The dream was an unpleasant dream in which you knew you were dreaming so it was a lucid nightmare. |
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I am attempting a WILD after WBTB early this morning and I see a man running away from someone or something. I watch as the man climbs over a wall and jumps on the other side. At this moment , I become the man in first person and notice my DREAM HANDS. I realise I am Dreaming and confirm it with a reality check. I'm in a train yard and notice a lot of abandoned trains, trees and shrubs. It is night and the only light is a bright headlight coming from one of the parked trains. I keep moving, but then suddenly realise and feel something is behind me. I turn around and see a dark, wispy, shadowy figure and I frantically wave my hands to keep it away. Unfortunately, this fear loses lucidity in the dream and I wake up. My body shivers in fear. |
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The dream was an unpleasant dream in which you knew you were dreaming so it was a lucid nightmare. |
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Thank you Dolphin, that's great advice. I shall do this when it occurs again |
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Think back to a city you you are used to, then think of a road, dreaming requires focus and a familiar base; |
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In my LDs I tend to purposefully summon things that I know I would be afraid of, and it helps me feel more in control. Dolphin was right on the money with his answer. Just confront whatever nightmarish element that's bothering you and you'll probably find that it's not all that bad. And by confront, I don't mean fight/attack. The one time I did that it didn't end well! |
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There are an infinite number of degrees of lucidity. I have had dreams in which I told myself "I'm dreaming!" but then was afraid of consequences of my actions. I have had many many non-lucid dreams in which I knew that I was in that familiar place where I could do anything. I have FORGOTTEN that I was dreaming. I've had lucid dreams where I knew that I was dreaming but wasn't aware that I knew I was dreaming. I know, that sounds nonsensical, but I promise it's a real thing. |
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Last edited by sloth; 03-07-2016 at 06:05 PM.
---o--- my DCs say I'm dreamy.
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