I am hearing very distinct sounds in dreams, that wake me up. Doorbells, knocking. These do not continue after I wake up and if I do a search, there are no physical causes for the sounds found. Does anyone else experience this?

It feels like I am losing it. I cannot explain it.

Wow I have been searching the internet about this too. It's like I hear things before I actually start dreaming!! I know I am sleep though and when I wake up they stop. No one else in my fam experiences this. Super weird though If I find any metaphysical background on this I'll post the info!! Kinda good to know I'm not alone though!!

I've had the knocking on the door thing.

I like to think that even though it seems like I heard the noise and woke up simultaneously, that it actually took me like 5 minutes to wake up and by that time the person gave up and left.

happens to me all the time, ill hear an explosion or someone yelling, usually happens when i fall asleep in the middle of a deep thought

Okay I have to reply to this, but I will keep it short. Earlier today I was on ATS and started to respond to another dream thread because, well, I came to ATS with the intention of talking about the dream I had last night and wouldn't you know it I found a brand new thread talking about the same thing. So I typed out a rather lengthy post about my dream and how I see it tying into their's, and other people's. Anyhow it got deleted when my internet force closed and I lost it all. Yeah I know, boo hoo, but it frustrated me and I felt like I couldn't write it all out again, I had broken my concentration and lost my train of thought.

Besides, I got over it, and the content of the dream is irrelevant (to this thread).

Almost as soon as I rolled over to my side and dozed off, I heard a pretty loud knock. It woke me up. I knew the knock wasn't something I heard in my physical vicinity - no doors in my house sound like that and it was like RIGHT next to me. I knew the knock had come from the dreamworld. But SO FAST, almost as soon as "my head hit the pillow".

I don't know why, but I sat up maybe halfway and said "No. Go away. Leave me alone."

Then when I fell back asleep I began dreaming immediately. I was woken up again by my dream (not a knock the knock was only at the beginning) not once, but twice. The first time I pretty much just rubbed my eyes, then rolled over and went back to sleep... and was right back in the dream where I had left off. The second time I woke up, I actually got up and went downstairs to the kitchen for a glass of water. When I got back in bed, I fell right back to sleep, and again found myself right back in the dream.

Weird stuff happening in the dreamworld lately (not to mention the strange world I inhabit when I'm awake!). I don't even know how to begin explaining it, but one thing is for sure - dreams are getting more and more vivid. And things are seemingly heating up... for what, I don't know. I suppose that's what we're all trying to figure out.

But the knocking. The knocking is what really got to me. And why did I say go away? I didn't even ask who it was.

as i was falling asleep last night i heard a sound which sounded like 2 knocks on my front door. thing is it was about 12 and my dog didnt start getting excited (like she always does when there's a knock at the door) so i knew it was in my mind.
it did wake me up but i put it down to my subconcious playing tricks as my 'go-to-bed' routine was slightly out becuase i usually check the back door and i didnt last night.

dont stress yourself thinking about it its just your mind playing tricks, there's nothing else to it

Wow Guys great responses! Comforting for sure. I also have had my name called. That is really freaky cause some Native American Tribes believe when you hear your name called your going to die. I heard my name for the first time ages ago, so for me at least, it isn't true.

I will be checking for more repsonses. Thank all of you for sharing your experiences. Nice not to feel alone.