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Bad dreams.
More recently the normal I have been having bad dreams.. I'll try to explain.
I'll be dreaming of myself dreaming. Except in my dream I am looking at myself sleeping (the surrounding is different though). I know I am dreaming and I try to wake myself up by talking or moving my body or flexing my butt. I don't do this in the dream. And I think I might be doing this in real life but I'm not sure. That's the part that bothers me I don't know if my dream self is doing it or my real self. This morning my mom came in my room (I was dreaming this but it also happened) and I tried to speak and move which I'm not sure if I did or not. But if I did I'm sure I looked like a freak. I don't wake up when I try.. I wake up on my own I guess.
It's scary. Here's another example. I was sleeping and I knew I was sleeping and I wanted to wake up so I tried to open my eyes a lot and I would dream they would open but they wouldn't actually open..
Looking back this has been happening for the longest time but it hasn't gotten scary until now.
I don't know if this makes any sense at all but let me know what you think. Why is this happening? I know dreams are difficult to understand and all but anything?
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I have to agree with the answer about sleep paralysis. This used to happen to me all the time. I was really freaked out by it for quite a while. Once I found out that it is not uncommon, that seemed to help. I'm sure everyone is different, but over time this has stopped happening to me. I don't think there is any real reason for it, though I wouldn't be surprised if stress and/or anxiety are factors.
I vividly remember one time when I kept "waking up" but not actually waking up, just moving into a different part of the dream. At one point, I managed to get up from bed and go to the living room. This was after dreaming I had woken up about 3 times. At this point, I wasn't sure if I was awake or not. So, I decided to write about it. I figured that if my writing was there the next day, I had actually woken up. I was about 15 years old and this somehow made sense to me. I still have what I wrote, and I think writing about it helped me to start getting rid of it. That might be something you can try. Perhaps keep a journal of when it happened, any details you remember, and a little about what you did and felt the day before. You might start to see a pattern that will help you to sleep better.
Also, if you are concerned that you are moving or talking in your sleep, you probably aren't. My sister shared a room with me as I went through this when I was a teen. She never noticed anything odd.
I hope it helps to at least know you are not alone and that it will eventually go away.
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Sounds like you are having some sleep Paralysis. You can check out more about it here on the Wiki link [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
It's hard to say what the dreams mean because although there are tons of theories out there I think it really is unique to every individual what the dreams represent.
It could also be some anxiety type of dream. Usually dreams where you are lacking control and feel fear/panic are anxiety related. Before you go to bed try to do something moderately relaxing like listen to music or read. Also you could try taking some Valerian which is an herb that calms the body.
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