Super Realistic Dreams..?

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Super Realistic Dreams..?

Posted by OddSleephabits85 on January 06, 2005 at 14:48:46:
Hello,
ALL of my dreams are always super realistic or excessively realistic,if this is not the right words than i should say that dreams for me are often more real seeming than reality(i know i am awake because everything is so dull).
I often dream in the third person perspective(vision/sight wise I mean)even if it is me talking in the dream,or at least I remember it that way.
I almost always(about 89% of the time)remember my dreams,and I can feel pain in my dreams as well(i've been told that you generaly are not supposed to),though the latter hasn't always been true,My dreams have been this way since at least 2 years old(I cannot remember much,much further back than that).
However the subject matter of my dreams is seldom realistic(when i wake up i know that stuff can't happen),but the colors,sensations,etc.. are all more realistic in my dreams than in my wakeing hours.
I do sometimes suffer from insomnia(most nights),and perhaps sleep apnea,but other than that I have no sleep disorders I am aware of..
And I do not consume caffine before bedtime nor drink alcohol.
I am basicly wondering if this is normal,or if it is the symptom of something?or maybe the cause?

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