False Memory Induced Lucid Dreams?

**Plathix** · 07-22-2009 02:56 PM

Have you ever noticed that sometimes in your dreams you remember stuff that never happened in your dreams. Like you remember that your mom was some woman that you never met before...

This is a false memory, I get them frequently when I dream, it actually makes the dream feel real and tricks you into thinking it's reality.

My theory is that we can take advantage of this by doing a reality check whenever we think of something we've done.

Lets say your going through your day, you see a picture of your mom in your house and think of a good memory. Now stop and realize that this could be a false memory created by your brain to trick you into staying unconscious. Do a reality check every time you have any memories of anything.

Of course this might only work if you have lots of false memories in your dreams like I do.

If some people already know about this or it's been thought of already, sorry for wasting your time, but if it hasn't, I'd like to know your thoughts on this.

The FM-ILD!

Plathix

**Sentaku** · 07-24-2009 03:31 AM

This sort of relates to the Reality Check Tutorial

Memory Check
This is THE MOST IMPORTANT RC, that should really reflect your suspicious state of mind when you suspect you are dreaming. The memory check is a review of your recent memory. Where are you? How did you get there. Do you remember getting there? Do you remember the trip? Who are you with, and should you be with them? Does it make sense that you are with them in this situation? Do you remember meeting them, or planning to meet them? How did you end up in the situation?

This can be a tricky reality check, but for the most part is one of the most critical thought processes that you should be going through to learn to lucid dream. Simply learning to ask yourself these important questions can cause you to become lucid without any further reality checking.One downfall to this reality check is that, in cases of false awakenings where you wake up in your own bedroom, it will fail. All memories will suggest that you were just dreaming, but are now awake, in waking life, laying in your bed. Unless there is something very unusual about your environment, chances are you will not catch it. Because of this, especially for those who have FAs frequently, other reality checks should always be used to compliment this one.