Re: What am i doing wrong?
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Originally posted by .jared.
The closest i have come is telling someone I was in a dream in a dream. I realized that what i had done was not normal. But im not to sure, because it was so quick.
I got news for you man, that was almost definitely a lucid dream. Here's a quote from the Dream Views "What is Lucid Dreaming?" article:
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...lucid dreaming is simply dreaming while being aware you are dreaming. You can think of lucid dreaming as being conscious while dreaming. If, by chance, during a dream it suddenly dawns on you that you are dreaming, then you have experienced a lucid dream, regardless of whether you have been able to attain control of your dream.[/b]
Now, consider this: why would you say to someone that you were in a dream unless you had sincerely realized that you were in a dream? I can't think of any circumstances in which I would tell someone in real life that I was dreaming. I concede that it is possible that you could have mindlessly uttered the phrase "I'm in a dream," but the chances are slim to none.
Do you see where I'm going with this? If you were aware that you were dreaming (which you appear to have been), even if only for a few moments, than you experienced a lucid dream. A bit anti-climactic, eh? Don't worry, most people's firsts are. Keep in mind that it is extremely common, especially among new lucid dreamers, to quickly forget again that you're dreaming. Your brain literally does not function the same while you're asleep as it does while you're awake, so don't beat yourself up over it. However, it should be encouraging to know that after only 2 and a half weeks, you've already become lucid once. You're definitely getting somewhere. Keep doing what you're doing :wink:.
Re: What am i doing wrong?
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Originally posted by DuB
Now, consider this: why would you say to someone that you were in a dream unless you had sincerely realized that you were in a dream? I can't think of any circumstances in which I would tell someone in real life that I was dreaming. I concede that it is possible that you could have mindlessly uttered the phrase "I'm in a dream," but the chances are slim to none.
Do you see where I'm going with this? If you were aware that you were dreaming (which you appear to have been), even if only for a few moments, than you experienced a lucid dream. A bit anti-climactic, eh? Don't worry, most people's firsts are. Keep in mind that it is extremely common, especially among new lucid dreamers, to quickly forget again that you're dreaming. Your brain literally does not function the same while you're asleep as it does while you're awake, so don't beat yourself up over it. However, it should be encouraging to know that after only 2 and a half weeks, you've already become lucid once. You're definitely getting somewhere. Keep doing what you're doing :wink:.
Thanks for the encouragement. The thing that just caused me to wonder is i cant remember if i directly knew that i was in a dream. it was somewhat like 2 scenes in a movie.
Scene 1: I warp the walls (no thoughts of dreaming are in my mind)
scene 2: (completely new place) i tell someone that (in the previous scene) i warped the walls because i was dreaming.
then i wake up.
So the thing is i don't directly know if in scene two i knew i was dreaming. However I think that i may have (it was very hazy and quick). But i think that i wouldn't have woken up had i not realized i was dreaming. Either way I choose to view it as progress and i will call it a lucid dream.
Thanks for the encouragement everyone.