I Had a Dream that Scared Me to Death. I am Not Sure it Really Was a Dream

A few nights ago, I had a dream that was like no other dream I have ever had in my life. After thinking about it. I am not so sure it really was a dream. Near the end of the dream, which I thought was never going to happen, I panicked. I will try to make some sense out of this, which will be a challenge.

The Dream That Scared the You-Know-What Out of Me

It started out like a normal dream, but it was, basically, about nothing, I think ???. But I wonder. It made no sense. But most dreams I've had over the years made no sense either. So I just chalked that up to experience.

In other words, I was having a dream. It had no plot, no meaning, no relation to any experiences in my life (or did it?). I was just standing in the middle of no-where and just having a dream.

The dream lasted about 5 minutes. And it's unusual I can say this, because I've never been able to account for the passage of time in a dream.

About half way during the dream, something strange happened. I suddenly realized where I was, and what was happening. This has never happened to me in a dream before.

To put this in it's proper perspective, and to clear up this confusion, I started saying the following things to myself:

I'm having a dream ...

I know what's happening ...

I am fully conscious ...

Eventually, I'm going to wake up from this and come back ...

And then, the panic began.

Oh No! How am I going to get back?

Am I going to be lost in this dream from now on?

Oh My God! Is this the end?

Was It Just a Dream?

I can't help but wonder. This dream broke all the rule from any dream I've ever had in the past.

First, I very seldom remember having a dream until several days, weeks or months later.

Second, I sometimes remember a dream, but don't remember when it happened, or even if it happened.

Third, I've never acknowledge that I am having a dream, right in the middle of my dream.

Fourth, I've never felt consciousness during a dream.

And finally, I've never panicked during a dream, and wondered if I was coming back, or there to stay.

Just one point of clarification: This dream didn't freak me out. It usuallly takes a lot to do this. But it has made me question what was going on?

Was this dream a sneak preview of what dying is really like? Death is not something I have feared over the years for two reason. First, I'm not alone. We're all going to die one day because we have to. Second, there are some people I love who I would like to see again, if that is possible, and one of them is my wife, who I lost to cancer 25 years ago.

I've always been fascinated by the thought of life after death and the afterlife.

It could be that this, so-called, dream was preparing me for it, or educating me about it.

The thought of being lost in a dream is a little spooky. I've never given it any thought, but this experience made me say to myself, "Perhaps I should think about it."

I have no idea of what this experience meant. However, if I can just speculate on it, I can only think of one reason for it:

Be thankful for all you have, because it can all be taken away from you in one moment - Perhaps in a dream!

With this being said, I have to conclude that this dream was a wake up call, no pun intended.

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