Last night, I realized I was dreaming, and out of formality, did a reality check. It FAILED! I was disappointed, because it wasn't being very realiable. I find it hard to expect something to be wrong (I'm a programmer, I'm conditioned to expect the right results the first 500 times, even though it's always too optimistic).
After I realized I was dreaming, I mustered the courage to start yelling things. It still felt real, but I knew I was dreaming, so I forced myself to be vocal.
However, it seems to be that these things like reality checks and realization of dreaming don't really make me conscious in any way. Or if they do, then lucid dreams are a let down o_O, because I expected something a bit more.. impressive. It felt just like the dream did before. I don't know why my brain manages to stay rather.. submerged even when I say "I'm dreaming" and try to RC. That's why I'm hoping for new methods, so my brain won't be used to them.
I'm not sure how I got where I am. I sort of learned to control dreams under a feeling of pressure and fear (my dreams are usually like that), and I definitely learned to recognize that I'm dreaming just instinctually, not really through anything logical. I'm not sure how I can do it without feeling conscious. My dream logic remained the same, and I didn't really feel.. omnipotent. Nothing changed when I realized I was dreaming.
Any theories or help? Anybody? Help with NOT failing my RCs would be good; how do I counteract my placebo effect of expecting the "reality" thing to happen?
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