Can someone explain why I had terrible pains in my dream while getting shot and something else..?

Question

Last night I had a dream that I was laying down and some guy took a gun and shot about 30 continuous bullets in my stomach, but when he was shooting me I felt excruciating physical pain in my stomach and I was slowly dying and "passed out" where I guess I died..but the real question is why did I feel such a high level of pain in my dream?

Also, later in the dream I was so terrified because I was an invisible ghost in my house, and everything seemed so real but I knew it was a dream, because I remember my mind telling me to wake up and I actually tried physically waking up but I couldn't. It was almost like I was trapped in my dream. It seemed as though I was suffocating, and it's like I had a weight on my eyes. Why couldn't I wake up?

Answer 1

I've had nightmares that i've tried to wake up from. I really struggle to shake myself out of them only to realise that I am actually still in them. This only happens when I am taking anti-depressants or trying to wean myself off them though.

Pain in dreams may actually mean that you really did experience pain in your stomach. Perhaps you suffered bad cramping after a heavy meal shortly before going to bed or you may have an ulcer forming. Perhaps you should check it out at a doctors. Don't tell him that you only feel pain in your dreams though, they might send you to the wrong type of hospital. lol.

Answer 2

i've felt pain while dreaming too, but im not sure why there's pain. it's probably just your brain tricking you. also, there's been tons of times when i was asleep and wanted to wake up. to wake myself up, i would concentrate on moving my head, and sometimes the slightest turnings of my neck would wake me up (trust me, it's absolutely not easy to move while sleeping!)