yes - i have dreams where i’m helpless and can’t escape a situation. i think the dreams have to do with how we feel when we’re awake-
trapped, helpless, unable to control our
lives.hope this helps.

I have a cronic gastrointestinal disorder. Icant take sleep aids as when my stomach stars hurting in the middle of the night I am not able to wake.A normal dream start to turn bad . I know because when I wake mine is hurting and geting worse so I have to stay up to fix it.It was so horrible when I was allways very stif upon rising. My 3 arthritis are very strange together It's like Rigamortis. As I can Imagine a lot of us are or were on narcotic Rxs. The can realy constipate a person. And when you are given strong inpatient Rxs They have to give you finagrin to keep from vomiting. Its hard bing ill isn't it. Good luck friends.

Can't escape can be a feeling when you just do not understand. There could be a message attempting to get through but the meds can alter the language. Have you tried a meditation on the feeling?
Everyone is trapped in one way or another. Trapped paying taxes. A lot here are trapped in a body that does not do what we want it to, painlessly.
Dreams are usually wonderful because if you are being chased, just dream up wings or a jet pack and you are away.
Have you prayed for understanding? Even the powerful do this.
May you find your answer.

good on you i can only pray for you that it is a thing of the past for you as it is horrific. And with mine i cant tell where my hands are at i think i am touching one thing and it is something different just so hard to explain

i experience the same thing and it is some weird place between sleeping and being awake and they are terrible. I end up flooding my face with water and trying to get back to reality as it is almost like being in a different world the whole time.