Thread: An undesired side-effect from LD

When you become more advanced at your LD skills like you are, yes, this seems to happen to a lot of us. I have experienced some involuntary hallucinations (illusions, technically), not recognizing everyday objects for a second, or forgetting I have a physical body that needs to urinate because of time dilation. When you wake up after having a ten-year dream in one night, it takes awhile to get re-oriented to this world.
I don't really ask myself if I'm dreaming or not anymore, because I think maybe all planes are different types of dreams (physical/astral/dream planes) and this waking life is another serial dream where the rules are different compared to the other planes. So, now I ask myself, "Which world am I in?"
I call this phenomenon you experience, The Bleed Over.

Originally Posted by WakingNomad

When you become more advanced at your LD skills like you are, yes, this seems to happen to a lot of us. I have experienced some involuntary hallucinations (illusions, technically), not recognizing everyday objects for a second, or forgetting I have a physical body that needs to urinate because of time dilation. When you wake up after having a ten-year dream in one night, it takes awhile to get re-oriented to this world.

Ten-year dream? Are you saying that in your dreams that time dilation is so intense that it feels like you actually dream for ten years literally?

Originally Posted by WakingNomad

When you become more advanced at your LD skills like you are, yes, this seems to happen to a lot of us. I have experienced some involuntary hallucinations (illusions, technically), not recognizing everyday objects for a second, or forgetting I have a physical body that needs to urinate because of time dilation. When you wake up after having a ten-year dream in one night, it takes awhile to get re-oriented to this world.
I don't really ask myself if I'm dreaming or not anymore, because I think maybe all planes are different types of dreams (physical/astral/dream planes) and this waking life is another serial dream where the rules are different compared to the other planes. So, now I ask myself, "Which world am I in?"
I call this phenomenon you experience, The Bleed Over.

To increase sanity, ground thyself. Walk with thy barefeet upon the earth, if possible. If not, touch trees and bushes that have their roots in the ground. Watch sunrises and sunsets. Solar gaze. Stare at the Moon and the stars. Go out into Nature and take deep breaths of the forest/jungle/desert air. Go to a beach/river/lake or mountain. Eat roots like carrots, taro, potatoes, ginger, and yams.

Thank you for the wonderful answer . Already made me feel a little better. Especially where you said, "I think maybe all planes are different types of dreams (physical/astral/dream planes) and this waking life is another serial dream where the rules are different compared to the other planes. So, now I ask myself, "Which world am I in?"" What a great way to look at it this experience.

Hopefully I'll get to go on a hike in the mountains this weekend and eat a lot of earthy foods to ground myself better to this dream as well.