Posted by Deneb on March 27, 2007, at 0:34:17
In reply to Re: Lucid dreams » Deneb, posted by TheMeanReds on March 26, 2007, at 12:18:33
I have a lot of "false awakenings", where I'll dream that I get out of bed. Once in a while I freak out a bit because I want to wake up and can't. I have to learn to be OK with the dream.
I don't have a great ability to control my lucid dreams. Anyone have that ability?
I just read some stuff about lucid dreaming and one way to prolong them is to spin around and around in the dream. If I ever remember this in a dream I'll try it. Spinning also frequently changes the setting of the dream. There is something about thinking of spinning that prevents the brain from waking up.
People can learn to lucid dream through several techniques. One technique is to sleep for 5 hours, wake up for an hour and then take a nap. I find this method works for me. I usually lucid dream after awakening and going back to sleep.
There are also devices people can wear over their eyes that sense REM sleep and flash some lights at the right time to induce lucid dreaming.
One way to learn how to lucid dream is to keep a dream diary. Remembering dreams is good practice for lucid dreaming. Also, it's good to preform "reality checks" in the real world frequently so you get into the habit of it and so you do it in a dream too. When the reality check fails in the dream, you'll realize you're dreaming. One reality check is to read some words, look away and read the words again. If the words stay the same, you're probably in the real world, but in dreams the words usually change or don't make sense. I used this words technique without knowing about it.
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