Hitting people in dreams

General Questions
#1

I’ve noticed that when I get into fights with people in my dreams (doesn’t happen often), when I try to punch them, it feels as if I’m trying to swing my arm through water, and I can never seem to land a solid blow. This happens every single time I throw a punch, in every dream I’ve ever had in which I got into a fight.

Is this just something that happens to everybody because you can’t physically “feel” anything hitting you–and vice versa? Or is this some subconscious thing that I have against hitting people?

#2

This happens in my dreams sometimes. Although I usually feel as if I am swinging at air, and just can’t connect to anything, or I feel as if I am too weak to do any damage. Only once or twice can I recall having a dream where my punches were anything close to real.

#3

That happens to me sometimes. The feeling of resistance comes from my arm dragging along the sheets when I’m punching the person in my dream. I know this because I often wake up when I end up punching the wall.

#4

Every time I shoot a gun in a dream, it misfires. Every time. It’s eerie.

If any of you starts getting Freudian on me I’ll kick your ass.

#5

Am I the only person who never dreams about doing something violent to another person?

#6

I have that same problem when I am trying to run toward, or from something in a dream.

I kicked a terrorist leprechaun in a dream just two nights ago. It was a pretty effective kick. When I woke up, my toes were sore.

#7

Terrorist Leprechaun? I gotta get on some of that.

A lot of times, I’ll try to run or even just walk and it won’t work (in a dream, damnit). It’s like I have trouble doing real actions, or something.

#8

My body functions very oddly in dreams. For example, if there is an instance where I need to run away from something, such as a hazard or monster or whatnot, my legs become as heavy as lead. I’m not completely stopped, but moving in agonizing slow-motion. However, if I am chasing something, the opposite is true; I have incredible speed.

I have the same effect when I dream of hitting someone. However, if, during the dream, I am visualizing what I am going to do (punch, roundhouse kick, knife stab, etc) I will do it exactly as I have visualized it. But if I just spontaneously try to do it, its like punching through water.