Thread: The things that can go wrong?

One thing you asked about is what else could go wrong if not nightmares, and thus far that has not been addressed I think.

One thing that could go wrong is if you were to convince yourself that you are dreaming and be wrong and then do something that you would regret in waking life. For example, even though attempting to fly is a good reality check and if you think you are dreaming, flying is a fine thing to do. However, it is good practice to just in case start flying up and in a safe direction, and not jumping off a roof top for example, unless you have established beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a dream for sure. Similarly, hitting or insulting someone would backfire terribly if you were to do it thinking that is a dream, and it actually turned out to be your waking life. Most people can establish beyond a doubt that something is a dream or can refrain from doing dangerous things unless sure of dream state. Lucid dreaming is not recommended for anyone who has serious trouble distinguishing reality and acting with safe caution.

Edit: I think though that this can only happen to people with some kinds of mental illness.

Originally Posted by JoannaB

One thing you asked about is what else could go wrong if not nightmares, and thus far that has not been addressed I think.

One thing that could go wrong is if you were to convince yourself that you are dreaming and be wrong and then do something that you would regret in waking life. For example, even though attempting to fly is a good reality check and if you think you are dreaming, flying is a fine thing to do. However, it is good practice to just in case start flying up and in a safe direction, and not jumping off a roof top for example, unless you have established beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a dream for sure. Similarly, hitting or insulting someone would backfire terribly if you were to do it thinking that is a dream, and it actually turned out to be your waking life. Most people can establish beyond a doubt that something is a dream or can refrain from doing dangerous things unless sure of dream state. Lucid dreaming is not recommended for anyone who has serious trouble distinguishing reality and acting with safe caution.

Your mind always reverts back to believing that everything is real. Seems hardwired that way. I have never heard anyone say otherwise.