Is it possible to feel emotions and even physical pain or pleasure during a dream?

Question

Hey guys, sometimes when I dream, although a lot of the time I cannot remember my dream perfectly, I do remember some very real physical feelings.

In one particularly disturbing dream, I felt a very tight knot in my stomach. Am I just imagining things?

Answer 1

i wake up crying somtimes, or startle myself by laughing.

though when i hurt, and i wake up, i feel a dull ache in that spot, which is just my brain still sleeping, and telling me i hurt there.

i love waking up laughing its funny xD

Answer 2

i have the kind of feeling to like if i have a mellow or a pleasurable dream i feel weird for the day like  memories of loved ones or something like that it is totally normal

Answer 3

The physical sensations you feel are not real, because those actual nerves are not being stimulated, however, your emotions are a combination of what you think, how you behave and your body's response, so technically you can get emotional about a dream AFTER you wake up.

Answer 4

Yep, it's possible. Contrary to popular belief, sleep is not a state of unconsciousness, but an altered state of consciousness. The neocortex doesn't magically shut down; pain reception is still possible. Emotions are also still there during a dream. Anxiety, anger, and elation are all very common emotions during dreaming.

Answer 5

No, you aren't imagining things.  That sort of stuff happens to everyone.

Sometimes when I have dreams that I'm in pain I wake up hurting in that exact spot.

I also experience emotional pain and occasionally happiness.  It all has to do with the brain because dreams, pain, and emotions are all products of it.