Any natural lucid dreamers?

**genova** · 11-19-2012 09:01 PM

hi i am new to this site but i had a question how many people are natural lucid dreamers and how common is it?
by that i mean how many people lucid dream on a nightly or near nightly basis with little or no effort put forth in attempting to lucid dream.
i personally have been lucid dreaming almost every night since i was young i didn't even realize there was something call lucid dreaming till i was older.
for those who do naturally lucid dream can you pinpoint a reason or point in your life that caused you to lucid dream?
i remember as a kid i had recurring nightmares for about a month straight but somewhere along the line i was able to slowly began to change my nightmares until the point i stop having them i have been lucid dreaming ever since

**CharlesD** · 11-19-2012 10:02 PM

I have been since I was a child, usually one or two a week, but they have increased since I came here. I've never tried any of the techniques to induce them.

**h1nchm4n** · 11-19-2012 10:27 PM

At first I had to put a lot of effort into it, but I have become lucid in dreams without reality checking or anything. I usually become lucid 4-5 times per week, whether on purpose or on accident. My roommate claims he doesn't dream a lot, but when he does he is always lucid. I'm not sure how that works.. but I think it can be pretty common.

I think the point was after about 2 months of lucid dreaming. I was able to identify what its like to be dreaming after so many lucids. Now its almost weird to not become lucid.

**Matte87** · 11-20-2012 05:14 AM

Actually they're not that common. Most adults don't dream much, and those who do rarely have any lucids. I've asked loads of people and only a few claim to have known they've been dreaming a couple of times in their lives. Pure naturals who gets lucid several times a week are rather rare.

**CharlesD** · 11-20-2012 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Matte87

Actually they're not that common. Most adults don't dream much, and those who do rarely have any lucids. I've asked loads of people and only a few claim to have known they've been dreaming a couple of times in their lives. Pure naturals who gets lucid several times a week are rather rare.

So you're saying I'm not normal? My wife would probably agree with that.

**~~MasterMind~~** · 11-20-2012 12:39 PM

We may not all be naturals, but that doesn't mean that we can't learn to do it naturally and beyond.

I think understanding is important though.

If a guy in school has a photographic memory, it's actually the person who studies without the photographic memory that discovers the best way to learn. The friend with photographic memory can of course try to learn what it means to learn on his own, but then he's no longer a natural but a learner of learning just like everybody else. So in the end learning by doing is always better than stopping in conformity.

**angie746** · 11-20-2012 06:31 PM

Hi Genova, I'm also a natural lucid dreamer and have been since a child. I didn't realise what was going on untill about 6 years ago. I searched the web because I had some scary stuff happening and found out it was good old SP lol, my SP only started about 6 years ago although I've been having lucids all my life. Nothing happened to spark my SP off, although something does usually bring it on. Well if you want to know anything more, please PM me.

**lovesmusic2** · 11-21-2012 03:17 AM

I actually just created a post ("Great relief was felt today" under this discussion board), but unfortunately I am not a natural lucid dreamer. I haven't even had my first one yet. BUT my best friend of 10 years is and I just found this out last night. She says that she has also been doing it since she was a kid and has stopped a few night terrors. She is one of the rare ones where she does have lucid dreams more often than not and can WILD very easily.

**hermine_hesse** · 11-21-2012 09:20 AM

Being a natural lucid dreamer doesn't necessarily mean you are lucid almost every night. I am a natural LDer, but my lucids are very sporadic if I am not devoting any effort to it. I remember my first lucid dream when I was eight. I don't think anything special happened to cause it, I just realized that I was dreaming inside my dream, and as it kept happening, also realized I could control my dreams are use them for self discovery. It wasn't until much later that I had a word for it. I have gone as long as a year without a lucid dream, but I will usually get them anywhere from about twice a month to once every couple without any effort. With effort, it is about once or twice a week.

**Marta** · 12-02-2012 08:46 PM

I have always Lucid Dreamed every night without exception for as long as I can remember and assumed everyone did too until the age of 7 or 8 yrs old. It sounds like many of those who lucid dreamed at a young age were triggered by nightmares but I would have to say that the only time I can recall having nightmares was 5 times. Once around age 12-13 and a reoccuring nightmare that happened several times over the span of 5 months at a much younger age. These two distinct dreams were scary because I was not able to actively change the dream though they were lucid. I was only able to observe...