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      I've always been able to wake myself up from dreams and nightmares. I never had to use "force" though. I always just relaxed and let myself... fall awake. It was like ignoring the dream: eventually it just gave up and went away.

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      I did use to remove myself out of my dreams often enough. Usually when I was uncomfortable, I think. It did take some mental energy but it wasn't really like wrenching...It was more like being deep under dark water, not really swimming, but just letting yourself float up. The feeling was engulfing and it was a little heavy- Kind of how clothes gain the weight of the water it holds. ^^; I haven't felt like I had to do that in awhile, though!

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      I only ever wrench myself out of dream during nightmares, which is funny because I realize that I can just wake myself up, but I don't go lucid... What I do is try to force my real eyes open, somehow I have control of that in my dreams, and it definitely takes some effort. If any of you have ever seen Heroes, think of how Hiro always looks when he's trying to travel in the space-time continuum, but opposite =D

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      I've also dabbled in this. Holy crap is it tiring though. I usually wake up in a heavy sweat and my heart is beating like crazy.

      I wasn't always able to do it either it took some practice. My method is usually used when I am having a weird dream that I just can't get a hold of. Not usually scary, but strange and annoying. I basically try turning my body away from whatever is happening in the dream and do an 'eyes closed, hold breath' move. Then I picture myself in my bed waking up and looking at the alarm clock. Works about 95% of the time.
      Last edited by ttraverse; 08-29-2008 at 10:58 PM. Reason: grammar
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      The only thing i do to get myself out of a dream is just shake my head really fast, one time i dreamed that i was in my bed and it seemed so real and i just shook my head and i woke up.

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      I think I remember doing something like this when I was younger. I was trying to escape a dream and i couldn't keep my eyes open, they were like they had weights on them or something.

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      I can relate to the 'wrenching'. In my first lucid i realized i was dreaming during a nightmare. I tried to change the scene but couldn't, then forced my eyes open. My eyes felt AMAZINGLY heavy when i was in a semi-concious state. I think it was because of sleep paralyisis, but im not sure.

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      I've never been able to reliably end a dream at will, at least not immediately. But then again, I've never really practiced. Why would I want to? There are much better things to do in a lucid dream than ending it. The only times I've intentionally tried to end lucid dreams was when I was very young (before I knew any better), and one time the other day, but only because I wasn't thinking rationally (not too uncommon for me, even in lucid dreams ).

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      Remarkably similar to what I have been experiencing. I notice a sort of a pattern in the "whooshing" and have to time it with the pattern. I have to "jump" out, often getting halfway awake with the first try and then physically and mentally fighting my way through with the next whoosh.

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      This thread is almost 8 years old, and none of the original posters are on the forum anymore. Please don't revive old threads - this is called necroposting and is against forum rules. If you want to discuss this topic, please start a new thread.

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