What are the pros and cons of decending in a lucid dream?
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.
Sorry I wasn't able to respond my computer stopped working :)
Thank you all so much for the responses.
I'm not rushing myself by any means as far as trying this (I'm still having a hard time remembering my dreams let alone letting myself take control of them).
Once I obtain the ability to take control of my dreams I'll be taking my time heading down the road that I brought up.
Joanna, thank you for the warnings I'll take them into account. The things that I want to dig up I feel will be very specific once I reach that point. Although they might not a favorable thing to bring up do you think that going into this with the correct mindset would help me? I'm only 23 years old but I feel that I have been through some rough experiences in my life thus far. I feel that with enough mental preparation I should be able to view these memories and I am sure that they my tug at me but with the intent that I'm setting right now and building upon to let these negative experience go. I will definitely be going for empowering dreams once I am able to reach the point of Lucidity to help myself. I have the urge to go to the roots and let go of the base line problems that give me these foolish insecurities that are holding me back.
While I was typing I had a thought, in the dream space if you can create what ever your mind wills then you could perhaps bring forth yourself as a child in front of you. If you can do this can you sit yourself down and talk to your child self? Kind of like being your own psychiatrist?