As for dreaming about someone you know but it being someone else, I've had that too. Or it will actually be someone you know but then their appearance changes?
It can be both to be honest, it's always struck me as a bit odd, I can remember dreaming like that since I was really young and it used to bother me a bit!
I remember when I was a teenager I woke up once and couldn't move, it was like I was paralysed, I couldn't even move my eyes or call out for help. I don't know how long it lasted but it must have just been a couple of minutes, even if it felt a lot longer. I saw a TV programme once that I think explained it, that the body puts itself in a kind of auto-paralysis during dreaming sleep so that you don't just get up and run around and literally act out your dreams. Occassionally we can wake up "too early" (though it's quite rare) and are concious whilst the body comes out of this state. Very freaky experience!
On another subject, do you ever dream anything totally boring? I dreamt I was cutting my toe-nails the other day, I woke up and thought "what a waste of time!".
And do you remember dreams from when you were really little? I still remember quite a few from when I was maybe as young as 6!
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