A Playful Misconception, A Childhood's Dream

Anyone ever experienced a dream that you just can’t seem to wake up from?

I was very much aware that I was dreaming and yet, tried as I might, I just couldn’t wake up. It felt like something was holding me in the dream state, something uncomfortable and scary – almost like I couldn’t breathe.

And all this while I knew that everything will be alright if I can just wake up. I even tried to scream but was struggling just to work my vocal chords. And each time I successfully made a sound, it’s like I had a muffler on.

I could even see that I was lying in my bed, almost like I had my eyes half open. And all the while my mind was telling me that the dream was referring to a scary story I heard a few months back, about how a friend was held down on his bed while he was wide awake.

My experience, even though a dream, felt so real. But when I finally broke the hold and woke up, I fell back into sleep again without any trouble or hesitation.