Dreams And Bathroom Needs

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Something that I've been puzzled about quite a bit lately and figured I can't be the only one this happens to.
Basically I will have a dream that consists of myself either needing to use the bathroom or in the middle of urinating and then immediately wake-up with the urgent need to actually go.

So I figured this is more than a coincidence and somehow both events must be subconsciously related. But the question then becomes one of is the dream itself causing the urge to actually go or does the brain sensing a full bladder incorporate the event into the dream in order to wake one up? One would imagine if one does dream about having to pee and not wake up, an embarrassing event would occur, so I'm thinking that it must be the second reason. If it was the first, then we'd be waking up and acting out every event in a dream which could be quite dangerous to say the least.
But still...

So because I have a habit thinking about weird things no one else seems to or think is important, I'm curious how many others have had this happen to them and why do you think it does? Not all questions about life and the universe are big or earth-shattering; but intriguing never-the-less.
 

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If a full bladder while asleep caused a dream where I was urinating I'd have that dream every night--or certainly by morning! :joy:

As it is I have such dreams occasionally on a full bladder.