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    1. 12-28-2008 06:52 PM #1
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      I think I may have had my first LD, although I am unsure.

      A few nights ago I had a dream that was noticeably different from any other dream I have ever experienced. While I was dreaming, I was able to think as if I were awake. I was also aware that I must be dreaming, as everything felt a bit off, and had that "dreamy" feel to it. The dream took place in what appeared to be a restaurant, as there were booths and tables throughout the room. Since I realized that I was dreaming, I knew I would be able to do anything in the dream, if I thought about it. I then attempted to move an object with my mind. I pointed my finger at one of the many booths in the room, and flicked my finger to the left, and sure enough, it went flying to the left through a glass window. I then proceeded to try a few more things, such as blowing one of the walls out with a Star Wars-like "force push" (something I always thought would be cool to be able to do), and ripping of the entire roof of the building and send it flying (all of which I was able to do flawlessly, as if I had done it a million times before). Just as I was about to completely obliterate the building, everything just went blank in an instant, and then started to become a bunch of blotchy / fuzzy spots (similar to when you rub your eyes really hard for a few seconds) for about a second, and then I woke up. And between the time I was dreaming, the one second of emptiness / fuzziness, and the time I woke up, I felt absolutely no change in consciousness or awareness.

      I am unsure if this is what a lucid dream is, as I have never had one before (though I have wanted to have one for quite some time), and would appreciate any feedback you could give. =)
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    2. 12-28-2008 07:49 PM #2
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      Hey this absolutely sounds like a lucid dream, and a good one at that! To be lucid, you just have to know it's a dream while you're dreaming. That down, it sounds like it was pretty stable and that you got the chance to exercise some dream control, which is awesome! Congrats on the badass control during your first lucid!
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    3. 12-28-2008 08:03 PM #3
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      congratz dude! definitely a lucid!
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    4. 12-28-2008 08:07 PM #4
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      Hey, thanks! =D

      Quick question. Will lucid dreams become more realistic the more often I have them? Because this one seemed just like any other dream, only I knew I was dreaming, and was able to control it. Is it possible to have a LD that is realistic to the point where it feels almost exactly like reality, and not have that "dreamy" feel to it?




      And also, is it normal to dream in something other than full color? Most of the time when I am dreaming, everything seems like I am watching it through a yellow or orange filter.

      This is just a random picture I found on Google Images, and is a perfect example of what I am talking about.
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      Quote Originally Posted by AudieMurphy135 View Post
      Will lucid dreams become more realistic the more often I have them?

      And also, is it normal to dream in something other than full color? Most of the time when I am dreaming, everything seems like I am watching it through a yellow or orange filter.

      I can only talk from personal experience but it all depends on luck regarding the visual "cohesiveness" of a dream. Some of my lucid dreams are very unstable and full of "black smudges", while others can be very visually stunning and be just like real life. To have the latter you have to use dream stabilization techniques:

      http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=70131


      yellow filter? Well so far you have had just the one LD right? and it was in a restaurant, that is indoor- so makes sense for the lighting to be that way. But not- dreams should be full color generally.
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      Quote Originally Posted by yuriythebest View Post

      yellow filter? Well so far you have had just the one LD right? and it was in a restaurant, that is indoor- so makes sense for the lighting to be that way. But not- dreams should be full color generally.
      Actually, I was just talking about dreams in general. Some of my dreams are in full color, some aren't. And as for the LD I just had, it was in full color, I believe, as I remember seeing red, black, brown, and blue.
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      Some of my dreams are very realistic, some of them are, like you said, strange colors. Though mine tend to be dark and blue and kind of shady, if they are memorably discolored. For me they are the minority, though. How good is your dream recall? Mine is pretty good, I've been cultivating it for most of my life, so maybe that is why mine are so much more realistic. But yea, as Yuri said stabilizing the dream can make it just as real as reality, and you'll be reality checking left and right to make sure
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    8. 12-28-2008 09:03 PM #8
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      Quote Originally Posted by Shift View Post
      How good is your dream recall?
      I can almost always remember a few parts from at least 2 dreams every night. It's very rare for me to have a night where I can't remember anything. I've been able to do this for as long as I can remember.
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