TIFU by freaking out about a cute kitten in a dream

Submitted by Pantera_Atrox t3_z2knzg in tifu

TL;DR: dreamed a kitten was on my bed, sleep screamed, threw myself out of bed, crashing my beside table, laptop and TV. Was awakened by the sound of my screams and crashing through the table onto the floor.

This actually just happened a few minutes ago. I've always had very vivid, very lifelike dreams, that I totally think are real life until I wake up. This isn't even the first time I've thrown myself out of bed while asleep in, response to a dream.

I sleep alone, surrounded by many pillows. I don't own any animals. In the dream, I'm laying in bed with the light on and suddenly a very cute kitten, about 6-8 weeks old climbs up the other side pillows between me and the wall and starts slowly, coming towards me. But since I don't own any animals, I have no idea where this cat came from and its sudden appearance so close to me causes me to freak out. I start screaming, like something from a meme video, and try to retreat. I wake up from a combination of the sound from my own screams and the violent crash. I'm on the floor. My bedside table is destroyed, with my laptop being under the rubble. My bedroom TV is knocked over. There's a chunk of skin taken from my hand (but not much bleeding) and my entire arm is pretty sore.

It's 4 am on the east coast and I'm just sitting here nursing a sore arm, like What in The actual Fuck....

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La5tMoNsTeR85 t1_ixgtklz wrote

Maybe this means you need to get a kitten there actually really good pets if raised right!!!

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Pantera_Atrox OP t1_ixgtw68 wrote

Replying to La5tMoNsTeR85 (#629,672)

I badly wish I could.

I love animals, but rental agreement prohibits pets and even if that wasn't the case, I'm away from home for too much time during the week and that would be too cruel to leave a cat or dog alone for that much time.

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La5tMoNsTeR85 t1_ixgu0yd wrote

Oooh that really has to suck!!! ok but maybe in the near/far future you will have one maybe that's what your dream was telling you that's how I see it in my opinion...

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Pantera_Atrox OP t1_ixgubkx wrote

Replying to La5tMoNsTeR85 (#629,728)

I gave up any hope of trying to interpret my dreams ages ago. LoL. They are entirely too whacky and crazy and specific and detailed.

I do have a recurring dream for the past 25 years or so where if I get just the right running start and just the right concentration, I can fly. But there is no interpretation needed there: I totally wish I could fly.

I've actually got a decent enough (and strange enough) collection of dreams that I could probably make a one season mini series out of them.

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EmergencyLavishness1 t1_ixgv8je wrote

I know this sounds creepy, but for the love of god please get a night time camera setup in your room for when you are sleeping.

This all sounds too hilarious to not capture on camera!

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EmergencyLavishness1 t1_ixgwkn5 wrote

Replying to Pantera_Atrox (#629,826)

I started recording my sleeps because my housemates were constantly asking me if I’m ok.

Apparently I had night terrors. I had no idea. I recorded a few nights sleep and immediately apologized to them all. Some of what was captured literally sounded like I was being murdered in my sleep. I had no idea

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Monvi t1_ixgx1s3 wrote

Replying to EmergencyLavishness1 (#629,896)

I had a roommate who watched me make a full pbj sandwich while sleepwalking, place the sandwich on the shelf in the fridge, and walk back upstairs. He didn’t know I was a sleepwalker, and was more confused than offended by me not responding, but realized I wasn’t coming back down after an hour, so he ate the sandwich to prevent it going to waste. Apparently I make a damn good pbj for a sleepwalker

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Monvi t1_ixgykvq wrote

Replying to EmergencyLavishness1 (#629,987)

Lol! It was pretty similar, tbh. My mom used to scream at me, because of the messes I’d leave in her kitchen, while sleepwalking. Waking up with vague memories of drinking raw eggs, and eating all the berries I found

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TheloniusDump t1_ixhle9h wrote

Sounds like you have a sleep disorder. I also bolt upright in my sleep, babbling incoherently, terrified and my wife has to reassure me that I'm asleep and just dreaming.

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