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Originally Posted by Mort Belfry
I've always enjoyed dreams where I become the vampire, that's a lot of fun. Especially murdering innocents.
But my question is; why do you wake up when you die in a dream? I've had this happen a couple of times. The most recent was when a meteorite fell from the sky and I watched as the slow wave of destruction came closer and closer to me as I stood there expecting to die. I fell over, lying there knowing I was dying and then suddenly I woke up.
Why is this? Is it like the matrix or something?
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Freudian theory gives an answer to that, actually.
In humans there is the life force (libido/physis) and the death force (mortido/thanatos). These forces can be outward facing, or inward facing:
so outward mortido: rage against others/animals/things.
inward mortido: feelings of self unworthiness, inadequacy, even suicidal tendencies.
outward libido: general affection and enthusiasm for people and things
inward libido: sense of well being and joie de vivre.
Then there's the id, ego and superego.
What Freudian theory holds is this: taht in normal life, the superego (seat of morality/learnt social behaviour) holds control over the id (the animal instinct), and the ego is what happens when we balance both as we negotiate life.
but in dreams, everything comes out since the superego is not in power anymore.
So those who dream of being powerful more often than not are those who are feeling frustrated/helpless in their lives. Or that they desire power; or that some outward mortido which they can't show in real life. Catharsis, in other words.
Why you wake up before you die: like those dreams of falling and falling, but you always wake up before you crash into the ground:
because for most humans, the physis force is so great, that
even in the unconscious state, death is inacceptable.
That is why you wake up.
Even in dreams, the animal instinct is for life.
It rejects death completely and utterly.
One who, in a falling dream, can die, is one who has given up on life.