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<p>I have died in dreams, and obviously did not die in real life. So have other people I know.</p>
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<p>I have a dream that goes like this:</p>
<p>I am driving a truck. I am short, so I cannot see over the dashboard. A light approaches, but I cannot see the source, no matter how I crane my neck or wriggle around to get higher in the seat. The light gets brighter. I crash and die in a brilliant burst of flame.</p>
<p>Afterward, I usually wake up, drink some water, and go back to dreaming about Cinnabons. So to answer your question: no, you don’t die in real life if you die in your sleep.</p>
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<p>happens to me all the time. i’ve gotten used to it, though. i’m usually still groggy though so i don’t fully realize it</p>
<p>I have a few recurring dreams, most which don’t make any sense. I also usually recognize them as being a recurring dream when they do occur (kind of like deja vu within the dream), so that’s how I find out I’m dreaming.</p>
<p>In one of them, I’m standing in an upstairs hallway in my house, and there’s water up to my knees, and aliens visit. Then the water starts rising and I start talking with the aliens. Then I wake up. I haven’t had this dream in awhile though.</p>
<p>In the other dream, I’m running away (really slowly) from something unknown around the yards in my neighborhood, and I find out I can jump really high and far in slow motion using crazy amounts of momentum. Kind of like gravity is really weak and I can jump higher and farther by “powering up” before launching myself (like a video game where the longer and lower I crouch, the farther I’ll go). Then I jump up to the top of a tree, and from there completely disregard whatever’s chasing me and just jump from one tree to the tops of other trees, covering some serious ground. I can also do some pretty acrobatic stuff, swinging from branch to branch and shooting myself through gaps in trees (sort of like parkour on trees). If I run, I’m incredibly slow. If I’m in the air, I’m unrealistically fast. As long as I keep moving and keep my momentum up, I’ll be good. </p>
<p>I’ve also had dreams where real-life occurrences influence what goes on in my dream. One time, I was dreaming about a gigantic indoor swimming pool (can’t see the surrounding walls) with those water park-style super slides and a moderate amount of other people also in the pool. I go down one of the tubes and land in the water, then swim around for a few moments. Then, in real life, the phone starts ringing, so in the dream, a phone starts ringing on a wall which inexplicably pops up. I think I start arguing with my dad (who I just now discover is also in the pool next to me) to pick it up. Then I realize that phones aren’t usually placed on the walls above pools. After that I woke up, and the phone was still ringing (it was my mom).</p>
<p>I only have a few dreams besides these that I remember after long periods of time. In one of them, something like 2-4 people who seem to be part of a government or military agency (something professional) are chasing me. They corner me in a dark room which is glowing dark blue, and I hide underneath a table. Then they come in, talk a bit, and start to leave. Then one of them shoots me, but I don’t die. Then I wake up.</p>
<p>Also, falling in real life while dreaming sucks. Those “kicks” in Inception are a lot more violently felt than they made it out to be.</p>
<p>Never really realized that I was dreaming in a dream, but I’ve had one where I questioned whether I was dreaming or not. Before I got to an answer, I acted on impulse and went and grabbed one guy, pulled him in the toilet and proceeded to make out with him before I woke up.</p>
<p>I had another one where I made my own dream while semi-awake. Didn’t last long enough though. :</p>