Quote Originally Posted by Daredevilpwn View Post
I have seen some people talk about self awareness but they talk about paying attention to your body and your actions. Thats all well and good but it is still externally focused isn't it? This method I have described above is a variation of self awareness but focused more inwards. Being aware of your thoughts and feeling instead of being aware of your body and actions.

My question to you all is that will it work? I am not posting this as a new technique or anything. I am just wondering if you think paying attention to ones own thoughts and feelings in the context of lucid dreaming can be beneficial because a lot of DILD techniques seem to focus way to much externally and not much internally.
What you're talking about is "mindfulness," and yes it is beneficial not only for training yourself to recognize the dream state, but also in living a more fulfilling waking life as well .

p.s. I don't think we behave "abnormally" in non-lucid dreams. I can only speak personally, but I tend to have the same reactions, thoughts, fears, concerns, etc. as I do when awake -- just dulled by the fog of the dream state.