Hiya,

Can anybody help me with this? Did any of you feel just a little bit of trepidation when you first started lucid dreaming? I know you're probably all going to say you were just thrilled by the adventure, but surely there must be somebody

I'm quite easily spooked and (don't laugh, please!) I'm a little afraid of the dark... I'm not so worried now about getting into nightmares, because I've heard so many people say that lucid dreaming is a good way to overcome your nightmares. I'm asking because the other night, I woke up out of a dream, but somehow (I think it was because it was so cold), I stayed perfectly still and didn't open my eyes. The dream I had just come out of was not a good one, so already I was a little scared. But anyway, all of a sudden, I started to see bright flashing lights and I became really aware of how my body felt paralysed. Also, as I said, the dream I had just had was a scary one, so I was more than a little bit nervous about possibly facing it again. However, it was mostly just a fear of the unknown and what was happening. I violently shook myself awake and that was it. I was really annoyed at myself, because it was kind of like an irrational thing. I wasn't thinking, I got really tense and it all happened so quickly.

Has anyone had this kind of fear and how do you overcome it?
Thanks

Lula x