Originally posted by HardAnxiety
Yep, your first statement was right, these questions that I ask are a result of some \"feeling\" that I may already be dreaming. *I could, if I wanted, ask these question in the waking world, but I don't (at least in the sense of doing a reality-check) because I'm convinced that this is the real world, that is, I know I am awake.
The interesting point to note is often in dreams we (most of us anyway) simply accept the world as real, no matter how obscure it may be. If we were simply to pause for a moment to seriously consider if it is real, then we would usually realize it is likely a dream. It seems very silly to perform reality checks during the day when we are certain we are awake. The only reason for doing so of course is to get us in the habit of questioning the world around us while we dream.
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My lucid dreaming came on gradually at an early age, and it was tricks like these that I developed to make sure that yes I was dreaming.
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Yes, there are those who started early and have always been able to do so. My sister is one such individual who seems to have a natural ability to control her dreams, w/o mental discipline.
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Hmmm... I don't know if this is realated at all to lucid dreaming, but something in the back of *my mind is telling me it might be related... as a very young boy, after watching a scary movie right before goign to bed, I would sing \"jingle bells\" to myself to ward off any nightmares.... it's vague memories after that, but I think somehow that was one of my first steps into achieving lucid dreaming. *hmmm, things that make you go hmmm.
That's related to dream control, which is not the same as lucid dreaming (but you're probably aware of that). Perhaps it's a rather futile distinction, since many seem to see the two as one and the same. Regardless, our dreams are a product of our own minds, and reflect our mind's general tone. Thus, if you manage to ward of any dark thoughts from watching a scary movie by cheering yourself up, then you will likely have a more pleasant dream.
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