Begging to be Cured

**Zeff** · 08-01-2012 04:51 PM

I've asked this a couple times before, and well, the responses I got didn't help -much-. Perhaps because I can't apply what they've said. Regardless I'll explain once more, perhaps I'll get advice that works this time around.

I have a problem with LD. Whenever I figure out I'm in a dream, I get extremely tired/sleepy. It's like, my eyes force themselves shut so I "go to sleep" in my dream. Originally I thought this only happened in my LD's that occurred in my room (most of my LD's have happened while I was in my own bedroom) however today this changed.

Today I became Lucid not at the start of the dream (which is what normally happens to me) and not in my own room. However, the same exact thing happened. Eyes forced themselves shut, I wake up.

Why? What the heck kind of curse is this? T-T

**realdealmagic** · 08-01-2012 04:58 PM

Maybe try using autosuggestion or a mantra to stop it from happening? Something like "I stay aware and within my lucid dreams."

I haven't really ever heard of anything like this before personally.

**Zeff** · 08-01-2012 05:00 PM

Yeah, I'm going to have to go with a case of "You've been cursed my a mysterious entity, proceed to get screwed over for the rest of you Lucid Dreaming Career". Sounds about right.
T__T

**realdealmagic** · 08-01-2012 05:04 PM

I think your negative attitude about the outlook of things won't help anything to be honest. Just know that in your next dream it won't happen... Of course it won't, you're in your own dream.

Remember that expectations play a big part in what happen in your dreams

**Zeff** · 08-01-2012 05:07 PM

I understand it's about expectations, but you need to understand, up until now, I thought it only happened when I LD'd in my "dream room". This latest LD wasn't in my room, so I honestly did not expect it to happen. It didn't even cross my mind.

It just happened.

**realdealmagic** · 08-01-2012 05:10 PM

You've linked LDing with the first, bad experience that you had with it, so now it will be linked with it until you're able to just let it go, and KNOW that you can control your dreams however you want. It's your dream. You have total control.

**Zeff** · 08-01-2012 05:14 PM

Yeah, I guess. Thanks for the help, but I'd still appreciate the input of some other people, so anyone else who has some advice, please share. =/

**dreamrapist** · 08-01-2012 05:42 PM

I had the opposite problem like yours sometimes when I turn to lucid, my sleeping body automatically open 1of my eye and I see my left eye in dream screen, right eye looking at real life,then it turn to little chaos.

**Vengeance** · 08-01-2012 05:48 PM

How vivid are you lucid dreams? Maybe stabilizing can 'cure' the problem, otherwise just try do things which would make you feel awake in the dream. Maybe splash cold water on your face or whatever

**dutchraptor** · 08-01-2012 06:03 PM

I agree, seems like a problem with expectations and stabilization. So next time before you go to bed, convince yourself that you will have a perfect lucid dream every night because you are a pro, proceed to mantra yourself to sleep "when I LD my eyes will not shut"

. Finally in the dream stabalize it and drink some dream coffee (I'm serious). If all this doesn't work then I don't think anyone can help you.

**Zeff** · 08-01-2012 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Vengeance

How vivid are you lucid dreams? Maybe stabilizing can 'cure' the problem, otherwise just try do things which would make you feel awake in the dream. Maybe splash cold water on your face or whatever

If I understand what you're getting at by the word vivid, and that is the "realness" of the dream, well then they seem pretty damn real. Especially the dreams that occur in my bedroom, generally looks exactly like my own room.

Originally Posted by dutchraptor

I agree, seems like a problem with expectations and stabilization. So next time before you go to bed, convince yourself that you will have a perfect lucid dream every night because you are a pro, proceed to mantra yourself to sleep "when I LD my eyes will not shut"

. Finally in the dream stabalize it and drink some dream coffee (I'm serious). If all this doesn't work then I don't think anyone can help you.

Seems legit, thank bro, I'll try this. I only LD once a month or so (surprisingly the LD today happened like a week after my last one...same problem though) so blargh -can't be bothered to do mantras every night-. But I'll see what goes down.

If anyone else has some tips or whatever, throw em' at me. I'll try anything. >_>