Abstract Mkid 189

Research indicates that pain can be found in dreams; although it is very rarely. The analysis of a long dream series (N= 6541) indicates that even though a good part of the pain dreams (1%) can be easily explained by pain present during sleep or pain memories of the dreamer’s waking life, some dreamed pain has never been part of the waking life of the dreamer. Whether these dreams can be explained by seeing this pain in others or by the fact that experiencing pain is hardwired into the brain is a still open question. Furthermore, it would be interesting to study the frequency of pain dreams in different samples of patients suffering from chronic pain.