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Have you ever, ever awakened from a bad dream the way they do in movies?
I mean sitting bolt upright just as you break from the dream.
“TV Tropes” calls it a catapult nightmare.
When I awaken from a terrifying dream, I seldom move at all. Sometimes I open my eyes. It’s enough just to know I’m conscious, even if the dream lingers hauntingly for a time.
Have you ever experienced a catapult nightmare, or ever known someone else to do it?
This is in Social, but it’s not a political question and it doesn’t refer to the upcoming 20th of January.
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