Hello, my name is Mike and im a newcomer to this site and to lucid dreaming (havent had a lucid dream yet) and i have a question.

When in a lucid dream, I heard that descending could be a bad thing. I've recently started on the path to self discovery and lucid dreaming (from my understanding on it) could be a great aid. I have recently started keeping a dream journal in hopes to have more vivid memories of my dreams and potential to start lucid dreaming. So my question to you is this: When in a lucid state if descending can bring up negitive experiences be it ones that are external or internal can be hard to grasp and cope with. For me following my path of self discovery i feel that it would be a good thing to look into when i have the ability to do so. Is this something that i should reconsider or if my intent is for digging up these negitive parts of my mind in order to overcome and release is worth the risks. So as the title says what are the pros and cons of this side of lucid dreaming?



I am sorry if i could have summed this up a lot quicker but your answers will be greatly appreciated.