Thread: How to explain that lucid dreaming is not dangerous?...

Like you said, people do it naturally as kid or throughout their life, so how is it dangerous then. That's enough proof right there. He probably hasn't even searched about it, so how can he say anything. I hate when people make statements without even researching and giving some hard evidence.

Originally Posted by Bboy500

I tried to tell my friend that lucid dreaming is not dangerous...

his argument is that:
1. It is not natural thus it is unhealthy as you are not supposed to be awake while dreaming. You are not supposed to control your dreams

Some random clips of his convo:

Friend 11:58 pm
and even with reality checks there are concequences with things you do
and messing with your brain is not a good one

Friend 11:58 pm
you should let it do what it has to do
and not mess with it
when you start messing with it
Friend 11:58 pm
you can screw it up
Friend 11:58 pm
when you lucid dream you are artificially making yourself do it and when you do you are imagining which is fine but like you said it will be so real there will be times that you will lose reality
Friend 11:56 pm
your creating it
or making it
making it artificial
and that is whats not good for your brain


Here is what I told him:
1. It is natural, you train yourself to reality check, so when you go to sleep you un-consciously do a reality check and realize you dreaming. Then your logic part of the brain turns on and your in
2. You are not controlling you "brain" you are just aware that you are dreaming and with enough practice can change the dream around as you please (and here he says its un-natural).
3. Scientists never found anything dangerous about this.
4. Some people lucid dream without even knowing how to do it or what it is, aka naturally.

I will show him this topic tomorrow when he wakes up (so post reply's as if you are replying to him) and hopefully you guys can explain it better then me.

I'm not the best at explaining things anyway.

Just tell him why it is not dangerous and why lucid dreaming will not harm you... Because i cant seem to put it in proper detail.

While i disagree with your friend, i can see where he would get that viewpoint. Some people believe dreams are your brain's way of sorting out daily life, and by lucid dreaming you are in some way interfering with that process when consciously changing something that "should" be an unconscious process. But as someone here pointed out, there are people, such as myself, who have been lucid dreaming since childhood without even realizing it.
Just explain that the "dreams are for brains to sort stuff out" theory, is REALLY just a theory that has not been proven, to my knowledge that is.

Originally Posted by Sassafrax

[B]Just explain that the "dreams are for brains to sort stuff out" theory, is REALLY just a theory that has not been proven in any way.

Yes. This plus not every dream is lucid. And even when you are lucid, I think if the subconscious has something really important it's trying to get across to you it will find a way.

OMG LuCiD dReAmInG is an abomination. You iz going to be crazy. You no know the difference between the fo realzzz and dreamzzz. UR FRIEND IS TOTALLY RITE. I mean he haz to know sooo much more than everyone here.

And I know he wouldn't dare say something like that if he weren't in the psychology field and completely know what he is talking about.

...

or he has done no research and has no knowledge about the field. But what kinda jackass would try and tell you that you are wrong without having any sort of knowledge about it?

Lol i love how defensive everyone in the Lucid Dreaming site gets to this. The friend is just obviously misinformed, though highly unlikely to change his view, i'm sure.

Originally Posted by Sassafrax

Lol i love how defensive everyone in the Lucid Dreaming site gets to this. The friend is just obviously misinformed, though highly unlikely to change his view, i'm sure.

Haha it is kind of funny. It just annoys us!

Originally Posted by Sassafrax

Lol i love how defensive everyone in the Lucid Dreaming site gets to this. The friend is just obviously misinformed, though highly unlikely to change his view, i'm sure.

I must say I agree. When I first heard about lucid dreaming I was like: What? Bullshit!

You have to be patient =)

I told 3 of my friends about lucid dreaming. I dressed it up and told it how it is- it's being able to do whatever you want each night in a dream, after a little practice.

2 of my friends listened and went "O rly" then nothing more was said. It's been half a year now, they haven't even googled it.
The other I told, he started a DJ, but I'm not even sure if he's followed up on that.

I don't see how you can be handed a free, easy to use (eventually), limitless and super realistic world and go "Meh, I'm good".

ISUHRGTLKSHAGKASHGK WHAT THE HELL GUYS

I think it takes a certain kind of person. The other day I was chatting online with another stopmotion animator that I've known online for many years, and I asked him if he knows what lucid dreaming is. I figured I'd get the usual blank stare (or you know - the online equivalent), but he was like "Dude! I used to lucid all the time!!" - mainly back when he used to get sick a lot apparently. I think a lot of artistic people understand it or are at least a lot more receptive to it.

But any person should want to do this!

"Can you fly?" YES
"Can you breathe underwater?" YES
"Can you teleport around the world?" YES
"Can you have super powers?" YES
"Can you have sex?" YES
"Can you fly around without your body?" YES
"Can you go on adventures like in your normal dreams?" YES
"Will I still wake up refreshed?" YES
"Is this harmful in any way?" NO

"Nah I'm good, I'll just keep going to sleep as usual."

"Can you fly to space?" - No cuz i expected to not get oxygen and feel bad T_T