hurting after u wake up

[luv2luvSum1]

Why is it that sometimes you have a dream in which you got hurt in some way and then when you wake up you feel the pain, where ever was it that you hurt yourself ?

[KARL]

I rather think what happens in these cases is that the pain is caused by some form of disturbance during sleep (pressure, impact, cramp, etc.) which is then reflected in a dream. Dreams are supposedly only experienced during relatively light sleep, not during very deep sleep, and so while mildly unconscious we experience dreams based on physical experience (present as well as past) and thoughts (including hopes, fear, fantasy, etc.).

[lucasp]

I'm with Karl, sometimes if you sleep awkwardly you'll dream you're hurting and wake up hurting. For example, if you sleep on your shoulder you may well dream that you have injured your shoulder. The pain your body is feeling is transposed into your sleep. BTW - for good sleep use earplugs especially if at uni with some bloody classical music lover who thinks just because she thinks it's good she can play it as loud as she wants at any time of the day or night. Seriously earplugs do help with sleep - but get a loud alarm!

[luv2luvSum1]

I couldnt sleep with earplugs.. Im so afraid of the dark and I need to hear familar noises at night while trying to sleep. So I usually leave the tv on Nick at Nite, which is all people laughing. THat's the only way I could fall asleep -- Thanks for answering =D

[Careh]

I thinks its more along the lines of your brain thinking you have been hurt, so it reacts as if it had. Until ofc it realises its a dream and stops you.