How to wake up from a nightmare when you know that it's just a dream?

Since you know you are dreaming have you tried changing the nightmare into something else?

Yeah, sometimes it works :-)

I had a nightmare once that I woke up 3 times but I never actually did. Each time my nightmare continues to the next “check point” where the monste jump outout me again…and again…and again

Sometimes my dream involves a trip to the bathroom and when I finally do wake up, I REALLY need to go!

If I can convince myself I’m dreaming, I can usually take control and ether change the dream or force my eyes open. Though a few times I’ve dreamed that I’ve woken myself up but I remain asleep. I give myself the levitation test. If I can float above the ground then I know I’m dreaming.

If you know you are dreaming tell yourself to wake up. Keep repeating it to yourself. That should work.

I avoided this very problem by taking the blue pill. Or was it the red pill? I’d better call Morpheus for verification, just to be on the safe side. :o)

I always force my eyes close in the dream and then open them. It takes a couple tries but eventually I wake up in the real world.

I have tried to force myself awake in such nightmares, and all I was able to do was to dream that I woke up. I have even had dreams where I woke up several times, but I was still dreaming. I remember running away from a monster, while yelling at him, “this is just a dream!” The best thing to do is to try avoiding nightmares. Everyone is different, but I have nightmares if I am on medication, have been drinking, or if I am unusually stressed.