m not sure we have the same understanding of vivid dreams, but I suggest you take a look at Lucid Dreaming which is about taking control of vivid dreams. There is a lot on the web on this subject.
I think it is next to impossible for one to bite him/herself while sleeping, that is contrary to the accepted "fact" that we all go into a physical paralysis when asleep, to prevent that sort of thing - so we don't turn crazy dreaming into self violence.
Medication can, at times, bring about nightmares and the user would no doubt jump up in a sweat, panicing and the likes. My doubt is the stage of sleep. i think you are more experiecning lucid dreams. they are the type that seem so real, that when we wake up, it takes a few minutes for us to cop onto the fact that it was just a dream. If you were dreaming dogs were attacking you in a lucid dream or anything with pain, you would really think you are feeling that pain.
This is called a Lucid Night terror. Lucid night terrors are merely hallucinations that happen when you wake up from a deep sleep, but you have not regained full consciousness. More people than you'd think suffer from lucid dreaming, and though it can be quite frightening it seems very real. Some people even claim things actually happened when it was merely a lucid dream. Do not worry... Everything is okay! However if they get too bad, I'd talk with a doctor.
Given your description it sounds to me like you have achieved lucid dreaming, that is you know you are asleep. See Lucid Dreaming I recommend the book by Stephen DeBerges (I think that is the name) he's with Stanford University.
The options you seem to have it to engage the dreams with you conscious mind, first make sure you are dreaming - DeBerges gives some ideas on how to test without taking unnecessary risks. The other option, I have taken, is wake myself up.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the head is the confluence of all the Yang meridians and acts as the house of lucid Yang. The essence and blood of five Zang-organs and the lucid Yang-qi of six Fu-organs ascend to the head. Therefore, normal circulation of sufficient Qi and blood in meridians is the guarantee for keeping a clear head. Invasion of the six exogenous pathogens or blockage by phlegm and blood stasis can give rise to headache likewise.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the head is the confluence of all the Yang meridians and acts as the house of lucid Yang. The essence and blood of five Zang-organs and the lucid Yang-qi of six Fu-organs ascend to the head. Therefore, normal circulation of sufficient Qi and blood in meridians is the guarantee for keeping a clear head. Invasion of the six exogenous pathogens or blockage by phlegm and blood stasis can give rise to headache likewise.
For me it typically happens when I am in a deep sleep and the dream turns into a lucid one. Lucid dreams are like being conscious in your sleep. It is hard when it is a nightmare but great when it is a good dream. Last night I had a stressful nightmare and I woke this morning on the edge and panicky.
27 am and i cant sleep. This happens a lot and probably every night when i do not have a lucid dream where i can control exactly what happens. I cant sleep because im so awake. Im so awake because it feels as though a million people are speaking to me very quickly. This can be anything such as talking about my friends hamster, chatting to my history teacher about my 12 page essay that i am convinced will get a C for or having an argument with a whole police force.
I really feel sick saying this but I feel like in a sorta dreamlike state where I am half lucid half not..I masturbate like for hours & I flas & masturbate in public places..then afterwards..I eventually calm down but still don't feel right & I remember going through old photo's last night..I don't get it coz I am aware but not..can anyone understand this??
For the past year I have been experiencing sleep paralysis on a daily basis. Every time this happens I feel my whole brain buzzing like there is electricity flowing through it and it pulses slowly as more and more pain starts to accumulate. It gets to be so painful it feels like my brain is about to implode and no matter what I do I always feel extreme pain. I hear myself telling myself to wake up before the pain gets unbearable but it doesn't work most of the time.
I get sleep paralysis at least 3 times a week since I was around 10, but I taught myself to not panic and return to sleep. You can actually teach yourself to lucid dream when this happens.
, you were dreaming you were awake, or your conscious mind became active in parallel with dreaming - you were Lucid Dreaming. If that is the case you are just one step away from taking conscious control of you dream - look up Lucid Dreaming on the web, in particular I like the work by Stephen LaBarge (not sure of the last name) of Stanford U.
No idea, happens to me alot, but it is right at that threshold where you can lucid dream, give it a try, you can do or be anything you want.
In a dream, and I think this is an extension of a dream, one can try to resolve mental conflicts/concerns by first recognizing they are dreaming, then engaging the dream. Here you know you are awake, check on that - see Lucid Dreaming on the web (I like a book by Stephan DeBerges - think that the name, Stanford U) to see how to determine if you are dreaming or awake. Be sure you are dreaming before you take any physical risks.
ll mark your post so I can follow along and see if you get any help I can use.. that said you may want to look into Lucid Dreaming, a strategy to deal with dreaming and it sounds like you are already in a near lucid state. Dr. Stephen Laberge (not sure on the spelling of the last name) of Stanford University in the USA wrote a book on Lucid Dreaming I found very interesting. I have not been able to accomplish a lucid dream yet, but then I haven't tried real hard.
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