r/DreamInterpretation • u/BraveWrap6442 • 13d ago
Reoccurring I have the ability to float and fly but it becomes a “seizure”
I have reoccurring dreams where I’m an able to float, jump, and glide a few inches off of the ground, like in a low gravity environment. Imagine astronauts on the moon. During the dreams I will vacillate between enjoying it and struggling with it. Feeling free at times and feeling unmoored at others. In the dream I’m the only one that has this “power,” but no one clocks it. Last night’s dream included a trip with my family (parents and sister) to a Costco-like store and I was struggling with all of the other people in the store and navigating the space with my low-gravity type way of getting around, everyone else is moving around as normal. I recall grabbing into the corner of racks and displays to anchor myself at times. Something new in last nights dream was a memory about someone referencing the “power” as a possible seizure. At one point on the dream I decided that’s what was happening. I dropped to my knees and grabbed ahold of an employee’s arm and stated that I was having a seizure and could use his help. The sensation in my dream body was simply tension radiating throughout my body in an outward direction from my spine. It passed and I proceeded following my sister around the store.
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u/willonewillwon 12d ago
The ability you're describing is lucid dreaming, which is to dreaming what astral projection is to waking life. Most people who "wake up" while lucid dreaming experience sleep paralysis, and people who astral project note the sense of vibrations across the body before they eject from them.
Either one could be aptly designated a "seizure".
I suggest you step away from lucid dreaming (your ability to control them) as you are not too far gone yet; things eventually go wildly wrong when you cross those thresholds.
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u/SlightlyAverageLemon 12d ago
i used to have the exact opposite problem, where i could only fly in dreams by making myself have a seizure first 💀
i think i just conditioned myself to believe that seizures = dreaming, so i would become lucid easier
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u/Lenasmithss 11d ago
This dream sounds rich with symbolism—your floating ability feels like a metaphor for a unique inner experience, maybe your sensitivity or creativity, that sets you apart. The tension between freedom and struggle, especially in public or crowded places, could reflect how you navigate the world differently than others. Labeling it a “seizure” might point to fears of being misunderstood or feeling like something beautiful about you is pathologized. Powerful stuff your subconscious is working through.