Thread: Strange, possibly NREM dream?

So, a long long time ago, I had a very strange "dream". It was unlike anything I had ever experienced before, and I don't even know if it could be properly classified as a dream. Basically, I was laying on my bed, dead tired from a days work, and well eventually I fall asleep.

But then, something very strange happens. I am conscience still, everything is black, I feel no sensory input whatsoever. The only thing I can "feel" are my thoughts, and they felt so amplified, like I had access to some normally restricted area of my brain. I began thinking about dreams, lucid dreams, issues with my life, and how they are related to my desire to learn how to lucid dream, and how dreams could possibly be my salvation. Of course, it was much more complex then this, and I felt like I was in this state for five minutes, though it was probably longer.

I asked what this was before but only got one answer:

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Hmmm it sounds to me like you were in "the void" or something. The void is that all darkness state you get into sometimes in between dreams :O

And while this is a good idea, I don't think it is correct. It didn't feel like a traditional dream state at all, but a state of higher thinking that I have never felt before.

So what is my theory? Well, my theory is that I somehow remembered a dream while in an NREM state. I say this because it felt so alien and unfamiliar, not comparable to any other past dream state I've ever been in.

My other theory is that my subconscience was sending me a very direct, urgent warning, telling me that I need to continue my studies and practices of lucid dreaming if I ever want to get over my life issues. The funny thing is, I stopped studying this stuff, and my life has gotten worse, which is why I am back on this site. I feel like lucid dreaming is the only way I can make myself better.

Anyway, that's off topic, sorry but what do you guys think happened? I am asking in this area because this felt like it was beyond normal dreaming or even lucid dreaming, something totally separate that I can't quite explain.