Suppresed movement
I think this type of dream isn't that uncommon, I used to have dreams where something terrible I could never quite see, sort of shrouded in darkness, would be after me and I could only run in slow motion with no sounds coming out as I tried to shout for help. Even if there was somewhere I could get to to be safe it would always be able to catch me up just before I got there! I always woke just as it got to me and never saw what it was.

I was told this was caused by your body's natural suppression of movement to stop you waking up every time you dreamed you were moving, extending from deep sleep into the state of waking up.
(jethou1, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 23:46, Reply)