Has anyone had a Lucid dream before?
By amy77824
@amy77824 (147)
4 responses
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
16 Apr 12
It has been awhile since I've researched dreams and the such and so I am going to say what I think I remember it to be. A lucid dream is one of the dreams wherein you dream about a place and a friend and they do the same, and you both dream the exact same thing am I right?
I believe I've had one or two of those in the past, but can't describe it other then this was with a complete stranger who I only knew online and lived in California. I've not talked to her in years.
Now if it's where one can control their dreams? Oh sure I've had that kind of dream MANY a time. For me in the dream I hear myself thinking "Ok this is just a dream you can get away from this or change it." It used to come with ease.
Did you know that you only dream for about 30 seconds and it's right before you wake up?
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
18 Apr 12
The first dream you describe sounds more like shared dreaming, not sure if there's a more official term for it. Dream control is often associated with lucid dreaming, but the definition of lucid dreaming is just knowing that you're dreaming within the dream.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
18 Apr 12
A lucid dream is a dream where you realize that you are dreaming inside the dream. As for what they feel like, it's different from dream to dream for me. I have lucid dreams where I get frustrated because since I've realized that I'm dreaming I'm trying to control the dream and it's not working very well. I have lucid dreams that appear to be more vivid than normal, and also lucid dreams where I laugh at how fuzzy everything is. If you've become aware that you are dreaming inside a dream, then you've had a lucid dream.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
18 Apr 12
Yes, I have. I've used the wake-back-to-bed method, and reality checks inside dreams. You might have read about it somewhere already, but I'll explain it anyway just in case and for anyone reading who doesn't know. The wake-back-to-bed method is where you wake up sometime in the early morning, get out of bed for a little bit (perhaps a half an hour) and then go back to bed. Because it's the early morning, you're more likely to fall straight back into REM sleep (the part of your sleep cycle where you dream) and since you've been awake and alert you're more likely to be more alert in your dream. A reality check is a simple trick to check if you're dreaming or awake. The most common one used, and the one that's helped me the most, is flipping light switches. In dreams, light switches tend not to work (though I had one seemingly snarky dream where they did, perhaps just my brain trolling me) and when a light switch doesn't work then you may realize you are dreaming. Most sites and people recommend performing reality checks while you're awake so that you eventually perform then when you sleep, but I find that just knowing something like light switches being dysfunctional in dreams helps me realize I'm dreaming because I flip light switches in dreams pretty often.
I also keep a dream journal, I've kept one since I was 12. I remember my dreams pretty often and I tend to fall into lucid dreams without having to use a method just because I'm well-acquainted with dreams. Sometimes I realize I'm dreaming just because something totally out of wack happens, like the time I dreamed I was using the microwave and the microwave started yelling at me!
So from my experience, keeping a dream diary really helps you to have lucid dreams on a more regular basis, but the best method other than that is the wake-back-to-bed method. For me that is.
@skizzer (36)
• Denmark
18 Apr 12
Have you used any "strategies" in order to have a lucid dream?
I think it's a goal for many to have a lucid dream but it can seem hard to achieve. I know it's hard for me to even remember my dreams every night. I could make the habit of writing in a dream diary but I just don't feel I have the time for it. But it sure would help, or so I'm told.
@CelticSoulSister (1640)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
16 Apr 12
To me, a lucid dream is a particularly powerful, very memorable one. I have them all the time.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
18 Apr 12
Well they can be powerful or memorable, and dream control is associated with lucid dreaming, but it depends on the dream and the dreamer. The definition of lucid dreaming is just having a dream in which you realize that you are dreaming.
@ShadowSky (221)
• Bulgaria
20 Apr 12
For unknown reasons I experience lucid dreaming a lot. It's really strange but I think that with time I have learned to recognize little details that just aren't right in my dreams and once I notice that I realize I'm not awake but as far as I'm concerned the idea of a person being in complete control of their dreams is a myth.While I almost feel like minor details are changing but I can't really tell whether I'm imagining this or not. For me the easiest to spot difference in dreams and real life are the time skips.In dreams I usually see thing kind of like in a movie which used to really creep me out. I hope I helped :)