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Originally Posted by VickyJ

Indeed, when you are alseep, and dreaming, you think you are awake, you get the same feelings etc. I still feel pain in my dreams, though apparently thats not possible...but yeah, when you are dreaming, you never think to yourself, I might be dreaming, you just accept that whatever is happening...is happening, if that makes sense.

This could well be a dream.

Look up Astral Projection. You don't have to believe in Astrology or any of that nonsense but the practice itself is entirely real, but incredibly hard to pull off.

Essentially, you try and 'catch' yourself when you fall asleep, so only your body sleeps but your mind stays awake. Think the opposite of sleepwalking. In this state, you can fully, and knowingly, float about the place but most people cant will themselves past the first stage due to fear.

A common tactic is to repeat the phrase ''this is a dream'' before you sleep so that when you DO fall asleep, that is the first thing you think. Best tried when trying to get back to sleep in the morning, as opposed to sleeping for the first time at night.

If it all goes well, you will still be lying there awake, but your body will be buzzing all over [the sensation of your body sleeping, which you normally never realise as your mind sleeps too] and you can 'lift yourself' up and look down on yourself sleeping!