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From: ins_amap@jhunix.UUCP (Mark Aden Poling)
Newsgroups: sci.misc,sci.med
Subject: Re: Dreams as a reaction
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Date: Mon, 8-Dec-86 15:29:33 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  8 15:29:33 1986
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In article <733@dg_rtp.UUCP>, throopw@dg_rtp.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes:
> > Furthermore, I believe that you are not able to
> > move during a dream (assuming that the duration is a fraction of a
> > second or so. I am shakey on the detail here, will experts please
> > comment?).

> (Cites a study showing that cats are partially paralysed during sleep.)
> So, your body is paralyzed in dream-state sleep so that you
> don't thrash around and hurt yourself.
> 

	I've heard basically the same things before, but they don't explain
a recent incident that happened to me.  In a dream I was fighting somebody,
and in the manner of dreams things weren't going so well.  I wasn't being
hurt, but neither was I doing anything much against my antagonist.  In the
dream this was very frustrating, so finally I decided to put everything I had
into one right cross.  The outcome was predictable.  I awoke in great pain,
and now have a nice little scar on one of my nuckles.  Fortunately there was
a board behind the part of wall I hit, so all I had to worry about at the
time was my hand.  However, the incident does create an interesting problem 
in my social life.  The wall-punching dream has only happened once, but
I'm not sure how I'll fell about sleeping with anyone for a while.  As if the
resurgence of American morals wasn't enough :-).

	Be that as it may, does anyone want to have a crack at explaining
why I've got this little scar on my hand?

								mark @ hopkins