Dreams without imagery or sensations-something to look out for!
I've been realizing that something I've been experiencing is a type of dream, maybe a false awakening or a continuum. But, these dreams are unique, because I'll only be in bed and see what I perceive as the back of my eyelids. The dreams do have a plot, but I'm often only thinking about it.
How do I know it's a dream? Because, in these dreams, I don't have conscious control over my thoughts and if try to remember them upon waking up, I can't very well. I forget them as I would any other dream. Also, if I try to perform dream control during these dreams, I can.
For example, in one of these dreams, I was lying in bed before and all of the sudden I uncontrollably think, "Pick a dream. One, two, or three. Hmm.. I'll pick one." Immediately after I thought that, my bed started spinning and dream imagery formed, and I become lucid.
In another example, I was lying in bed, when all of a sudden I started uncontrollably thinking "10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1 Blast off!" Immediately after thought that, I blasted off, flying into space, again becoming lucid.
Sometimes, during these dreams, I'll uncontrollably think, "I'm going to try to WILD" and then when I try, it works immediately, making me think that I've WILDed with little effort.
So, if during the you find you've lost all control of your thoughts while you're sleeping, try to do a reality check, you very well might be dreaming. I know I'm going to try doing this for more chances to LD.
They say we dream 1.5 hours a night, but I certainly don't remember being aware during my dreams that long each night. Maybe a decent percentage of our dreams are like this type of sort of empty dream where we think we're in bed, doing nothing. Something to think about.
