Thread: How does it feel?

Originally Posted by acnarm

Hi, just wanted to know how it feels to be lucid. Is it true that it actually feels as though it is reality? Does it feel like everyday life, the only difference being the fact that you are able to do absolutely anything?

I have had lucid dreams before although i wouldn't call them proper lucid dreams. The dreams i tend to have involve me knowing its a dream, yet not having control of what i do. At times i can change what is happening although i have as yet to come to a realization that i am indeed dreaming, and that i can do as i please in this state. I nearly always have these type of dreams however lack the ability to confirm that i am dreaming. Any advice will be appreciated.

Nobody is going to be able to sum it up for you satisfactorily, man. It's like trying to describe a color that doesn't share anything with any other color you've ever seen. I asked this question all the time when I first joined and I had my first LD last night and it just shows how hard it is to explain.

For me it felt a little less substantial than real life. I knew I was dreaming but it felt more airy and a little bit less concrete. But that's probably because it was my first LD.