why do i dream i can't turn the light on dreams nightmares dark switch

I have had this same dream for about 30 yrs now. Sometimes I even sleep walk trying to turn on all the lights, actually I am turning on all the lights in the house, just not in my dream. When I wake up I am terrified & can't go back to sleep for hours. I have this dream about 6-8 times a year.

I have the same dream my intire life about 6 to 8 time each year as well.

Why is this nightmare so common? Here is my unusual, but maybe true answer. I believe evil spirits rather they be Satan and his demons or some thing entirely different bring this and other nightmares to us while we sleep. The said nightmare is the 1 and only recurring nightmare I have. 1 thing that never fails is that an evil spirit who I call Jashin is always there in the darkness waiting for me, and if I do not come to him...then he is going to come to me for torment sake. I am 28 years old and have been having nightmares about the said evil spirit ever since I was 9 years old. My family and I, along with other families in my neighborhood have had our share of bad fortune and experiences with the paranormal ever since the mid 1980s. 1 family down the street had a spirit medium visit their home in an attempt to get answers. In the case of my family and I our home has been "cleaned" more than once. My only explanations for why we are the prey of evil spirits are as follows. They are interested in the ruin of man. They are interested in turning man away from God. They feed on our negative energy, which gives them strength. Finally, they find amusement and pleasure in tormenting us. Your thoughts are welcome.

When i was little i had a dream wher i was walking up he road in the middle of the night. as i looked into the night sky the moon was an giant eye. i continued to walk up the road then i was teleported to my friends backyard. then to my room. i woke up but it was an false awaking. so i woke up again and feltl such unease. i went to turn on a light but it didn't work. i woke up again i felt like i was going to die if i didn't turn on the light. i tried again and again but to no avial did it turn on. one of the last times i woke up there was somthing looking right at me. i was frozen, screaming but no sound came from my lips. i tried to call out "in the name of Jesus devil begone"didn't work and that usually works for me. but it was like i was muted. i screamed and screamed and nothing came out. i couldn't wake up. i cant remember what finally woke me up. lol tis creepy

i once dreamt i was stuck in my bathroom and i could not turn on the light and i could see "someone" (kind of a shadow of someone) observing me from outside the bathroom and it was scary. since then i get chills when a light don't turn on in real life.

I hate when I have dreams when I can't turn on the light, because it always makes me feel like something bad is going to happen to me, and something usually does. the room I always try to turn the light on is my bathroom. It scares me just as much as you, and I wish these dreams would stop, but obviously we can't really control it

I have had this dream too, it been about a year, they started with lights just being very dim, then as they progressed the lights got darker and darker, about 3 months into this I started to feel a presance in the dark, then it started hitting me to the point that I started to fight back, (I have accidently punched my wife twice fighting this thing in my sleep). I am not sure what to do to make it stop, any Help would be nice...Thanks

yeah,me too,just woke from it!wow what a popular dream it seems.not the first time ive had it either.Im in a house at night,not always my own house,i sense that evil presence,like the place is huanted,i try to turn on lights but they dont work or they only work very dim,im always alone at the time,and find it fustrating that the lights arent working.pretty weird so many have this dream.i just want to have the one where im at a sunny beach makin out with a hot chick!

I have a recurrent dream about not being able to turn on the lights and sometimes the lamps seem to turn on but the go back off no matter what I do. It can be different places and people in the dream but I can't turn on the lights.

I just had this exact dream, i have had it once before like 2 months ago, in my dream i cant turn the lights on, i become frightened and want to scream like im so affraid of whatever is in the room with me and cant, ive read before about someone saying jesus name or praying, i tried that, it didnt work and i can remember that i was yelling at myself in my dream to wake up over and over still nothing , i knew i was still in this dream ,so after not being able to wake myself up i pulled the blankets over my head then felt a strong sense that someone was standing next to my bed i heard what sounded like a dog growling so i started kicking at it through my blankets then i just woke up, reached over and turn my light on. Well im not sure why this has happened i think the dog growling was me actually snoring so loud it woke me up , but what triggered the dream is i think that its my house, i live alone, and the house settles making loud popping sounds above my bed and when im sleeping it scares me so i go into dream mode, not sure if that helps anyone lol, but ive recently quit drinking and am trying to stay away from any type of alcahol, all i know is that the next time i have this dream im just gonna laugh at whatever it is and maybe it wont happen again, i know im in controll of my life and am doing good and am not lettin this dream take over . im also glad im not alone....

i just had the dream last night.

I have just woken up and had this same dream. I felt the need to google it. It is not the first time.

I to had the same dream ;one night as I was sleeping ;I was awaken thinking I had too use the bathroom but as I got up to go too the bathroom I could not r the lights would not turn on in the bathroom r threw out the house.I assume some one had cut the electric box.it wasn't a great feeling.I begin to pray an then I was awaken.I believe that the devil was trying too place fear in my heart but. By the Almighty God an praying the devil had to flea.Jesus is good,I know when u have them kind of dream we r suppose to pray in the natural an spirit. That way the devil will not have domino over us.TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

i just had this dream last night. i was trying to turn on the lights in my house. in my dream i awoke in my bed and felt the presence of an evil spirit (devil) and i was scared. i tried turning on my lights but they didnt work at all, i went out my room to the hallway and tried turning on the lights there, and it didnt work at all. then i hesitated and went to my parents bedroom and asked if i can sleep in their room for the night, and they sed ok but in an unpleasent way cuz of them being awoken to my racket, seeming as if im just being silly or sumthing. i got mad about that and showed them that even their light wuldnt work. so then i just walked out their room, and in my dream i prayed to God, or i was thinkn of Him, i basically was calling out for his help too!!! and then i actually woke up on my bed :) when i woke up i prayed for him to send the evl spirit away that was giving me this nightmare__ its exactly how you explained ina way from the above topic on this page. and just recently, its been about a week now, that i have turned FULL Christiian, and have put my faith and trust into the Lord. aaah he really does answer our prayers even through our dreams!! Praise the Lord and His miracoulous signs and deeds :) i also see thiese kind of bad dreams also asa bad spirit trying to scare you. these kinds of dreams are very extremely vivid, and having these scary dream in particular to this one i believe shows and defines a blessing from the Lord. also these selfish dreams usually means that you are forgivin from and by the Lord because He knows our true hearts, but in other cases these bad dreams can foretell the future and what is to come. maybe like a sign of caution as well but most likely to just be a blessing from the Almighty Lord!! :,D

I think that's because we try to do something in a way but it is worthless.

Hi there,
I have also had this dream for many years. I know that I am dreaming when I realize that I can't urn on the lights. It's an indication for me. I also have the feeling of an evil presence. I usually have to shake myself out of the dream. I usally have to turn the light on immediately after having this dream as it scares me so much. Perhaps the dream means to tell us of an unresolved issue we must face? I am glad you posted this as I am going to read the other replies as well. You are defintely not alone. I have had this same dream for many years. It's accompanied with a very strong feeling of being threatened. Thanks for posting.