Thread: Debilitating Lucidity.

One of the reasons I had difficutly doing something in dreams it was becuse my mind started thinking that I couldnt do something or something is going on that is stopping me from doing that act be it flying or even moving. You need to realize in your mind that it is not happening or it is persisting. This is the tough part though. How do you change a way of thinking that is stuck in your mind? Just remember its all in your head.

What has helped me (while awake) is moving your "spiritual body" while you are motionless. Practice making many different movements. You may come upon a few that are troublesome to make your "spiritual body" do, for me flipping a full vertical 360 is sometimes hard. Some other movements that you could practice making your "sprititual body" do are: standing up, sitting down, flips, jumping, spin, or any other thing that you can normally do. This also helps me with my visualization as sometimes I close my eyes and visualize myself and my surroundings while doing this. Hopefully this confidence will transfer into your dreams.

-Just what I've found as a benefit for my abilities. Hope it helps.

stop and stabalize the dream before you go off and try to control it. First focus on controlling your thoughts and actions before controlling your actual dream world. Try to feel things like the breeze or rub your hands together, focus on everything, just get it to the point where it will feel as real as possible. After you do that, you should be more concentrated and in control.

Originally Posted by lagunagirl

stop and stabalize the dream before you go off and try to control it. First focus on controlling your thoughts and actions before controlling your actual dream world. Try to feel things like the breeze or rub your hands together, focus on everything, just get it to the point where it will feel as real as possible. After you do that, you should be more concentrated and in control.

this is probably the best advice for controlling dreams. when a dream isn't clear then it's much harder to control, at least that's how it is with me. also i never tried this, but i heard it helps if you tell yourself you're dreaming out loud, i always forget to do this though.

I often have the same problem. In fact, paralysis is a common dream sign of mine. I've found the most effective way to get around this is to think "I don't need to walk, this is a dream, I can fly". I tend to find flying is much easier than walking in dreams, even if I'm only floating a couple of centimetres off the ground. And as always, it is key to relax and not let it get to you.

Think the motions, not actual movement?

Originally Posted by lagunagirl

stop and stabalize the dream before you go off and try to control it. First focus on controlling your thoughts and actions before controlling your actual dream world. Try to feel things like the breeze or rub your hands together, focus on everything, just get it to the point where it will feel as real as possible. After you do that, you should be more concentrated and in control.

Yeah, I haven't really ever done that. I usually try to run off and do things my own way, which doesn't work.


Hopefully I'll get things under control next LD.

Damn, this thread is full of bad vibes. I don't like it.

Originally Posted by Tweek

Damn, this thread is full of bad vibes. I don't like it.

How so? I've got a lot of helpful ideas from it...

Well like what Nazzul said, that seams like that's what my problem is to even just HAVE a LD. My most recent LD(more than 6 months ago) was a failed attempt at flying too.

Originally Posted by Tweek

Damn, this thread is full of bad vibes. I don't like it.

then why'd you even respond? create a thread with "good vibes" then.

yeh i had dat where i cant talk or move its weird like ure in SP while in dream

Originally Posted by CatBus

Recently whenever I've become lucid I really haven't been able to move at all. Like gravity has been turned on 1000000000000000000000x greater. I always think to myself "I'm dreaming, I should be able to make this not happen," but it still persists.

Is it because I suck at control? How can I make this stop so I can actually enjoy my lucid dreams?

Well, the firstt error here is the use of the word 'should'. It should be along the lines of 'I can'.

However, I would go a step further, and not only think 'I can, I can, I can!' but actually think of the thing as laughably easy - as though it makes no sense for the inability to be there.

Even further would be to take a leaf from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - aim for the ground and miss. In other words, don't think about your inability to move. Don't even think about your ability to move. Just don't think about it. Say, 'oh gosh, I need to get off to school quickly, I'm running late!' which requires movement, yet does not make one consciously think about moving - therefore, your brain won't even have a chance to get worried about getting stuck in impossible gravity. Aim to move, and miss.

Originally Posted by ForgottenDream

also i never tried this, but i heard it helps if you tell yourself you're dreaming out loud

yeah that always helps me

I yelled "I AM DREAMING!!!!" in a crowded square once and somebody kicked me. Then I flew away.

Originally Posted by ForgottenDream

then why'd you even respond? create a thread with "good vibes" then.

Your response is almost as worthwhile as mine was.

I was simply noting that it the thread/posts just didn't give me the right mindset to LD. The topic messes with my head.

Originally Posted by Tweek

Your response is almost as worthwhile as mine was.

I was simply noting that it the thread/posts just didn't give me the right mindset to LD. The topic messes with my head.

fair enough i guess. i could say something in return, but it would be pointless, i don't want to add to the "bad vibes"