Thread: Things to do before lucid dreaming

Originally Posted by The Subatomic Level

You could try telling yourself your not hungry when you start getting the craving to eat. I'm actually doing this right now cus I just read the thread... working pretty well. Trying to lose weight? I think this kind of mental discipline could go a long way to help you cut those extra pounds.

I've noticed a lot of times when I initially get hungry my body is sending those signals and my stomache starts to hurt. But after a while, I will get a "second wind" and I am no longer hungry without having eaten anything. It would be pretty cool if a reaction to hunger was something one could control and that it was just in your head. One could hypothetically then "tell themself they are full" and that might avoid or block the signals the body sends that your stomache is hurting because you are hungry.

This is true, but be careful with this. It will not actually keep you from going hungry, your brain will just ignore the nerves that tell you you are. I would suggest finding out what is causing the problem before you try getting rid of the pain ( after all, we feel pain for a reason ).

Originally Posted by oniman7

This is true, but be careful with this. It will not actually keep you from going hungry, your brain will just ignore the nerves that tell you you are. I would suggest finding out what is causing the problem before you try getting rid of the pain ( after all, we feel pain for a reason ).

The same could easily be said for headaches.

It's not really much of a pain that I was referring to, just the feeling of hunger that everyone feels when they want to eat. I eat meals and snacks way too often (common, at least, to most Americans). And while normal meals are not a problem, eating several snacks between meals can be pretty unhealthy depending on what you eat. This could definitely be a good way to curb some of those cravings for snacks in between meals.

But, yes, by all means, if you are having any sort of unusual pain that you are trying to eliminate then you should check out the problem

Of course. I just wanted to warn people so they didn't break a bone or something and just ignore the pain ( have to be pretty talented to do that though )