Thread: How do you make your dreams LESS vivid?

Originally Posted by imfivebyfive

Can you tell us why you want less vivid dreams? Are you having nitemares or something that your trying to stop? Is this simply to do an experiment in a lucid dream? I'm really curious.

It could be that they, like me keep having re-occuring nightmares/dreams that are too vivid to handle. I wake part-way through the night with minor panic attacks roughly 40% of the time and i'd like that to stop. :/

^^ But is it their vividness you wish to diminish, or the nightmares in general?

I would imagine that, even if their imagery were dull and gray, your nightmares would be just as difficult. It's the mindset of a nightmare that stirs a dreamer, and that mindset can come in any condition or degree of clarity.

That said, LD'ing is a great tool for coping with nightmares, vivid or not. Now that you're here, you might want to browse the forums, as much has been written here about lucidly dealing with nightmares.

Oh, and welcome to DV's!