CES and When Dreams Defy the Injury
Exploring the Mystery of My Wet Dreams After Spinal Cord Injury Five years ago, my life changed dramatically when I suffered a spinal cord injury due to Cauda Equina Syndrome at the L3 level. As a result, I became a paraplegic, losing movement and sensation in my lower body. Yet, despite this, something unexpected started happening: I began experiencing regular wet dreams. Now, that alone might not seem unusual—many people have them. But what struck me as bizarre was that during these dreams, I wasn’t just passively experiencing sexual activity in my mind. When I woke up, I realized that my penis was actually moving on its own, rhythmically thrusting before I ejaculated—without me touching it or making any voluntary movement. This led me to ask some big questions: 1. Is my penis moving because of the dream, or is the movement happening first and influencing my dream? 2. How is this movement even possible when I’m supposed to have lost control of those muscles? Does this mean ...