I Love Lucid Dreaming

If you've experienced it, you know lucid dreaming is a feeling like no other! As a child I had an awareness often in dreams that I was dreaming. I remember saying to friends once, "You know when you're dreaming and you know you're dreaming in your dream?" They looked at me like I was crazy and told me no. I thought- Am I dreaming I'm dreaming?.. Not anymore!

I used to have very bad nightmares where I was drowning, falling from cliffs and threatened with violence. The whole "if you die in a dream you don't wake up," stuck in my head when I was asleep and I'd always manage to wake up. I'd tell myself when awake, I need to face it and not be afraid. Little by little I started realizing more and more that I could control those dreams and started facing them head on and even simply started some on my own. The first time I tested it I was dreaming that I was driving and was literally telling myself let's start now- I went off a cliff in the car and I had no fear. I remember thinking, "Did I kill myself in this dream, because I don't feel any kind of pain right now and this is getting boring." Then I woke up. Other times I willingly went in water over my head, knowing I dont swim and faced all types of violence knowing nothing can hurt me when I'm dreaming since I can control it. Recently I dreamt I was stuck between water and sand and couldn't get up the sand. I told myself, "Great, I can't wait to see the meaning of this dream when I get up!" LOL..

I recently taught my 5 year old to be more aware in his nightmares that they aren't real and he can change them to whatever he wants if he can remember it's just a dream. His nightmares have more than cut in half and one night he woke me up to tell me he did what I told him- he kicked the bad guy without even touching him, hahaha...

I'd say in at least 90% of my dreams, I am fully aware that I am dreaming. It's really fun when you can take control of good dreams too.

Do you or have you experienced lucid dreaming?

monty1212 · 41-45, F

I find when i sleep little i do a lot of lucid dreaming where i lay in bed and fully aware of me trying to fall asleep whilst im already dreaming its amazingly weird. It all plays a part in my bedroom. People come. They communicate (through thought only but i can clearly see them) discussions are had. Some important for me some for others. I used to study in my sleep when younger. Where i would continue reading the material i had seen in the day. I could see my highlighted points. Potentially the only reason why i finished my studies. And i worked in my sleep before. All lucidly.