Thread: Do you think this is sick?

I don't see anything wrong with that.

Btw - affecting* (sorry I'm a grammar nazi)

Well, it depends. You might enjoy it in your dreams so much, that you start it in real life, which is a problem.

Originally Posted by n00bf0rlyf3

I don't see anything wrong with that.

Btw - affected* (sorry I'm a grammar nazi)

Damnit, I wrote out affected and changed it! That's even worse than a simple typo XD.

Granny, I've had non-lucid drug dreams before, and they definitely make me want to start back up in waking life, but I think this might be due to the fact that in most of my drug dreams, I don't have an opportunity to actually ingest said drugs. I guess I should have put more detail. I have an unquenchable thirst for certain drugs. But what I'm predicting is that I will either be able to satisfy myself during the night, and have a more productive and clear minded day; OR it could have an opposite effect. I'm just not sure, because when I wake up craving something, it's generally because in my sleep, I held it, smelled it, and prepared to do it, only to wake up.

Never mind.

Personally I don't think you should. It sounds too risky. If you start giving into your impulses like that in your own sub-conscious realm, it could make it much harder to resist in waking life. A relapse is a relapse. :/

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking, I might just back out of this. Chances are I won't have a lucid dream soon enough anyways.

Sorry bro, I'd just, uh not try it. But then again, its better to play with fire than to get burned. *I hope you understand what I mean der*

Sweet dreams.

Yea that's the direction I've been leaning in. Thanks for the input.

My reason for lucid dreaming was because I wanted to be with a certain person. But then when I experienced LDs I discovered it was greater and more powerful and incredible than my initial goal. You may forget about drugs and get hooked on lucid dreaming, like me.

I don't think it would be fundamentally a problem, it may or may not pose a threat. A dream is a dream and waking life is waking life. You are the protagonist in both though, if you can separate them, only you should tell, let no one limit your beliefs. If it were to affect you it would obviously only do so on a psychological level thus the uncertainty. Even if you'd get someone experienced in a similar situation to yours (which would be optimal) to give their input, you'd still have your own personal element.

I think it certainly wouldn't hurt you to experiment with it once or twice if that's what you want, see how you feel and then decide how you want to have fun. It's all in the mind.

That's what I think.

I'll keep you guys posted on any future developments on the topic at hand. Sadly I haven't been able to recall any dreams the past few nights. I even try to set alarms in the middle of the night, but I got nothin. So it seems this is a future problem, that will take some time to even matter.

I see nothing wrong in that.

I don't see anything wrong with it personally. I dream about drugs every now and then, mostly psychedelics, and it doesn't seem to affect me adversely in any way. I mean, people dream about going on mass murder and mass fornication rampages all the time, but you don't usually hear about them going and doing it in real life because they dreamed about it.
One exception comes to mind though... I've heard that drug dreams can be a major trigger for recovering addicts. But unless that applies to you I say go for it!

Haha. I'll be careful if I decide to test the water.

Let me ask you something Roaka... do you see taking drugs in waking life as sick? Just curious.

I don't see it as inherently sick, no. It depends on the person I guess. But I certainly let it become a problem when I use drugs. I'm a couple weeks away from a year sober though, and I've had someone where I work telling me about these ridiculously low prices, and I told him I wasn't interested. So I feel like I might have the self control to experiment at this point. I was hoping someone here would have had a simIlar experience, but I guess it is a really specific situation.

I had a heavy nicotine addiction for years, and I decided to 'quit' in my dreams as well as waking life.
I choose not to smoke in LDs, and I was so proud of myself when I began refusing cigarettes in non-lucid dreams as well. They are often still there tempting me, though.
I think it messes with your resolve to have a double standard, but that's just my personal experience. Any exception always leads to relapse for me, whether it's in a dream or "just this one time" at a party. I have failed to quit several times before, but I feel much stronger this time after 8 months cold turkey.
I think it would feel better to say "I've been one year sober" if you really hadn't caved in any situation. There's also the possibility of becoming 'dependent' on your dreams to fulfill your cravings.
Of course, you know yourself better than anyone, and I'm sure you'll be successful with whatever decision you make.