Have you ever had a dream where you realized you were dreaming? Or one that was emotional?

[FrodoSkywalker007]

I just had a really emotional dream.

In this dream I was taking the school bus because my car broke down at work (at a school). It was taking me to my hometown where I grew up, past a school I attended as a small child.

While on the bus, I became excited at the prospect of being able to get off the bus and walk to my grandparents house like I did as a child. It would certainly surprise them!

Slowly, it dawns on me that my grandfather passed away a while ago. Still! My grandmother would be surprised! So, I felt encouraged.

After a few strange adventures (dreams don't make sense), like trying to ride a bike out of town, but being forced back. Also, waiting on a kid to go to his dorm room (like it's college?). We eventually made our way close to my drop off.

It started to hit me then. I couldn't return to my grandmothers house. She's passed away. It's no longer her house. My old school is closed. It's no longer my town. I then woke up.

My grandmother passed away a year ago this day. I no longer have connections to the place in the dream. My life is far different. It was strange, and especially on this sad day.

[Chazmatazz269]

When my dreams are very strange, i usually realize that i’m dreaming. I am a lucid dreamer. However, mundane dreams don’t trigger my consciousness. I still occasionally dream about waking up and getting ready for work only to be awakened by my alarm clock telling me it’s time to get up and go to work. 😂😂😂
However, the dream where i had to fight a cannibal witch to the death, i figured it out right away. Go figure!
The last time i had an emotional response to a dream was decades ago. I dreamed that my girlfriend cheated on me. It left a bad feeling in me despite recognizing that it was only a dream.

[Cidknee]

Many of them. One dream, with me being shot at, I thought to myself, if you get shot you won't die. I was shooting back and some fell then I got shot and nothing happened. So I stepped out shooting. Then woke up. I felt I was dreaming.
In other ones I was being attacked by demons. In one particular dream I realized, as I was jerking and thrashing trying to wake up, that they were keeping me asleep some how. So I tried yelling and they had my vocals clamped down. Well I tried harder, I said Jesus Christ and it broke loose and I awoke punching and cussing them.

[Cidknee]

Thats a sad dream you had. But then again, you saw what is gone, once more.

[Emily_griffin]

Oh yes 😌 I’d say I’ve had those vivid, emotional dreams where I somehow knew I was dreaming. The weird part is waking up and still feeling the emotion like it actually happened. ❤️

Those dreams can really mess with your head a little. 😅

[lilBigPotato]

I rarely remember my dreams but I've had this happen but it's usually at the end just before waking up.

[FunkyMonkee]

Yeah, quite often I realize I'm dreaming and tend to not only remember a lot of my dreams in great detail but also relive some of them years later!!

[NathanDavis]

emotional ones... yes

"lucid ones" no... I don't think so

[Paige2006]

Yes I have! Many times!