I'm trying to do a poll, so hopefully this will work...

I was recounting a dream that I had to one of my friends this morning, and discovered something surprising. If my friend dreams of, for instance, a battle or some other situation where his dreaming self is being struck, stabbed, etc., he doesn't actually feel the pain. He explained to me that it is more mental anguish at the thought, or perhaps debilitating fear which feels something like pain, but is in fact very different from physical, localized pain in response to physical, localized stimuli.

I on the other hand, feel the pain very specifically if I am attacked in my dreams. I feel it as a physical bodily sensation that appears to be of a realistic intensity level.

So I'm curious...Do you all experience physical pain in reaction to any physical damage that you might experience while dreaming?

Sorry for the morbidity of the subject - But I would really love to hear from people about this.

Best Wishes,
Vivian