sitting bolt unright after a nightmare...?

[joko]

Has anyone ever sat bolt upright when they awake from a nightmare?

they always have this happen in films but i suspect it doesn't really happen

or have you seen anyone else do it?

thanks

[dixie1]

Yes i did it once when i was younger, i don't remember what the dream was, i just remember a big bang and then waking up sitting bolt upright in bed with my heart racing.

[China Doll]

Yes, I do this a lot. Basically I am able to wake myself up from nightmares at the point where I'm most scared but it invaribly means that when I do that I sit bolt upright. I pressume it's the sudden sitting up that gets me to open my eyes and realise it's all a dream or something... or maybe I'm getting prepared to run away! Lol, I don't know, but yes, it does happen to me....

[Athley]

My husband did it the other night sat bolt upright and shouted out 'BRISTOL'. He actually remembered he'd done it and said he had a nightmare he was trying to get home and the new Severn Bridge was closed and he was shouting about that. Nutter!