Are nightmares worth the lucid?

**siuol** · 02-05-2011 04:02 AM

sorry if some things dont make sense my n key is broke and i really have to jam it dow to get the letter out. for most people icluding myself, itese fear is the most powerful dream sig. over a fifth of my DILD's have come from havig a nightmare, and ive caught every one since begiing lucid dreamig. ive been goig through a dry spell ow and ive bee thikig that i might finally break it if i ca get a nightmare or at least an unpleaset dream. however i dont kow if its worth tryig, ill have to go through the fear of the nightmare while it lasts, and if i dont break out of my dryspell and have to deal with the nightmare, it wont be pleaset. any thoughts? again sorry about some of the missig 's.

**LostOnTrains** · 02-05-2011 04:20 AM

Are you going to somehow induce a nightmare? How do you do this?

**Caden** · 02-05-2011 04:35 AM

Its worth it but being lucid you can do anything so no nightmares

**siuol** · 02-06-2011 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by LostOnTrains

Are you going to somehow induce a nightmare? How do you do this?

well you watch alot of horror movies, maybe eat alot of candy, then you see what happens.

**Hukif** · 02-06-2011 02:15 AM

It is worth it indeed, sometimes I induce nightmares in a lucid for the trill it gives me.

**Amity** · 02-06-2011 02:30 AM

Are you going to somehow induce a nightmare? How do you do this?

I've just learnt how to induce nightmares as a special task from my mentor.
I was having a recurring nightmare about doctors, so I spent my waking hours visualizing having the nightmare, becoming lucid (with no fear), and asking the doctors what they represent.
You can read about it here:

Nightmare Task #2 - Dream Journals - Dreamviews Lucid Dreaming Community & Resource

**siuol** · 02-06-2011 05:44 AM

im not talking about from lucid to nightmare (though i may try that eventually) im talking about trying to get from nightmare to lucid, but dont know if i should try to have a nightmare just in case i miss becoming lucid and have to wake up in a cold sweat.

**Amity** · 02-06-2011 06:06 AM

I would recommend trying to focus your energy on the exciting feelings of the day.
I've just taken a MILD class and we were taught to associate our strongest feelings of the day with lucid dreams:
- Get excited during the day that you are going to have a lucid dream soon
- Imagine yourself in a particular scene, realizing you are dreaming
- Try to silence your stray thoughts before sleeping
- Focus only on the scenery of the dream you want to have as you fall asleep

I found these tips really useful, and would recommend trying to induce a nice dream before inducing a nightmare.
If you think a nightmare will work better for you though, follow the same method except focus on a nightmare situation, minus the fear.
Imagine realizing you are dreaming during the nightmare.

Good luck!

**LostOnTrains** · 02-07-2011 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by siuol

well you watch alot of horror movies, maybe eat alot of candy, then you see what happens.

you just described a typical day for me....

P.S. it has been a couple of days, any luck inducing/controlling your nightmares yet?

**siuol** · 02-07-2011 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by LostOnTrains

P.S. it has been a couple of days, any luck inducing/controlling your nightmares yet?

not much luck, i can get scary dreams, but lots of times they come out as exciting, to get lucid i need pretty strong fear. i think the best way to break the dryspell is to learn to WILD though, but maybe ill continue with this a little.