Thought I was dreaming but I wasn’t?

28 year old female, Black, 5’7”

I take 90 mg of fluoxetine one times a day and I take 7.5 mg of bursar three times a day

So the details: I was dreaming…or so I thought I was dreaming that I was sitting in bed, petting my cat. I genuinely didn’t think I was awake. my cat then makes a noise of annoyance, like he was sick of pet, and then all of a sudden, I “woke up” but everything I was seeing awake was what I was seeing in my dream. as in, I was petting my cat JUST like I was in my dream. But I have no memory of waking up and doing this. My cat’s noise is what “woke” me up.

something similar used to happen to me very frequently as a teen, to the point my mother kept a journal with my “episodes”. for example: one time I was dreaming I was at the mall and saw a guy wearing a shirt that said “free hugs”. and I said, out loud, “look at that guy’s shirt.” and my mom, who was awake, said, ”what guy?”, and I said, “that guy right there” while pointing. I was sleep during this entire time. my mom said my eyes were closed and everything, but I extended my arm to point when I said “that guy right there”. I remember talking to her but also still being in my dream??

any ideas? TIA.

Posted Feb 22, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC

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