torn asunder Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 so, i'm curious to see who else has experience with lucid dreaming? essentially, when you dream, and find that you can control the happenings/actions/outcomes of said dreams. anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 When I was younger I did, not so much these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Queen (1) Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Occasionally. Most times they are unpleasant repetitive dreams, and I remember what worked or didn't last time to get me out of the situation, and act accordingly in my dream. If it doesn't work, and it gets too bad/painful, I wake myself up. Sometimes, it's not a bad dream, and I usually try to lead it towards awesome sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-jewell Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I've lucid-dreamt a few times. It's really a beautiful experience, and always makes me marvel at the power of the human mind. That was when I kept a dream-journal. I'm thinking I should start back up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn asunder Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 for me, it's actually about the only way i dream anymore, if i dream, that is. i can still remember the last dream i had as a kid, that was the end of passive dreaming, when i first started being able to control things. for a long time, i just thought it was how everyone dreamed. i didn't learn the term "lucid dreaming" until a few years ago, and found out that it wasn't common. i'm still a bit surprised that others can't control their dreams - i can't imagine not being able to. i guess i can see why people would be afraid of their dreams, though. it'd be like not being able to be in charge of your life, but with the added stress of all the weird/impossible shit your dream mind can make up. do you remember your last lucid dream? did it help you to learn anything that applied to your waking life? how did it help? sorry, i'm nosy/curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCat Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yeah, I haven't had many lately, but there were some doozies in my late teen-mid twenties that I "knew" in the dream that I was in control of said "dream." Bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Not in a long time; I miss it terribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taysteewonderbunny Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hmm. Not since Prozac. It's a drawback of the treatment. I sleep more soundly, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 No. Sounds fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I don't even know if I dream at all...I have trips...but not sure about dreams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enishi Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I frequently have semi lucid dreams where I can control things, usually flying or moving dream objects with my mind. I used to have even more vivid dreams back when I kept a dream journal. Some of the most enthralling experiences I've ever had transpired in that state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitsMcGee Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I wouldnt call what I do lucid dreaming, but they are sure telling me things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaf The Horse With Tears Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 for me, it's actually about the only way i dream anymore, if i dream, that is. i can still remember the last dream i had as a kid, that was the end of passive dreaming, when i first started being able to control things. for a long time, i just thought it was how everyone dreamed. i didn't learn the term "lucid dreaming" until a few years ago, and found out that it wasn't common. i'm still a bit surprised that others can't control their dreams - i can't imagine not being able to. i guess i can see why people would be afraid of their dreams, though. it'd be like not being able to be in charge of your life, but with the added stress of all the weird/impossible shit your dream mind can make up. do you remember your last lucid dream? did it help you to learn anything that applied to your waking life? how did it help? sorry, i'm nosy/curious! You can control every dream? Like all of them every night? Or just the last one you were having before you woke up? i ask becuase most people have 3-6 dreams a night but usually only remember the last one they were having before they woke up. but to answer.. sometimes. I also have a sorta recuring dream. It's about a house. The house never looks the same in anyway... but it's the same house. The people in the dream slways change... the menace I feel is always there. Like, a presece bearing down on me... making me want to leave the house. Usually, when I realize it's "the house" I have partial control. I can;t change my surroundings or make people do stuff, but I have a choice... I know I am dreaming... and the dread goes away. I usually wake up shortly after that and dont go back to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaf The Horse With Tears Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I don't even know if I dream at all...I have trips...but not sure about dreams... Everyone dreams, not everyone remembers them. Dreams are required more than sleep is for our minds to function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th Floor Productions Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I've done it quite a few times. It started when I was a little kid when I began to control my nightmares. After a long period of not doing it (I basically forgot about it, long story), I'm starting to do it again. For me, it boils down to realizing that I'm in a dream. Sometimes I realize that I had some control over the dream after I wake up but I wasn't really aware of it during the actual dream. I love that "realization moment" when I'm aware of being in a dream. I get scared that I'll wake up for a second, because I'm also good at "pulling myself out of" bad dreams by making myself wake up. Occasionally that reflex kicks in when I could lucid dream and I lose it. When I'm sure that I won't wake up, the fun starts. I don't fly (usually), it's more about controlling the world. I guess I get my God complex on with my lucid dreaming. It doesn't happen all the time for me. You just can't control some dreams. I don't really know how to tell anyone else to do it, you just have to realize that you're in a dream and that you have total control over that world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn asunder Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 You can control every dream? Like all of them every night? Or just the last one you were having before you woke up? i ask becuase most people have 3-6 dreams a night but usually only remember the last one they were having before they woke up. but to answer.. sometimes. I also have a sorta recuring dream. It's about a house. The house never looks the same in anyway... but it's the same house. The people in the dream slways change... the menace I feel is always there. Like, a presece bearing down on me... making me want to leave the house. Usually, when I realize it's "the house" I have partial control. I can;t change my surroundings or make people do stuff, but I have a choice... I know I am dreaming... and the dread goes away. I usually wake up shortly after that and dont go back to sleep. not really sure how to answer that - i'm not sure i remember every dream, but i've had nights where i've had 4-5 dream sequences that don't seem connected and i've been able to modify each one, to make them turn out the way i wanted. sometimes, it's turning a struggle with someone to turn out in my favor, sometimes it's rescuing someone (like from an accident), having to try several different ways (for example, getting them out of a burning car, or something thru a side window/back window/ripping the door off, flipping the car over...) sometimes it's trying different ways to meet a girl, sometimes it's deciding what i want to "do" with her next... typically, i'm always thinking in my dreams, and changing my mind and trying something new. occasionally, i like the way a dream is going, and i won't do anything, but i know that i could, if i needed to. i think i need to start keeping a dream journal. i tend to forget them within hours of waking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunhee Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I know I dream all the time, the ones I remember, I can usually control, sometimes it's hard for me to realize that I'm dreaming, especially when I am having one of those sleep paralysis type dreams.. which I just started to have this past year. The two most memorable times, I was in bed with someone, but couldn't make my physical body scream out. When I finally did, I woke the other person up, in the process woke myself up. Either way it was really terribly frightening. As for the lucid dreams, I like being able to control them, although, I wish I could learn how to fly better in my dreams, this BS "Great American Hero" type flying is frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh_My_Goth Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 All the time... I practiced for years, & now I just do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev.Reverence Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I know I dream all the time, the ones I remember, I can usually control, sometimes it's hard for me to realize that I'm dreaming, especially when I am having one of those sleep paralysis type dreams.. which I just started to have this past year. The two most memorable times, I was in bed with someone, but couldn't make my physical body scream out. When I finally did, I woke the other person up, in the process woke myself up. Either way it was really terribly frightening. As for the lucid dreams, I like being able to control them, although, I wish I could learn how to fly better in my dreams, this BS "Great American Hero" type flying is frustrating. I loved that show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynxxxedangel Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I also have a lot of dreams where I can float, or move things remotely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGimp Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 ive only done it once and ironicaly enough it was like 4 days ago and it was only becuase i felt or thought or knew it was a dream half way threw and the events unfolding mae me relaize it was a dream it was incrediably odd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 so happy - I had one last night! It was all terminator-esque, but better, with giant insect-like robots. I woke up at one point (rolled over on my stereo's remote and cranked the volume, lol), turned the radio off and re-entered the dream right where I'd been interrupted. :D #@! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enishi Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 A guy named saltcube me and a friend of mine used to chat with on another forum now has a website with some products intended to help with lucid dreaming. Saltcube I'm thinking of trying his stuff out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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