that the boyfriend in my dream world was an impostor and it scared me. I tried to wake up. When I managed to wake myself up, I was able to see my boyfriend sleeping peacefully beside me (not currently cuddling, though). I was pulled back into sleep shortly after managing to regain consciousness. I was in the same dream with the impostor boyfriend. Since I knew that he wasn't my real boyfriend, this scared me and I wanted to wake up so badly to make sure that I was with my real boyfriend. I kept waking up, but was still in sleep paralysis so I couldn't move and was only slightly awake, and then being pulled back to sleep. This went on for an unbearably long time, and my body hurt more and more and I felt a stronger and stronger feeling of oxygen deprivation until I was able to finally wake up and move. After this I got up and moved around some, hoping to reset whatever dream world was currently in my mind. I also had my boyfriend cuddle me in real life so that I felt safer when I tried to go back to sleep.

I know that this is weird. Has anyone else had this experience? I have been wondering about possibly having narcolepsy, but I haven't discussed it with a doctor yet out of fear of being considered a "hypochondriac" as my mother always called me when I asked questions like these.

[Crazy Hitch]

(((janiedough)))

This is a rather scary dream indeed.

I haven't personally had one quite like this.

I can't say if you have narcolepsy based on what you have written (okay, that and the fact that I wouldn't be qualified to do so).

Sometimes, for me, personally, I have learnt that it does not serve me well to overanalyse certain things.

[janiedough]

I haven't really cared in the past about it much because I felt perfectly fine and healthy as long as I slept enough and got to nap a few times during the day. The only reason I am considering it now is because I am trying to figure out why I keep falling. It is quite frustrating to be honest.

[Thunder Bow]

Anxiety caused those dreams. On some level you fear, you really don't know your boy friend. That he is not what he seems to be. Is he being open with you? In real life??

[janiedough]

I only had that dream once, however I had a similar dream that I only had once when I was a kid that was 100 times scarier. I rarely have bad dreams. Most of the time, my dreams are fun.

About my boyfriend. I think he is being open with me. Three weeks ago, I may have been frustrated that he couldn't make a decision on what his plans were after graduation, which caused me stress because I want to plan for what to do when we are inevitably apart during grad school (We didn't get accepted to the same places, unfortunately). One option involves us being 6 hours apart, the other option involves us being at least a day by car. Since then, we have had long discussions on the topic, and I think he finally made a decision.

I believe we have a very good relationship, and trust him.

[Thunder Bow]

Thus, this dream is about your separatation from him. Thanks for the supporting details.

[janiedough]

Originally Posted by Thunder Bow

Thus, this dream is about your separatation from him. Thanks for the supporting details.

As an update, I think that your original reply was more accurate. I think the real issue was that I sensed that my bf was dealing with something causing him to have lower confidence and slight depression from his own childhood, which we recently discussed in addition to other things. Through our discussion, I feel like we have both developed a better understanding of ourselves.

[Thunder Bow]

Good Work!