Thread: A little trick I used to get lucid

I tried a nicotine patch once. Although I wouldn't say I had "nightmares", my dreams were very tense with a lot more violent overtones than usual, and were generally unpleasant. On the other hand, they were also quite vivid. I never became lucid, though. All in all I was not impressed, but since I still have some patches laying around I will probably do it again eventually.

When I was giving up smoking I had a similar experience with nicotine gums. Those nicotine replacement therapies actually deliver more nicotine to your system than smoking does. Perhaps it's the added nicotine running around your system that induces these kinds of dreams.

Nightmare-induced-lucid-dream

yes, I find it's sometimes easier to get lucid during a nightmare

Tried it again last night. Got a Theatre A-level practical on Thursday (tomorrow) now. Gave me a nightmare of us doing it (felt so real it had surround sound, wind blowing in my hair the hills are alive at the sound of music real). When we were doing it I fell and as soon as I fell I became lucid but then I completely lost all focus and woke up.

I remember the dream very very well though

'twas interesting

worth a shot

Nicotine, huh? Well....I've just quit smoking about a month ago. Since I quit, I've had a higher frequency of dreams...

Your method sounds intersting, though.

Oh yeah. How does caffiene help you induce dreams? Ususally when I'm all wired I have trouble falling asleep, and I get rather painful headaches. So, please, someone do me the favor of explaining such an enigma...

The simple answer to that is I dunno. It just does. I don't get particulary wired off caff unless i have a lot of it. I suppose it increases brain activity so that helps with dream recolation/lucidity.

I dunno, I ain't no scientist

Ask one of the pros, they might know

Interesting. Is there any other medicine or whatever that is said to cause nightmares?

I'd never use it before I fell asleep, those Nightmares sound scary. :\