Comments on: How to Induce a Lucid Dream While Awake http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/ Exploring consciousness, lucid dreams, and mind enhancement Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-6458 Tom Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:58:43 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-6458 Hey Richard, unfortunately, your brain deliberately but subconsciously erases dreams after a short period of time because it recognizes it as an unnecessary memory. It is also very common to have 3rd person experiences or to be someone else. Lastly, when you begin to, "Go blind", this is your body doing one of two things. a.) waking up/ending the dream, or b.) changing the dream to another one. A common technique to stay in the dream is to begin touching everything you see or rub your hands together. This will stimulate the body to stay so it begins to think that it's a real place again. Hey Richard, unfortunately, your brain deliberately but subconsciously erases dreams after a short period of time because it recognizes it as an unnecessary memory. It is also very common to have 3rd person experiences or to be someone else. Lastly, when you begin to, "Go blind", this is your body doing one of two things. a.) waking up/ending the dream, or b.) changing the dream to another one. A common technique to stay in the dream is to begin touching everything you see or rub your hands together. This will stimulate the body to stay so it begins to think that it's a real place again.

]]> By: Duv http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Duv Sat, 21 May 2011 13:45:28 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-970 Great article! I will definitely have to try some of these techniques. What's strange is that all the times I have lucid dreamed, I didn't even try to lucid dream.... it just happened. LDs I have had include flying, falling, running, swimming, etc ....it usually is action-filled or suspeseful somehow. I had a dream once where I was walking through a large dark shaded fog filled place with rows of titanic trains in rows for as far as I could see, it was quite enchanting. Some of these dreams I would be aware that I was thinking that I was dreaming. I am even able to wake myself up in the middle of dreams that would otherwise result in my death! I think what I need to learn is to control what happens in my dream...By the way, do you know what it means if a blue demon thing tries to kill you in your dream? It was like real life, I woke up feeling like I was dead when in fact I woke up right before it was going to kill me. Great article! I will definitely have to try some of these techniques. What's strange is that all the times I have lucid dreamed, I didn't even try to lucid dream.... it just happened. LDs I have had include flying, falling, running, swimming, etc ....it usually is action-filled or suspeseful somehow. I had a dream once where I was walking through a large dark shaded fog filled place with rows of titanic trains in rows for as far as I could see, it was quite enchanting. Some of these dreams I would be aware that I was thinking that I was dreaming. I am even able to wake myself up in the middle of dreams that would otherwise result in my death! I think what I need to learn is to control what happens in my dream...By the way, do you know what it means if a blue demon thing tries to kill you in your dream? It was like real life, I woke up feeling like I was dead when in fact I woke up right before it was going to kill me.

]]> By: cristian http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-130 cristian Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:12:56 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-130 Ive been setting my alarm multiple times in the morning to induce dreams. weird that i realized that before reading anything about lucid dreams. this is the first time i ever researched the subject. Is it weird that ve witnessed my death in several dreams? I die and then i leave my body and i can see myself lifeless. Ive been setting my alarm multiple times in the morning to induce dreams. weird that i realized that before reading anything about lucid dreams. this is the first time i ever researched the subject. Is it weird that ve witnessed my death in several dreams? I die and then i leave my body and i can see myself lifeless.

]]> By: Mike http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Mike Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:41:35 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-129 I think you "think" you punched yourself in the face due to your dream but that's physically impossible as you need REM sleep to dream and your body enters a state of paralysis in REM sleep, making movement unlikely, let alone punching yourself. I think you "think" you punched yourself in the face due to your dream but that's physically impossible as you need REM sleep to dream and your body enters a state of paralysis in REM sleep, making movement unlikely, let alone punching yourself.

]]> By: Richard http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Richard Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:05:40 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-128 Sounds pretty legit. Ive actually punched my self in the face while asleep and it woke me up similar to the technique described in the passage except i was dreaming i was being assaulted. I know it is more common in women for a dream like that to occur so ha. What i want to know is why can't i remember some dreams although i remember others regardless if they are important or not. Some times i remember some for short periods of times but others forever. Also, i never appear in my dreams like others can see me but when theres a mirror i cant see myself or im someone else and sometimes i go part blind during dreams like i see things then things start going dark kind of like my range of vision is lowering each time i blink kind of like retinitis pigmentosa. These symptoms are very common throughout my dreams and i want to understand what they mean. Sounds pretty legit. Ive actually punched my self in the face while asleep and it woke me up similar to the technique described in the passage except i was dreaming i was being assaulted. I know it is more common in women for a dream like that to occur so ha. What i want to know is why can't i remember some dreams although i remember others regardless if they are important or not. Some times i remember some for short periods of times but others forever. Also, i never appear in my dreams like others can see me but when theres a mirror i cant see myself or im someone else and sometimes i go part blind during dreams like i see things then things start going dark kind of like my range of vision is lowering each time i blink kind of like retinitis pigmentosa. These symptoms are very common throughout my dreams and i want to understand what they mean.

]]> By: Joel http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Joel Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:35:00 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-127 Dan, what you have experienced is a nod. It is what many opiate users experience and enjoy. They can be very fun but if you become addicted they can be terrifying when you go through withdrawal. Dan, what you have experienced is a nod. It is what many opiate users experience and enjoy. They can be very fun but if you become addicted they can be terrifying when you go through withdrawal.

]]> By: dan corbin http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-126 dan corbin Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:33:13 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-126 I broke my leg a couple of summers ago and was on hydrocodine and would get drowsy from the drugs and would take many naps during the day. I would have random and reoccuring dreams occasionally. They are fun. Sometimes what I do is set my alarm way earlier than I need to be up so that I can keep waking and falling asleep every 9 minutes, which is the amount of snooze time. I have 2-4 somewhat lucid dreams in the morning. I broke my leg a couple of summers ago and was on hydrocodine and would get drowsy from the drugs and would take many naps during the day. I would have random and reoccuring dreams occasionally. They are fun.

Sometimes what I do is set my alarm way earlier than I need to be up so that I can keep waking and falling asleep every 9 minutes, which is the amount of snooze time. I have 2-4 somewhat lucid dreams in the morning.

]]> By: Brett Jackson http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Brett Jackson Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:54:09 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-125 Interesting article. I have only had one wild before and am research ways to have more. I am definitely going to try the hand raising exercise as that sounds like a particularly good idea. Cheers, Brett. <em>Brett Jackson's last blog post: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrettsLucidDreams/~3/348330602/improving-dream-recall.html" rel="nofollow">Improving Dream Recall</a></em> Interesting article. I have only had one wild before and am research ways to have more. I am definitely going to try the hand raising exercise as that sounds like a particularly good idea.

Cheers,
Brett.

Brett Jackson's last blog post: Improving Dream Recall

]]> By: Camryn http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Camryn Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:23:59 +0000 http://www.realityshifter.com/2007/how-to-induce-a-lucid-dream-while-awake/#comment-124 hi i enjoyed the read hi i enjoyed the read

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