Stopped Breathing...Scary Dream???

Question

I had a scary dream where I woke up and got out of bed. I started cleaning underneath the bed and then I heard the baby cry and picked her up and started walking out of the room. As soon as I left the doorway I suddenly felt extreme terror. My boyfriend looked back at me and asked me what was wrong and I started screaming but was lost so far down inside myself that I couldn't get it out and then my body fell to the floor lifeless. My boyfriend said I woke up violently jerking and gasping for air as I must have stopped breathing. This was really scary and seemed so real. Anyone with a similar experience or know what this might mean or be?

Answer 1

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode, lasts long enough so that one or more breaths are missed. If that was the problem, that was reason enough for the dream, tho your reaction was dramatic.

I hope this message counts as reassurance; it's a common sleep problem, so you aren't unique that way.

Answer 2

mean that something in your house is not nice that want to kill you, i guess