Not everything that happens to us in dreams has a meaning, but an explanation. This is the case of dreaming that you cannot wake up, an experience that is not a dream as such, but an imbalance in the sleep and vigil process. We analyze sleep paralysis in our dream dictionary.
Why do you dream that you can’t wake up
It may have once happened to you, that you are hearing voices or seeing surreal images and you want to wake up but you can’t. You can’t move, you can’t talk or you don’t know if you’re really asleep or wake up. You do not have to look for an interpretation to this dream because it is not a dream, but it is normal for you to want an explanation.
The explanation to this experience that can become a nightmare finds it in that thin line that separates the dream from the vigil. Generally, body and mind fall asleep and wake up at the same time, but sometimes the mind wakes up a few seconds before the body or vice versa. And that leads you to think that you are dreaming, that you want to wake up and you can’t do it.
This is also the explanation of many paranormal dreams that people claim to have had while they slept. And it is that during the dream many more things can happen than simple dreams, yes, all of them with a scientific explanation that moves a lot away from the supernatural or miraculous.
It is possible that this explanation does not take away the fear and anguish you feel when this sleep paralysis occurs, but at least when you wake up you will not think that you have visited the aliens or that evil spirits swarm through your bedroom. However, if that feeling of wanting to wake up and not being able to become recurring, you must consult with a specialist because you may be having some sleep disorder.
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