unexpected consequences

In the first, and one of only a very few lucid dreams I've experienced, I tried to control my surroundings. I succeeded, but the dream consequences scared and surprised me- I had noticed a highway on which all the cars were traveling backwards. I commanded them to stop and go forward, (I don't know why... I'm not usually such a control freak). Anyway, they did. They stopped suddenly and randomly, crashing terribly and noisily into each other. I was surprised by what I had done, horrified, and decided I needed to get out of there...

So I'm not certain about trying to take control in my lucid dreams... I've been a bit more passive and observant since that time. I hope no one was injured!

(I subsequently bounded by great leaps to an apple tree, under which five beautiful dark-skinned shirtless men were eating apples and chose the one I liked best to come with me. That's not usually the type I go for, but I thought it was funny!)

Being uncertain about the control is what's going to make it hard. Be certain about it and it'll go how you want it to.

lol, most lucid dreamers would consider it an accomplishment to be the cause a major pile up on a freeway :lol:

Don't worry, they're not real people, therefore they can't really get hurt. In order to fully control your dreams, you need to take all the fear and hesitation away. Otherwise the dream will be controlling you.

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Originally Posted by weelilhazel

Don't worry, they're not real people, therefore they can't really get hurt. In order to fully control your dreams, you need to take all the fear and hesitation away. Otherwise the dream will be controlling you.

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Yeah, I second that...

If you are limited by real life emotions in your dreams, you`ll never have any fun :P...

I think you're all right. I was afraid, mostly of being in trouble or hurting someone. Dreamfear- that's my enemy. I'll remember that. (It's an issue in real life too...)

Thank you!