Death during sleep

[Soozie]

A friend of mines mother died during sleep. She had a terrible nightmare and had a heart attack. Ever since I heard this, I am afraid of this happening to somebody I know or to myself. How possible is that, does anybody know? Has anybody heard of similar cases?

[ammulu]

I never heard of such a case before, I knew people died in sleep but reasons were something else but not night mares.

[EternalSearch]

I am a little curious how they know that she had a nightmare. After all if she died in her sleep as stated then she didn't wake up and tell them that she had a nightmare that scared her.

So how is this known?

[mom2manyboyz]

Originally Posted by EternalSearch

I am a little curious how they know that she had a nightmare. After all if she died in her sleep as stated then she didn't wake up and tell them that she had a nightmare that scared her.

So how is this known?

Well, that is a good point. I suppose it could happen though. I've woken from a nightmare sweating and breathing heavy so it could cause your heart to race. The answer would seem to be to keep your mind peaceful to reduce the chance of nightmares.

[ammulu]

Waking up from sleep all of a sudden with fear in my eyes and mind totally blocked is something which happened to me many a times before and can't explain the feeling which just stays for at least 2-3 days on my mind.