Thread: The "Inception" Technique - Tried and True

This seems to be a placebo, tried it with no effect at all (Yes it was high up on the right part of the wrist). Meh well it was worth a shot, at least it is working for others. (Unless there is something special about the cardboard, as I just had a shoelace wrapped multiple times with slight pressure. It was shockingly uncomfortable)

People obviously don't know what a placebo effect is.

I tried it again and It didn't work

I think its a placebo effect thats why it worked first time for me

Originally Posted by brettWp

People obviously don't know what a placebo effect is.

Placebo - Noun: Something of no intrinsic remedial value that is used to appease or reassure another.

In this case the wrist-band is the 'something' the reassurance is the fact it will bring about a lucid dream. So if they think it will work, it will have a chance, if not, it has no effect.

Yes, but them reading about it being a placebo can diminish these chances greatly. If your doctor told you that the pills he prescribed for you were only sugar, then it wouldn't have as much of an effect anymore.

To most, yes, this is a placebo; there is still that small amount of self doubt in your head.

For me, this technique did nothing, even when I believed that the pressure point on your wrist would aid in lucidity.

I think the effectiveness is related to how easily you get annoyed buy things on you wrist.

So far, this hasn't worked for me. I've tried it, on both wrists, and usually I'm a very light sleeper.
Hmm.. I'll continue to try, mess with the cardboard, and see if this ends up working.

I think you guys might be making it too tight. The only time it's uncomfertable to me is when I lay on it while I'm trying to get to sleep. I hope this will help some of you.

So far, this hasn't worked for me. I've tried it, on both wrists, and usually I'm a very light sleeper.
Hmm.. I'll continue to try, mess with the cardboard, and see if this ends up working.

Same here, and I am getting really mad!

I think you guys might be making it too tight. The only time it's uncomfertable to me is when I lay on it while I'm trying to get to sleep. I hope this will help some of you.

Sorry, what do you mean? we're wearing it too tight or too loose?

I tried it last night and I asctually remembered almost all my dreams, but I have pretty good recall already.

It's still working for me, two Lucid Dreams last week (although very short). My dreams are vivid most nights and my recall is much better now.

However, I see a "snow ball" effect running through this thread. i.e..when a few people report that it IS working, others quickly post to confirm that it does work! When a few report that it does NOT work, others quickly post to confirm that it doesn't work.

If you expose your mind to comments often enough (including repeating affirmations and feelings to yourself), this energy of will find its way to prove that you were right, whether true or not! You're dealing with the subconscious mind which accepts everything you affirm into it. Refuse to let negativity enter your mind with regards to this or any other type of thing, technique or method.

As you read DV threads, find things out for yourself...and be careful not to let others "push your buttons" for you!

It seems to me that most people are looking for an instant "quick fix", some sort of button that can be pressed and it all happens instantly. It will not! Nothing will make you have Lucid Dreams...and I mean nothing, not even those Nova Dream masks!!

No magic wands available to induce Lucid Dreams on demand!! These aids help, but it's all up to every individual to learn how to do it for themselves, slowly and properly.

Originally Posted by A dreamer168

I'm using tape. I had a vivid, but not lucid dream.


Have you ever experimented with this technique, but used a watch? It basically serves the same purpose as the cardboard.

Sounds like a great idea, I'll try that.

I said that if it is uncomfortable, then it is probably to tight.

In the Art of Dreaming by Carlos Castaneda, his 'Dreaming Emissary' advises the use of a similar device:


"Dreamers should wear a gold ring," said the emissary
to me another time, "preferably fitted a bit tight."

The emissary's explanation was that such a ring serves
as a bridge for surfacing from dreaming back into the
daily world or for sinking from our daily awareness into
the inorganic beings' realm.

"How does this bridge work?" I asked. I had not
understood what was involved.

"The pressure of that ring around a finger serves
equally well to ensure a dreamer's return to his world. It
gives him a constant, familiar sense on his finger."

first let me say inception is my favorite movie ever. it kicked the matrix off the top of the list for me. how is this related to that??? in the movie they use totems which would be an item you know so well that when you try it in a dream you can tell it's a dream because it won't act as in real life since dreams are inconsistent and strange with small intricate details. like in the movie one guy uses a weighted die. in real life one of these would always land on the same number, in a dream probably not. cobb uses a top, in dreams he said it never stopped spinning. this is just putting something on your wrist. totally different. directly related to acupressure which is a semi valid science. if i remember correctly there is zero talk of acupressure in that movie and no one goes to sleep with a piece of card board on their wrist. if it's because they put those tubes on their wrist that's not the same, those tubes injected them with a fictional drug which was what gave validation to all the impossibilities of the movie. not saying it won't work, i'm going to try it tonight. but why all the inception talk???

if this was an inception method tutorial it would instruct people to make and use totems. i'm confused.

however if there is some scene in the movie i'm missing then please clue me in.

I'll give this a try and post my results tomorrow...
cheers,
-sam

fail. i did exactly what the instructions said. this is pure placebo. there's literally no reason this should work and it has nothing to do with inception either. sorry.

well...I tried this and didnt get a lucid..however I had a really vivid dream in a long while..
Here's why I think its not placibo...
I tried two nights before and it didnt work,when I woke up i noticed the bracelet was lying on my bed,meaning it escaped my arm...
Last night,I used scotch tape from two sides to keep it in place and it gave me a really vivid and interesting lucid dream
-sam

Not sure if this has been suggested, but would it be just as effective to wear a watch? But flip it upside down, so the watch is actually on the bottom side of your wrist?

Originally Posted by somniumrex

fail. i did exactly what the instructions said. this is pure placebo. there's literally no reason this should work and it has nothing to do with inception either. sorry.

I think you're just over skeptical..
Do a bit more research on acupressure etc etc.
Also, on Lucidity, WILD's, and Anchors...

Then maybe you'll understand why there are reasons that this would work, and why its not pure placebo..
What I hate the most, is, if it doesn't work for you, that doesn't mean that its 'pure placebo' or that its 'fail' or that the method 'doesn't work'...
Different things work for different people, it didn't work for you, ok, get over it, try something else. If it works for other people, good. Doesn't mean its placebo..

I gave this an honest shot, without giving it too much relevance (I wore my watch backwards up on my wrist while going to sleep and that's it).

Now, I usually recall 5-6 dreams per night thanks to my mp3 timer, 1+ of which is always a DEILD.
Tonight no DEILDs but I had 3 vivid false awakenings (I caught them immediately because of dream signs) which is something new to me.

This is interesting, and I'll keep trying. This might be useful to some people, don't call this a placebo if it just doesn't work for you.
If you know this is placebo, and you read all over the friggin' thread that it's a placebo, then it can't be a placebo anymore.
This *does* work for some people, even the more skeptical ones like me. If anything, we should investigate the reason.

Same, I've tried this for about 2 nights, and havent had any lucids. But I remembered 4 dreams last night. Which is pretty sweet. And from what I can remember, 2 of them were vivid.
I'll keep you updated.

i can give it try and report back tomorrow