How REAL are lucid dreams and How long do they last?

**QuestionReality** · 02-21-2011 04:50 AM

I still havent been able to have my first lucid dream and i would like to know how real they feel and for how long they last. Thanks alot!

**StonedApe** · 02-21-2011 04:57 AM

Depends on each dream. I've had some LDs that seemed very real and lasted 10+ minutes, others that were completely insane and my sense of time was different and many many that were less than 30 secs.

**QuestionReality** · 02-21-2011 04:59 AM

10 min inside the dream or awake?

**StonedApe** · 02-21-2011 05:13 AM

both usually. Usually dream time is about the same.

Lately I've been doing this thing where I chain LDs together. When I notice I'm going to wake up I lie completely still and fall back asleep after <30 sexs. I've been able to LD for about 45 minutes a few times and it seems like I'm dreaming for about 2-3 hours. Really should try to get better at this, gonna get back on it tonight, fuck school.

**faceonmars** · 02-21-2011 05:17 AM

Lucid dreams feel as real as I feel typing this now... but they are notoriously short. They will last longer once you learn to become emotionless(very hard to do). My best advice to to practice relaxation technique while visualizing. WILD's are easier then MILD's. DILD's to me are just a product of self awareness and, more often then not, occur randomly. Reality Checks (RC) can improve the chances however. Good luck!

**saltyseedog** · 02-21-2011 05:25 AM

The longest they normally can last is about 30 minutes. Sometimes dreams become unstable though if you go against the flow of the dream and cause you to wake up.
Try this: When in a dream do not focus on anything that has to do with the waking world. It is very tempting to compare the two while in a dream. Don't think about waking life. Do not think about how you are actually sleeping in bed. Just stay aware of which reality you are currently in, the dream reality.
The dream reality is very real. Even if you do not remember your dreams the emotion of the events that happened in your dreams carries into waking life.