Thread: Discouraged by family

My mom and brother both lucid dream, so they like hearing about it. I mentioned it to some coworkers and a few of them were open and interested, others kind of scoffed at it.
People usually make jokes about how many drugs I've taken or something.

My friends like to hear about the stuff I've done in them.

All of my friends would think I'm crazy, and my parents would probably think its witchcraft.

Told one of my friends one time but he changed subject :/

My grandparents though I was some genius, my mom scoffed, dad just sighed, and my brothers have since then started lucid dreaming. Don't ever feel discouraged. Just don't choke them with random discussion about it, I did once after a really amazing dream. I guess disbelief can make discussion about it an annoyance.

Whenever I bring up the subject, my family doesn't say anything. They don't care, don't believe it, think I'm weird, whatever. I just don't bother talking to them about it anymore.

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I've only discussed lucid dreaming to my brother and cousin. My brother kinda believes me a little while my cousin shows no interest in it and saying that I should get a real life

me: what do you think of lucid dreaming?
Brother: gay
Me: is it real?
Brother: no
Me: why
Brother: cos it's gay hypnosis shot and it's stupid
Me: why do people do it them?
Brother: oh shut up, cos they are fags.

Hahaha

Originally Posted by Qwer

me: what do you think of lucid dreaming?
Brother: gay
Me: is it real?
Brother: no
Me: why
Brother: cos it's gay hypnosis shot and it's stupid
Me: why do people do it them?
Brother: oh shut up, cos they are fags.

Hahaha

Your brother seems like such an open-minded and intellectual fellow.

Originally Posted by Metallicuh

All of my friends would think I'm crazy, and my parents would probably think its witchcraft.

Thats what my mom thought!

At first my parents were rather skeptical about this dreaming stuff. They thought it could affect my health and cause problems, etc. They then saw how much effort I was putting in this dreaming thing and now don't mind me doing this at all. I love my parents

I don't dare to tell them about it. My granddad might understand, but I am afraid he would tell my mom.
My friend told me about LDing at a summer camp. When I met him one year later again, I told him I was still interested in LDing. He wasn't interested in it anymore and he thought I was weird for doing it!

My family and friends all know that I am hugely into lucid dreaming. They avoid talking about it, probably because they are sick of hearing me talk about it. I only have a few friends who understand it enough to create an interesting discussion.

I've been Lucid Dreaming for a number of years now, with some brakes here and there.

In the beginning, I think I told some of my family about it, but basically, no one knew what I was talking about, and thought it was a little weird.

Since then, I've kept it to myself for the most part. Every once in a while, I'll be talking with a friend or co-worker, and the subject is a close tangent, so I may bring it up if it's appropriate. But I won't go into depth about it unless they seem interested. Usually I'll just bring up dreaming in general first, since no one denies that, and if they seem turned off, or uninterested, then I stop talking about it.

The only person I ever discuss my LDing with is my wife. She even lets me try things that may interfere with her sleep sometimes. She believes me, and encourages me, because I enjoy it. However, when I suggest to her to try, she doesn't want anything of it. She'll say that when she dreams more, she doesn't feel as rested. She'll also say that if she were to try to dream more, then she'll just have more vivid nightmares, and she'd rather just not remember her dreams at all. I don't push it much, but I'll bring up that she should try every couple months. Anyways, she's fine with me getting out of bed 4-5 times through the night to write in my dream journal, so that's as much as I can ask for I guess.

I'd suggest to either not talk about it much, or to bring it up by first talking about dreaming, and if they are uninterested, then just drop it. You could say you had a really cool dream last night, and say what you did, etc., but don't say anything about you controlling it or being Lucid. Many times people will just say, oh...I don't really dream much. At that point, is where I'd drop it, cause they most likely wouldn't understand or care.

Anyways, keep with it. Lucid Dreaming is a very personal thing. It's not like you need anyone's permission to do it.

It's always a good thing to at least attempt to share something you find amazing with those people you care about, but lucid dreaming is one of those things someone either immediately takes to, or immediately rejects. Regardless of either result, continue on your path and only speak of it when asked, and it will fade from people's thoughts unless they truly want to start on that path themselves.

Originally Posted by austinchmiel

Thats what my mom thought!

Haha! Oh God! Even though my mom doesn't believe in it, at least she doesn't think it is a type of sorcery! That would be horrible

Actually, my best friend Rachael is a natural, it's the only way she dreams.
I ask her frequently about her dreams, but she doesn't like to talk about it, because "she hasn't been having dreams" since her dad tried to commit suicide.
I told her she was, and probably just being stressed and having bad recall, but she was getting a bit sad, so I changed the subject.

Originally Posted by yuppie11975

Actually, my best friend Rachael is a natural, it's the only way she dreams.
I ask her frequently about her dreams, but she doesn't like to talk about it, because "she hasn't been having dreams" since her dad tried to commit suicide.
I told her she was, and probably just being stressed and having bad recall, but she was getting a bit sad, so I changed the subject.

Aww How long ago did her dad try to do that?

Originally Posted by Mancon

Haha! Oh God! Even though my mom doesn't believe in it, at least she doesn't think it is a type of sorcery! That would be horrible

Yeh I just don't talk about it around her anymore.

I'm just replying without seeing anyone else's advice, so forgive me if this has been said.

Just don't discuss it with them. People who don't lucid dream just don't understand. Anytime I've ever tried to explain this to anyone, they always just think I'm a bit of a weirdo. Sometimes people will be open to the idea if you approach from a more "scientific" standpoint, but if you press the subject too much it turns people away. It is simply something that freaks people out. My advice is to ignore everyone, drop the subject, and pursue this on your own. When you have accomplished it enough to feel comfortable with it, then you should talk to your family if you feel like it. Really, this is a journey you take within yourself. It is not necessary to get anyone's approval and no one even needs to know about it if you don't want them to. That's beauty of lucid dreaming. Total freedom.

My family is ok with it. My mom even tells me experiences she had about dreaming. She also had a OBE when she gave birth to me. My uncle also has dreams, but no lucid. Never asked them to try, but I think they'd make a excuse or something.

I wouldn't recommend telling anyone. Most people don't care. Don't let others discourage you. They are idiots. If you need someone to talk to you have dv.

So, basically my family knows. All of them think its stupid. I don't discuss it with them anymore. My mom is super christian and thinks I'm worshiping satan. I don't talk about it with anyone really. I do know a few people in waking life who lucid dream.

My parents don't really approve of it all. My sister seems to be more respectful.. I lol'd when one of my ex's told me lucid dreaming was dangerous (she's just a retard though).

Don't let anyone else deter you from what you want to do though. At the end of the day their opinions don't matter - only yours.

i told my friends and they were like WOH thats sick

My bro was like meh. then he learned about it in psychology and became hyped for like a week