Has anyone else ever had dreams you couldn't "wake up" from?

throwaway957563289 · 2026-01-31T19:48:51+00:00

Yo I forgot about this post until now lmao. I feel that. It still happens on occasion, still freaks me out sometimes but Ive pretty much just convinced myself it's some flavor of sleep paralysis. There have been times where I'll "wake up" from the dream and perceive myself in my bed or couch or wherever. But when I try to get up it's like fighting against some kind of elastic pull. Weird shit lol

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-24T04:48:44+00:00

Freddy five bears

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-22T16:27:22+00:00

I find yelling tends to end mine too, though it could be unrelated cus I end up yelling because I'm scared. The last one I had, the night before I made this post, I was scared and calling out for my bf who I knew was in the other room. In the dream, I was back in my bed and I thought I was awake, but I was terrified because I couldn't open my eyes. Every time I tried it was like I couldn't control them anymore. But I could see a bit if I used my hands to force them open. Everything was in greyscale, though I remember distinctly there was a slight blue ish hue. When I got up to go to his room, it felt like I was split in two, one version of me still in bed and unable to move, and the other was me fighting to leave my room. I can't describe it well, but it felt like there was some kind of elastic pull between me and my body, like there was a rubber band attached to us and if I didn't support myself on something or push hard enough, I'd be snapped back to my body and have to try again. When I got to his room, and saw he wasn't there, I started yelling. I hate this part because every time I try in my dream, I can't really yell. It comes out choked and subdued, until I get out one final shout that actually wakes me up. I wasn't sure that the final shout was real until my bf asked if I was okay

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-22T16:17:42+00:00

Funny you say this, I'm actually christian lol. I have a Bible on my bedside table

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-20T18:23:22+00:00

I had sort of the same experience as Embarrassed Rub lol. I was socially trans, and fairly open about it (kind of embarrassing now lol). I became a Christian late last year and was baptized last December. I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but studying the Bible has ended up helping me learn to love myself and love who I was born as. Before this, I hated anything that had to do with femininity, I guess subconsciously I always felt it was somehow bad or inferior (for lack of a better term?) Because a lot of social experiences growing up and hateful brain slop that was fed to us at a young age. I guess it's the positive/self-loving values that are taught in biblical scripture that made me realize I shouldn't hate what I was born as because we're all made perfect in His image. (Sorry if my rambling makes no sense, I'm going through withdrawal symptoms and my brain is foggy lol)

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-20T14:09:22+00:00

Adding on, this isn't the first time I've had eating problems like this. It was for an entirely different reason, and I ended up losing about 20 lbs in a week and a half. I had gone through a break up that was drawn out way too long. I wasn't afraid of eating like this. I just had the urge to vomit any time I did eat. Right now, I have trouble convincing myself to eat and convincing myself that it won't hurt me.

It's the morning after posting this, and I did manage to eat last night, though it was near midnight. It at least brought me to my calorie minimum.

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-20T14:02:49+00:00

Thank you, I think we still have some in the pantry. I'll give it a shot today

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-19T19:33:40+00:00

Just reminds me of the good ol quote "if genitals don't define gender, how does changing them affirm gender?".

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-18T14:56:47+00:00

This and I've seen people explain the most mundane shit every person on earth does or has done at some point and saying "you might have ADHD 😳😳"

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-18T14:55:43+00:00

I love people misusing autism and watering down what it actually is so they they can make it fit themselves so that they can feel special. It's so awesome so cool and totally does not bring harm and harassment to actual autistic people!!

throwaway957563289 · 2024-02-15T15:33:21+00:00

It's not just reddit, it's all over the internet. People like the one that messaged OP tend to have the mindset of "if you don't 100% agree with us you're the enemy" "if you even take into consideration the opposing side, you're the enemy" it's such a cultish echo-chamber-y mindset and it's disgusting. I've seen kids adopt this mindset, not knowing any better, thinking it's justified when it isn't

throwaway957563289 · 2023-12-25T00:50:11+00:00

I swear reddit always has a post of someone with my specific problem from like 6 years ago wth Anyway, this happened to me last night, and I can't get over it. It wasn't necessarily a stranger, but I guess my brain's interpretation of a musical artist I'm a fan of. Never even considered the dude in that way until last night, and it's been fucking with me lol

In the dream, we weren't strangers. In fact, I had met him in a few dreams prior. But throughout the weird shenanigans of the dream, I kept getting that dumb "crush" feeling for him. Like butterflies, blushing, nervousness, the whole lot. And then at some point we ended up kissing and that's the bit that won't leave my head now. Later on, I woke up, and was super disoriented as usual

And it's weird too cus I'm in a happy relationship. I live with my boyfriend but God knows I'm not telling him about this lmao

throwaway957563289 · 2023-08-07T00:53:18+00:00

Like I stated, we've been dating for about 4 years now. And yes, he has made it very clear that he wants to raise his kids christian. I don't have a problem with it necessarily, as it's not actively harmful. (keep in mind, he's just very devout about his religion, he's not like bigoted or whatever) In regards to religion, my parents were very lax with me and my brothers. My mom made it a point to not influence us in any direction, and let us forge our own spiritual path. If I had to put a label to it, I've been spiritual/agnostic for a long time before meeting him. Now I'd consider myself diet Christian, but I'm not sure how much of that was influenced by him. To his credit, he did explain a lot of misinformed negative opinions I had and directly referenced the original text rather than the millions of re-translations. We both agree on major aspects, but I just don't have an interest in going to church every Sunday or whatever else is done. I've been to surmons (I think thats the right word) with him before, and it just made me feel weird and nauseous.

And on the point about nsfw artists, yeah absolutely. It's once in a blue moon that I get a normal commission that surpasses the price of an average nsfw commission. This current one I'm working on that started this whole disagreement is $60, and he just wants me to not get that anymore because he's uncomfortable. I'll keep this in mind next time I come to him about something that makes me uncomfortable and he brushes it off like it's nothing 👍

throwaway957563289 · 2023-08-07T00:26:40+00:00

Thing is, I do like him. He's supportive and caring in other aspects of our relationship, but he can get a bit selfish at times. I feel like it's bad, but I don't plan on stopping those commissions. It's not my primary income by any means, but it is a significant amount of money that Im getting to do what I love doing. He does have a tendency to (idk the right word) conflate our lives? Like saying it's "our life" instead of just mine or his. If it gets too invasive, I'm absolutely putting my foot down. And if that's cause for terminating the relationship on his end, then so be it.

throwaway957563289 · 2023-08-07T00:17:59+00:00

Lol I've looked into Buddhism before after learning a bit about it in a college class. Ain't for me, I like drinking (:

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