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Lately, I tend to notice I'm dreaming a lot. Yet I can never control my dreams. I always end up half-awake if I try to imagine a new character. I've tried grounding myself in the dream and nothing gives. It's either a false-awakening or I give up to wake up. Lol. Any help would be loved <3
I also cant talk in my dreams :(
I would tell you to try verbal commands, but if you can't speak it would be difficult
when you say no control, then how do you anchor?
just raising your hand to reality check is a form of control, you are making it happen in your dream
just thinking I'll walk backwards is control try something like that
If I reach lucidity I definitely have control, doesn't mean I can walk thru walls and such, but I have control, decision making, and even problem solving (my dreamscape and DC's are always trying to cause problems)
I often don't do enough stabilizing tho, and also rarely remember to try verbal commands. Usually only last 1 - 3 minutes but have lasted 15+ before too :)
What are you doing to ground yourself? have you read the tutorial? Dream Stabilization and Clarity Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
It sounds to me like you need to reality check more and then focus on one thing to practice controlling. Forget about the speech thing, you'll get over it in time. Focus on a super-power or like you said continue trying to manifest a character. A simple trick for this is to imagine them behind you. When you can't see what your manifesting it's much easier to do. Try expecting them behind the door and open it to see them, or call out for them or ask a DC where they are.
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Those would be tough if he can't speak in dreams :)
maybe he can mime it :)
Hmmmm... speech was always off and on for me in dreams. That is why it isn't a major part of my dream control. I would recommend looking at what you can control and using that to control the rest. You can control your body? text someone and tell them to bring what you need. You need to use the dream control that you can do to accomplish the dream control that you can't and eventually more awareness, experience, and creativity will lead you to more awesome lucids.Quote:
Originally Posted by vinny
It is also a good idea to slow down as much as possible in a dream and think about the dream. Reason through your goals and think about how everything around you is a dream.
This is more of the old spoon method:
Don't try and bend the spoon, that is impossible. Only try to realize the truth."
How long have you been lucid for every single dream but had no control? Practice makes perfect. Just keep trying and KNOW that if you keep trying you'll improve. Have the confidence and self-esteem and the knowing that you can do it. Try different methods like for talking see if you can do something like make clicking noises with your mouth first or something, see if you can cough, see if you can breathe loud etc... for summoning, try things like spin around and imagine it being there when you've finished turning, or open a door imaginging that they are on on the other side etc... It's easier said than done when you find yourself not being able to do something, but it's all about your will/intent and thought process.