The Art of Lucid Dreaming
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existentialist
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Oh, I thought it said "lucid reaming".
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ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
I knew someone who believed that lucid dreaming was impossible, which meant that everyone who reported it was lying. Very odd.
I enjoy lucid dreaming, but it doesn't happen often, and lately never. I've always been intrigued by those who say you can train yourself to do it. How, exactly? I just go to sleep, and either dream (or at least remember my dreams, lucid or otherwise) or not. I don't know how to influence them in any way.
I enjoy lucid dreaming, but it doesn't happen often, and lately never. I've always been intrigued by those who say you can train yourself to do it. How, exactly? I just go to sleep, and either dream (or at least remember my dreams, lucid or otherwise) or not. I don't know how to influence them in any way.
Serge Forward
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Eat loads of cheese before bed.
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
Surely that's a myth?
The one way I can influence my dreams, I've learnt, is to think consciously about dreaming about something. Then I don't. Useful for avoiding thing I suspect would be nightmarish, but it doesn't get me any further along the lucid route.
The one way I can influence my dreams, I've learnt, is to think consciously about dreaming about something. Then I don't. Useful for avoiding thing I suspect would be nightmarish, but it doesn't get me any further along the lucid route.
smmudge
i know the smudge is true
Yeah I'm not sure really. I think there may be 2 things that influence lucidity. First big one is it's more likely to happen in later sleep cycle, so getting a good 8 hours is key. The 2nd but not as reliable is being conscious of recurring dream themes/symbols. That can bring you close to lucidity but not necesdarily all the way, for instance I've thought "that's funny I dream about this all the time" or asked "is this a dream" then decided no/not clocked it's actually a dream.
The only other thing that majorly affected my dreams were SSRIs. On sertraline I had crazy long winded and very vivid dreams, but never ever lucid. On fluoxetine I think it was, pretty vivid and quite often lucid.
SpookyFrank
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Sleep for a bit less than a full night's sleep, six hours or so, get up and potter about for an hour, then go back to sleep again.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
You can tell yourself before you fall asleep that on waking you won't remember your dreams.
I do this, well now I don't need to any more, it has become habit.
But I dare say you could instruct yourself to realise you were dreaming.
The brain is quite responsive to such suggestions I believe.
I do this, well now I don't need to any more, it has become habit.
But I dare say you could instruct yourself to realise you were dreaming.
The brain is quite responsive to such suggestions I believe.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Yes that's exactly how it works. You suggest to yourself every night before bed that when you are dreaming you are going to look at your hand (in the dream) and that is the signal that you are dreaming.
It takes me weeks.
Also my bedtime routine is terrible because I pass out on the sofa and then drag myself to bed a few hours later. So I am not in any routine of making a suggestion to myself.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
What's that got to do with lucid dreaming?
I do find that a good way for me to relax before I sleep,
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Then post in the relevant thread.
