Have you ever had a dream in which you were someplace else and upon waking were astonished to be in your own bed? I was thinking about this and can recall experiencing this feeling several times over the years, but have never spoken about it to anyone else (SEE, this class is good for something after all! just kidding Professor!).
Most often the dream would work like this: I'd be dreaming as if I were in waking life and would be doing routine things and then would wake up all of a sudden and be shocked to be at home and in bed. I've never really thought about this much, until now, but this could have been a great topic for someone to have investigated in their research paper. I guess it could be termed as being "spatial displacement sensation upon waking syndrome" or something along those convoluted lines. All kidding aside though, has anyone else ever experienced this kind of dream before?
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Yes, I've had dreams like that, but not in a while. I do remember being jarred upon waking cause the dream felt so real. Lucid dreaming came to mind even though this doesn't qualify. Maybe the abrupt changes in "reality" made me think of that.
I'd also be interested to see if anyone else has experienced this.
Posted by Sonomas | March 26, 2007 6:36 PM
Posted on March 26, 2007 18:36
My experience is related, but a little different, and probably more common. The past two summers I've spent traveling, and have been away from my home here in Queens for months. In both instances, I would constantly forget while I was dreaming that I was away from home and wake up shocked to find myself in unfamiliar surroundings, until I could clear my head enough to realize where I was, even though I had been sleeping in the same place sometimes for over a month.
Posted by Mr. Mxylplyx | March 26, 2007 11:49 PM
Posted on March 26, 2007 23:49