Thread: I find it strange that one of my most recurring desires in lucid dreaming is...

Originally Posted by DarkComrade

Killing people and destroying things in lucid dreams reliefs stress for me. And I never feel depressed becuase I massacered the whole world and then blew it up in my dreams so to speak.

Clearly your avatar should be of Stalin instead. Possibly Mao.

I worry that maybe what you're killing is a part of yourself and I'm not naturally a violent person, I'd only kill DCs if it was part of some narrative where I was having a dream set in a fictional universe. Killing an army of Uruk Hai, yes. Out and out murdering a DC, no.

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

Clearly your avatar should be of Stalin instead. Possibly Mao.

I worry that maybe what you're killing is a part of yourself and I'm not naturally a violent person, I'd only kill DCs if it was part of some narrative where I was having a dream set in a fictional universe. Killing an army of Uruk Hai, yes. Out and out murdering a DC, no.

Dreams are supposed to be places where you can do whatever you want without consequenses. And so I go and do what I want, ofcourse sometimes I may not.

Like when the DC doesn't seem to be like the rest, I will probably conversate with him/her. Like a dream guide for instance, this is one of the few I will never harm in any way.

Originally Posted by DarkComrade

Dreams are supposed to be places where you can do whatever you want without consequenses. And so I go and do what I want, ofcourse sometimes I may not.

Like when the DC doesn't seem to be like the rest, I will probably conversate with him/her. Like a dream guide for instance, this is one of the few I will never harm in any way.

Just because you have power though, it doesn't mean you should use it. Dreams are definitely places where you can do things without consequences, but it seems to me that the only consequences they prevent are physical ones. I fail to understand why people enjoy killing DCs in their dreams; if I wanted to kill someone I'd do it just to see what happens, but after that it's just pointless. There are plenty of other things to do in lucids.

I'm interested in hearing peoples' input on this.

Originally Posted by Puffin

Just because you have power though, it doesn't mean you should use it. Dreams are definitely places where you can do things without consequences, but it seems to me that the only consequences they prevent are physical ones. I fail to understand why people enjoy killing DCs in their dreams; if I wanted to kill someone I'd do it just to see what happens, but after that it's just pointless. There are plenty of other things to do in lucids.

I'm interested in hearing peoples' input on this.

I don't go on a massacre in every LD I have, it's rarely that I do such a thing. But when I do it, it feels pretty good becuase it reliefs stress. It's the same as punching a wall when you're angry.