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    1. 11-01-2008 02:11 PM #1
      JoeGreen
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      False Awakening Loop

      The story in short - SO.. i'm in a dream, telling a friend of mine (Before I was lucid), that he is dreaming and should preform a RC. After he laughs I get this weird feeling that things are not logical around me, asking myself am I dreaming? Didn't need to make a RC, and became lucid right away.

      Second after I realize it, The dream's getting dizzy quickly, and I 'Wake Up'.
      Asked myself again, am I dreaming? and to my surprise, FA.

      Seconds after I realize its a FA, again, quickly dizzy, can't control it, 'Wake up', this time in a different place. I didn't even need to ask myself if I'm dreaming, it was just obvious to me.

      I look around, quickly dizzy, same story, another FA, my room this time.
      This time I didn't even open my eyes, tried to grab on to something, but
      woke up, Couple of RCs showed real world this time.

      Anyone has any idea as to why does this happen? Why couldn't I grab on to the lucid dream? (Though I managed to keep lucidity as I KNEW it was a FA..)
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    2. 11-01-2008 06:15 PM #2
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      No Idea. Could it be because it happened once, you expected it to happen again, so it did.

      Expectation seems to be everything in dreaming.
      Lucid Dreams:-
      MILD/DILD: 79
      WILD: 13
      DEILD:13
      (TOTAL: 108 )
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    3. 11-02-2008 05:47 PM #3
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      You were in the same dream the whole time. Realize this. Do not think of a false awakening as waking up inside another dream. Think of it as the dream constantly changing to the familiar "waking up" scene. If you think of it as a movie, it will be easier to stabilize.

      I say, do a reality check, and stabilize the dream. Don't go too fast. Accept the dream.

      I think these false awakening chains (and false awakenings in general) are caused by lucidity. When you are lucid, brain patterns mimic those in waking life more closely than any other part of sleep (closer than normal REM sleep). Other parts of your brain notice this, and think that it is time to wake up (the brain is conditioned: "If brain patterns mimic waking life, I must be waking."). This is reflected in the dream by false awakenings. Over time, with more lucid experiences, your brain will change its response to lucidity ("If brain patterns mimic waking life, I might be awake or I might be dreaming====>Better reality check."). To reinforce this reconditioning, ALWAYS reality check during a false awakening!
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      Quote Originally Posted by OldSparta
      I murdered someone, there was bloody everywhere. On the walls, on my hands. The air smelled metallic, like iron. My mouth... tasted metallic, like iron. The floor was metallic, probably iron
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