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* "Literature/TheHound1924": One of the first things the narrator pens down in his suicide note is that he'd wish dearly that he could believe that all that happened and the lingering threat was but a dream or madness.
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** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E84TheHunt The Hunt]]". After Hyder Simpson dies, his ghost goes back to his cabin and finds his wife mourning his death. He tries to tell her that it's just a dream to comfort her and himself, but she can't hear him.

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** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E84TheHunt "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E19TheHunt The Hunt]]". After Hyder Simpson dies, his ghost goes back to his cabin and finds his wife mourning his death. He tries to tell her that it's just a dream to comfort her and himself, but she can't hear him.
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* ''Manga/PokemonMysteryDungeonGinjisRescueTeam'': After realizing he's turned into a Torchic, Ginji bangs his head against the wall, screaming that this is a dream. This only results in him getting a CranialEruption and a killer headache.


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* ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'': After getting pulled into the underworld for the first time, Victor repeatedly bangs his head against the table in an attempt to wake himself up.


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* ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'': Pomni initially tries to convince herself that she's dreaming, that she is trapped in a virtual reality game because she is unable to remove her headset, all to avoid being overwhelmed.
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* ''Series/{{Awake}}'': Britten begins switching between two universes every time he falls asleep after a car crash kills his wife in one universe and his son in the other. One of the "realities" seemingly reveals itself to be a dream in the finale, but the WordOfGod hints that [[spoiler:it could be just him unable to accept its DownerEnding or that, even worse, he could have decided to imagine a world where ''both'' realities are dreams]].

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* ''Series/{{Awake}}'': ''Series/Awake2012'': Britten begins switching between two universes every time he falls asleep after a car crash kills his wife in one universe and his son in the other. One of the "realities" seemingly reveals itself to be a dream in the finale, but the WordOfGod hints that [[spoiler:it could be just him unable to accept its DownerEnding or that, even worse, he could have decided to imagine a world where ''both'' realities are dreams]].
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* ''WebOriginal/BrigScarletFlamingo'', after [[spoiler:accidentally killing his lover Veronique]], Anthony tells himself over and over again that it must be a nightmare, for several hours. Even in the months that follow, he still sometimes thinks he is just dreaming.

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* ''WebOriginal/BrigScarletFlamingo'', ''Literature/BrigScarletFlamingo'', after [[spoiler:accidentally killing his lover Veronique]], Anthony tells himself over and over again that it must be a nightmare, for several hours. Even in the months that follow, he still sometimes thinks he is just dreaming.

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