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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/dontwasteurtimeonme on 2026-02-08 10:50:51+00:00.
I'll set the scene with a wee bit of context:
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I generally sleep on my left, and when I'm particularly stressed pretty much in the fetal position, with my hands sort of holding my left knee? My left hand is under the knee and my right hand is between my knees. But I scrunch my legs quite tight, as in I wake up with DEEP handprint impressions.
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I also don't really have normal dreams, I almost exclusively have nightmares interspersed with night terrors, and very occasionally sleep paralysis.
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I recently filed my nails into oval shapes, and my nails are incredibly thick/strong.
The FU:
This morning, I wake up AS I am beginning to act out the dream BUT IT'S TOO LATE. In this dream, I am frantically, quickly, forcefully, yanking my outstretched right hand back towards me. In reality, my right hand is trapped between my knees. So, as my brain/body decides I clearly need to perform this action for real, I end up with three rather "lovely" scratches to the inside edge of my left knee. They hurt more than I thought they would, and anything touching them is quite unpleasant, so I had to dig out a large gauze plaster (band-aid to my American friends) to cover them before I put my jeans on.
TL;DR: Acted out a dream of yanking my hand towards me whilst it was tightly between my knees, resulting in three unpleasant scratches.