Thread: How vivid is your sense of touch in LDs ?

As far as I can't remember my sense of touch is exactly the same as in real life. The only difference is that after touching something and pushing away my hand the feeling continues on my hand for a few seconds, like it is numb.
It doesn't always happen, only in my low-awareness lucids.

It depends.
In the LDs with a lower level of awareness it feels a bit like "mild anesthesia" just like you said, but I never noticed a delay between stimulus and sensation... I shall pay close attention to that in my next LD. However in the LDs with a higher level of awareness it all feels like it does when I'm awake - maybe even a bit more intensive. Especially the wind on my skin when I'm flying or running feels extremly real. Also when I concentrate on a sensation (for instance touching the floor in order to stabilise) it feels very real and I can feel the temperature as well as the texture.

It can feel at least as realistic as waking life itself.
Try this - imagine as vividly as you can that you are pushing your fingers against a wall, and you will probably get the feeling that you are almost actually doing it.
And when you are dreaming, you are much more immersed in the dreamworld than when you daydream, so it will feel even more vivid in a dream.

I never had a LD so far, but some very very intense dreams
I had a few intense vivid dreams in which my sense of touch was even higher than in wake life... it's like I touch something and immediately feel all sensations very intensely: physical contact, warmth, humidity, surface, etc.

Thanks guys !

My sense of touch sucks a lot ! It´s a personal problem

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My sense of touch is just the same as real life in a Lucid, so much so I often will still just pick something up or rub my hands along something just to feel the texture or weight of it.

Good question! I find that touch has never been an issue in my LDs. The one I sometimes have issues with is sight.

Do you want me to edit your post and make it a poll?

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Good question! I find that touch has never been an issue in my LDs. The one I sometimes have issues with is sight.

Do you want me to edit your post and make it a poll?

Thank you Ophelia ! That would be nice although i am already very satisfyied with the feedback..

Originally Posted by VagalTone

Thank you Ophelia ! That would be nice although i am already very satisfyied with the feedback..

Kk. Just let me know if you change your mind

Well, my sense of touch in my dreams has never really been of much matter to me, since I've never really focused on it, dream or real life. On the flip side, my sense of hearing is amplified and / or there is a focus on sounds in the dream.
However, in retrospect, my sense of touch seems to be a bit off... For example, water seems feel more like a jelly rather than... well, water. Heat seems to also be non-existent in my dreams, but cold seems to be a constant, no matter the temperature. Extreme heat? More like freezing cold... but that's probably because I sleep right under the vent...
As for solids, can't really say much. A lot of times, solids just seems to be platforms. I won't have a definite sense of material (say, rubber from wood), but I would be able to feel rigidness or give. Hence, I could feel if a pillow is soft, or a rock is tough, but I wouldn't feel the grain or texture of it. It's very hard to explain...

It fealt just like it does in waking life, until i put my thumb through my hand lol