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Why can't we walk in dreams sometimes?

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I'm going to interpret this as the dreamer is unable to walk (or run), as if they are “stuck”, or somehow otherwise inhibited by an unidentifiable force. I apologize if that's not what was meant by the question, but this may help for future reference, as it comes up often enough. read more

We do walk in our dreams and often pleasantly so. Perhaps this has not been your experience yet. We also walk and talk in our sleep and scare the heck out of anyone near us. read more

Often, when we dream we act out what we are doing. If you run, your legs will move fast and that will wake you up. I have had that problem with fighting in my dreams, I can't throw a decent punch. The things we experience in our dreams are things we have experienced while awake, if you've never really died you can't dream it. read more

We may be dreaming that we are being chased and we can't run fast enough to get away. This is the subconscious processing fears or anxieties that we may not be fully aware of in our waking state. Sometimes we can wake up in REM sleep and it can cause unpleasant hallucinations. read more

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