Lucid dreams

[Avatar Roku]

I honestly think that they dont exist.

Just seems like fairy tale.

ive never experienced one.

Not everyone has them. I had one in my entire life, and it's unlikely I'll have more.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

i've had them a few times, they are pretty cool to have

it takes a lot for you to actually realise that you are dreaming and able to take control of it

 

[Andaxay]

Haha, I had a really odd lucid dream recently. My friend was getting married in a church in Spain. Me and my other friend had flown over before the wedding to check she was doing ok, and wasn't too nervous, etc. When we got there, I realised my friend was dressed in her bridesmaid dress, and I'd left mine back in England and was wearing jeans.

Anywho, someone once told me that if you can find a watch or clock in a dream, you can use it to test whether you're dreaming. Look at the clock, look away, then look back. If the time's jumped erratically, then you know you're dreaming, and hey presto, lucid dreaming (as long as you can stay asleep - not easy).

Back to the dream - me and my friend found my bride-to-be friend. She was panicking, and for some reason, was stood next to a gigantic clock. I shouted to her not to worry, this was only a dream and not her wedding, and as I did so, the clock jumped forward by a couple of hours. My friend jumped forward and said, "Yeah, LUCID!", and waved her arms at the clock. I then realised that I was dreaming, and that I could go home and pick up the dress I'd forgotten. Then... I woke up.

If you can stay asleep, you can control the dream and do what you want. Unfortunately, every lucid dream I've ever had ends abruptly when I wake up.

 

[ioxles]

Okay, to start with there are several ways to induce "different" dreams, if you want one where you can't tell the difference from reality and wish to impose a form of control over it try this method:

In bed wear earplugs or mufflers, make sure the room is completely dark too, I find it helps (but I do this anyways for normal sleep so...).

Start with controlled breathing, each breath exhaled for double the length of the draw, do this until you are completely relaxed but not asleep (it helps to think about each part of your body and think it relaxed).

Once you get to this part you might simply fall asleep, so you fail. Try again the next day.

If you are still awake and have a totally clear mind, start imagining, it's best to imagine something physical, imagine everything you can about this thing, take into account smells, sounds, feeling, everything. This might take a while.

Then, you will have control of your dream, have fun.

 

[Crowghast]

I still play the-I JUST LOST THE GAME-game. It is exactly the kind of thing that I was referring to. I had to explain this to one of my room mates who decided to call me pathetic for playing the game.

Well, if such a man can consider an exercise in the exploration of avoidant psychology "pathetic" then he requires a fifth of Vodka. He'll feel much better.

 

[Kasawd]

Also, after you have learned about your mind in lucid dreaming, you may control them to your whim. It is quite an exciting experience but it shortens your dream considerably after you become lucid.

I put alot of stock into dreams, as well. I find that self reflection through lucid dreaming is amazing. Next time any of you are lucid, try to call a deceased relative and ask questions.

I guarantee hair raising results. It is your concious superego interacting with your subconcious ID.

EDIT: It is LIKE, not is. I am no expert on things and I do not wish to sound like one.

 

[Andaxay]

If you are still awake and have a totally clear mind, start imagining, it's best to imagine something physical, imagine everything you can about this thing, take into account smells, sounds, feeling, everything. This might take a while.

So funny you should mention that. A couple of weeks ago, I woke up from a pretty disturbing dream, and was wide awake at 4am in the morning. Determined to get back to sleep, I started imagining something that I actually wanted to dream about.

Maybe it's 'cause I wasn't thinking about anything else, I'm not sure. But my dream started, and I couldn't actually distinguish between what I was imagining, lying there, and what I was actually dreaming. I woke up and wondered if I'd imagined the whole thing. Some parts I was in control of, and some parts I had no control over whatsoever. It was really weird, but I really enjoyed it at the same time.

 

[Totaltruth]

Lucid dreaming can be pretty awesome. I think my most memorable lucid dream is looking at earth from the moon exploring it. At the time I remember I had been playing a lot of Mass Effect. Though I definitely wasn't in that stupid Mako! I think I had Demigod-like flying through space ability.
I also read a study somewhere which i can't currently find that 'found' people who regularly play computer games have more occurring lucid dreams.
The memory exercises while you're dreaming apparently work by looking for detail in common objects. A good example to try is fingernails.

 

[Biek]

They say a good way to help lucid dreaming is by creating a habit of doing mental checks. At random intervals, ask your self the following questions:

- Where am I?

- Why am I here?

- What am I doing?

- Why am I doing it?

If you make this a habit, chances are you will also do this while you dream. This will help you realize your dreaming in the first place.

 

[Kasawd]

I still play the-I JUST LOST THE GAME-game. It is exactly the kind of thing that I was referring to. I had to explain this to one of my room mates who decided to call me pathetic for playing the game.

Well, if such a man can consider an exercise in the exploration of avoidant psychology "pathetic" then he requires a fifth of Vodka. He'll feel much better.

To be fair, she was used to people playing the game `just for the lulz`, as it were. When I explained the psychological ramifications, she pulled back and accepted it as perfectly valid but was at pains to remind me that not everyone plays the game for suc ha reason.

I responded that even though not everyone has a psychologically fortifying reason for the game, they still reap the benefits of it, thus making the game much more than it was probably intended to be.

