Witty Profiles
Lucid Dreaming
What is it?
A lucid dream is a
dream in which you're aware that you're awake. This means
you're
aware that nothing can hurt you. You can control yourself,
and if you practice a lot,
you can even control the dream and the things in
it.
How do you do it?
There are a
couple of methods of doing it, most people I know normally just
lay completely
still with their arms by their sides and their eyes closed. You
must lay completely still. Your
brain will start sending signals to your body like itches or
wanting to move/open your eyes
but you have to ignore all of these impulses! It's
hard but totally worth it. Make sure you're
in the right mindset while lying there (e.g. thinking about what
you want to dream about
and focusing completely on lucid dreaming). After about 20-30
minutes, you'll feel weight
on your chest, but don't worry, it's not scary. This
means you're finally in sleep paralysis!
Open your eyes and you'll start to hallucinate, then close
them again and you'll start to
dream instantly.
My experience
I normally use the
Wake Back To Sleep method (Google it) but some people find
that
annoying and it ruins your sleeping pattern. In some of my dreams
I've met the care
bears, been given a million dollars, visited Paris, and I've
only had one bad experience
but since you're aware your dreaming, it doesn't really
matter. I try to lucid dream about
once or twice a week, it's truly an awesome experience.
So yeah I just wanted to share
this with you guys so you could try it. If you have and
questions, ask me! (:
490 faves · 93 comments · Jul 5, 2012 12:40pm
MegaDirectioner
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1 decade ago
@MyWittyProfile that's kinda the point.... I could only accomplished doing this once... There is always something disctracting me... :P
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xHello
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1 decade ago
Derp this was on Facebook. Oh and it's actually used for hypnotizing and it's also a way to let demons inside you, apparently. Scary :o
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darastarring*
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1 decade ago
Is it easy to do your first try, and what can the bad experiences do? I've heard of something creepy called 'The Hag' related to lucid dreaming.. D;
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supergirl007
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1 decade ago
i tried doing this last night and then my body kind of went really heavy but numb and i felt kind of light, it was weird but nice but i wasn't dreaming everything was still black, then i got scared and moved i guess it takes some practise ;D
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MyWittyProfile
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1 decade ago
What if youfall asleep doing this? xD
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SetFireToTheRain
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1 decade ago
): last night i fell asleep attempting to do it (without success)! any hints ..? i can concentrate but i cant really tell what this 'pressure on your chest' is supposed to feel like .?/:
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nightjade
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1 decade ago
i use to lucid dream alot. but now i stopped it, i havent done it for 5years im afraid to try it again
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nightjade
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1 decade ago
i use to have alot of lucid dreams! i used it almost every night when my dreams became nightmares. i had a weird method when im dreaming i was totally aware of everything i close my eyes in the dream, then think about what i want then i open them and it will happen. but sometimes i dont think hard enough then the nightmare comes back jumps are me and i wake up
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Mafinha
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1 decade ago
"In addition, the paralysis may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger. Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations. The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful or dream-like objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision. Some scientists have proposed this condition as an explanation for reports of alien abductions and ghostly encounters." (Wikipedia)
Sleep paralysis can be really scary and you have no control of it. Once I went to bed thinking about a speech I had to do at an event in the next day and I ended up having auditory hallucinations of gunshots and screams during sleep paralysis (I didn't even try to do it, I was just stressed). It only stopped after 20-30 mins or so and it was terrifying.
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TrappedInWonderland
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1 decade ago
When do you stop dreaming/open your eyes & how long does it last?:)
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*Vampire*
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1 decade ago
Hey could you please tell me how do you know when's the time to open your eyes?
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CharlAldisx
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1 decade ago
I remember my cousin tried this and when she was out of it she was in a awful state. She said it was so scary and it felt like someone was taking in control of her body. Im not saying this happens to everyone , because everyone is different but just don't do it if you are a bit scared of things like these. I know I am ahhaha:)
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oddtragedy
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1 decade ago
omfg cool
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carebear123
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1 decade ago
i tried this be4 but i guess i wasnt laying down long enough for it actually to work:p
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myahkeller10
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1 decade ago
Ive done this before:
HOW TO GET OUT OF IT;
I usually sing a song I know... its weird and I try opening my eyes tho its nearly impossible... I also try to scream or "hurt myself"
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myahkeller10
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1 decade ago
mind=blown
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mymindsingsx
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1 decade ago
I agree with kaylagirl4298, How do you wake up!
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kaylagirl4298
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1 decade ago
How do you wake up? :o
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stillawake
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1 decade ago
i would love to try this but how long do you hallucinate? and just like anna5 asked is it dangerous?
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dragonfly26 · 1 decade ago
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I really want to try lucid dreaming, but I'm afraid I'll mess up my sleep schedule, and School's starting tomorrow, so...yeah.