▁or ▁she ▁is ▁still ▁aw ake , ▁but ▁in ▁reality , ▁is ▁as leep . ▁A ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁loop ▁is ▁when ▁a ▁subject ▁dream s ▁about ▁w aking ▁up ▁over ▁and ▁over ▁again , ▁sometimes ▁even ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁or ▁more ▁without ▁knowing ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁are ▁actually ▁aw ake . ▁At ▁times ▁the ▁individual ▁can ▁perform ▁actions ▁un know ingly . ▁The ▁movie ▁A ▁Night m are ▁on ▁El m ▁Street ▁popular ized ▁this ▁phenomen on . ▁This ▁phenomen on ▁can ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁sleep - walk ing ▁or ▁carrying ▁out ▁actions ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁un cons cious ness . ▁ ▁Sym pt oms ▁ ▁Real ism ▁and ▁un real ism ▁C ertain ▁aspects ▁of ▁life ▁may ▁be ▁dram at ized ▁or ▁out ▁of ▁place ▁in ▁false ▁aw aken ings . ▁Things ▁may ▁seem ▁wrong : ▁details , ▁like ▁the ▁painting ▁on ▁a ▁wall , ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁talk ▁or ▁difficulty ▁reading ▁( report edly , ▁reading ▁in ▁luc id ▁dream s ▁is ▁often ▁difficult ▁or ▁impossible , ) ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁experiences , ▁the ▁subject ' s ▁sens es ▁are ▁height ened , ▁or ▁changed . ▁ ▁Rep et ition ▁Because ▁the ▁mind ▁still ▁dream s ▁after ▁a ▁false ▁aw ak ening , ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁dream . ▁Sub ject s ▁may ▁dream ▁they ▁w ake ▁up , ▁eat ▁breakfast , ▁br ush ▁their ▁teeth , ▁and ▁so ▁on ; ▁suddenly ▁aw