dream walking

Nocturnal mental wandering

Dream walking is moving about while asleep, another term for sleepwalking or somnambulism.

In fantasy and supernatural contexts, dream walking refers to the purported ability to enter or manipulate another person's dreams: The shaman was said to dream walk into the minds of the sick.

The concept appears frequently in fiction, video games, and paranormal beliefs.

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vision · trance · realm · consciousness · floating · ethereal · projection · subconscious · altered state · wandering · spirit · phantom · liminal · somnambulism · sleep paralysis · otherworldly · journey · reverie

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Regaining consciousness from sleep

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Realistic and practical mindset

waking life · physical presence · mindfulness · clear-headed · sharp focus

sleep quality

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Persistent inability to rest

sleeplessness · deep sleep · dreamless sleep · tossing and turning · lying awake

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