 

[FaelarLaelither]

60% or so of my dreams are lucid. However, when I realize I'm in control, my mind and imagination (while asleep, too) goes out of control! the dream starts to transform slowly into a lucid nightmare as overactive thinking collides with a false reality created by thinking....Things are beyond description most of the time. 80% of the time, I wake up with the knowledge of the dream, but the memories of it only stay for a few seconds..then I spend the day wondering what I was dreaming about.

 

[Fumbles]

I'll start a lucid dream but then I get excited that I could do whatever I want and accidently wake up.

Since I have Sleep Paralysis, I can tell you that Lucid dreams are awesome most of the time, It can get a little weird though...

 

[Crowghast]

To be fair, she was used to people playing the game `just for the lulz`, as it were. When I explained the psychological ramifications, she pulled back and accepted it as perfectly valid but was at pains to remind me that not everyone plays the game for suc ha reason.

I responded that even though not everyone has a psychologically fortifying reason for the game, they still reap the benefits of it, thus making the game much more than it was probably intended to be.

Another mind enlightened to the higher possibilities of general co-operation and intellectual pursuit through memetic mutation and ignorant, innocent fun. Or whatever happened.

I was also not aware this person was a she. Aside from this, everyone else has just given the good advice on obtaining lucidity during a dream.

Ah, what the Hell. In my experience, my constant drive to understand everything led to internal arguments on all sorts of trivial things including existentiality, holistic awareness, cats, alcohol and such. One aspect of my personal OCD is attention to mental detail. And if one asks himself random, seemingly unnecessary questions, and points out things no-one normally notices and questions it:

During a dream, this attention would continue in my mind as it did in the waking world. I simply relaxed, and took advantage of my new realm of impossible silliness.

Or however you do it. That's what works for me. Although I noticed that when I passout the same result occurs, so perhaps i'm working to delving to deep or trying to hard.

But, you know what they say, it's never enough until enough is enough.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I've had a couple but I can never think of anything cool to do. I mostly just tell myself to wake up...

 

[Wafflestomper99]

I used to get them all the time but I haven't recently. They usually involved me finding out I could do something like stop time or fly or something, and I realized I must be dreaming, but I took advantage of it for a bit before becoming so excited with all the possibilities and waking after a while

 

[Kasawd]

To be fair, she was used to people playing the game `just for the lulz`, as it were. When I explained the psychological ramifications, she pulled back and accepted it as perfectly valid but was at pains to remind me that not everyone plays the game for suc ha reason.

I responded that even though not everyone has a psychologically fortifying reason for the game, they still reap the benefits of it, thus making the game much more than it was probably intended to be.

Another mind enlightened to the higher possibilities of general co-operation and intellectual pursuit through memetic mutation and ignorant, innocent fun. Or whatever happened.

I was also not aware this person was a she. Aside from this, everyone else has just given the good advice on obtaining lucidity during a dream.

Ah, what the Hell. In my experience, my constant drive to understand everything led to internal arguments on all sorts of trivial things including existentiality, holistic awareness, cats, alcohol and such. One aspect of my personal OCD is attention to mental detail. And if one asks himself random, seemingly unnecessary questions, and points out things no-one normally notices and questions it:

During a dream, this attention would continue in my mind as it did in the waking world. I simply relaxed, and took advantage of my new realm of impossible silliness.

Or however you do it. That's what works for me. Although I noticed that when I passout the same result occurs, so perhaps i'm working to delving to deep or trying to hard.

But, you know what they say, it's never enough until enough is enough.

Thats fine, I never did mention that she was female(I just realised that, in some cases, redundancy in the english language is unavoidable).

You want to understand everything, as well, eh? I find the key to combatting those arguments in your head that sound strangely like logic is to simply accept most things and move on without pausing to think about them too much.

I have this thing for my syntax and grammar. It isnt always perfect but I do my best not to make any blatant comma splices.

I can see that working very well, actually and it isnt horribly deviant from my methods at all.

 

[blipblop]

a few times and they are always realy scary.
the first time.
I where in my bed and was almost asleepe, all of the sudden I cant move.
how hard I try its like my muscles dont work any more.
and a brown alien like "person" stands on the side of the bed and looks at me.
then the left wall in my bedroom disapers and we are spinnig around in space realy fast.

the second time.
the same senario, Im in my bed and suddenly my muscles dont work.
I slowly glides down the bed and and flyes out to the livingroom where there is a witch.
I cant move and I slowly flying towards her.
then out of fear I manage to take control of my body and wakes up.

I often get lucid dreams when I have slept noon

 

[Senial]

I've never experienced one for myself but my friend says he has them all the time. The way he describes it makes it sound ...umm.. I can't really describe it. I envy him.

 

[Abedeus]

I have semi-lucid dreams.

I've learned how to wake up if I'm having a nightmare. How? I start dreaming that I'm just using a computer. And I pull the plug or click the X in top-right corner.

Does it count that I remember every dream I have had? I don't think I've ever woken up and didn't remember what I was dreaming about.

OHHHH YAH BABY, CORRECT GRAMMAR! I hate Past Perfect + Past Simple tense combination.

 

[Mackinator]

I honestly think that they dont exist.

Just seems like fairy tale.

ive never experienced one.

Thats what I thought, but it does happen. For years I wanted it but very recently it happened. You don't want to know the details... but it was good, trust me.