Is it normal to not be able to hit anybody in your dreams?

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Every damn time I get angry in a dream and want to hit somebody it feels like there is some magical force holding me back. Is it this my body's way of making it so I don't hit anybody in my sleep, or what? It's literally every time. If I try to punch, kick, scream, poke, prod, etc I can't do it. Just not at all. It's really frustrating when you're really angry in a dream and you can't hit them in your dream, or in real life when you see them!

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  • Bl0ndieBabexx
    12 years ago

    yeah its normal. i think that when you try and kick some one, your body kinda stops you from doing it in real life? next time instead of actually trying to hit or kick them, imagine kicking them cause it might work. works for me when i tried to scream for my boyfriend in a nightmare and all that came out was "Bleughrnsnehsns" so then i imagined calling his name and it came out right.

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  • Darkoil
    12 years ago

    It's because parts of the motor cortex are inhibited during sleep. Running, punching, shouting and jumping are a few things that seem really hard to do while dreaming.

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    Yeag this happens to me too. I even tried screaming as hard as I could but nothing was happening

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    • karmasAbich
      12 years ago

      Fuck!! I meant yeah*

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  • Skittleses
    12 years ago

    Well it is for some. I'd say if you aren't anti-dream-readings, look into it there. But yeah, happens to me too.

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  • phoebe8
    12 years ago

    I have dreams like that a lot

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  • suckonthis9
    12 years ago

    We use dreams to resolve problems in our real life.
    You are trying to cope with violent tendencies inherent in all of us.

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