Has anyone ever woken up laughing?

This topic was created in the Dreams forum by janexo on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 and has 9 replies.

Why Do People Wake Up Laughing

Waking up laughing can be a sign of positive dreams or subconscious stress relief. It may also indicate a healthy emotional state or a vivid dream recalling process. If it happens frequently or causes concern, consulting a healthcare professional or psychologist can provide clarity.

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@janexo
10 Years

I feel like it may be a form of stress relief, but I have woken up a few times recently laughing or chuckling, softly...not loudly or anything disturbing. I can't remember what I was dreaming about specifically...weird though.

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@boringpyezece
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I had a very... vivid dream on a camping trip once. At the end of the dream, I sat straight up in my sleep and bellowed "throw them all in the fire!" And woke everyone including myself up to that.

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@janexo
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Posted by xXxAliciaXxX
YES. This is so weird. I just Googled and read about this last month after I woke up laughing one night. It's so weird and I feel weird when it happens.

It doesn't happen often, but yes it's happened to me here and there throughout my life. I also read that it might be due to stress.

I am glad I'm not the only one. I can definitely see it being a stress thing in this time in my life. I tend to act out my dreams too when I am stressed...mostly about work. lol

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Posted by boringpyezece
I had a very... vivid dream on a camping trip once. At the end of the dream, I sat straight up in my sleep and bellowed "throw them all in the fire!" And woke everyone including myself up to that.

LOL was there drinking involved? I feel like there might have been....either way...if I heard that out in the woods I'd pee myself.

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Posted by janexo

Posted by boringpyezece
I had a very... vivid dream on a camping trip once. At the end of the dream, I sat straight up in my sleep and bellowed "throw them all in the fire!" And woke everyone including myself up to that.

LOL was there drinking involved? I feel like there might have been....either way...if I heard that out in the woods I'd pee myself.

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The craziest thing; there actually wasn't lolol

But i do remember that dream and everything leading up to it. I was part of a headhunter tribe that lived in the wilderness near our campsite and i was specifically yelling to the other tribe members to throw my friends (who weren't my friends in the dream) into a fire... as part of a human sacrifice ritual.

Of course I lied to my friends and told them that i was repeating something someone in the dream had said, and that it was unrelated to our current situation. pretty sure they wouldn't have been okay with me dreaming about killing them all. I swear i never would actually do something like that. Not unless they forced my hand...

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I do smile and wake up if there was something funny or a feel-good thing in dream...but laugh. I'm not sure.. I do smile and am very happy when its a good dream haha..