Thread: I get scared after becoming lucid

It could be a trauma thing: I have a buddy who thinks dreams in general are terrifying after having a lot of nightmares. Maybe you are the same, but not as aware of it.

You haven't given us a lot to go on. What is your relationship to dreaming? What are your thoughts on the nature of dreams? Have you had a lot of nightmares? Are you a generally anxious person? Could it be that you are afraid that your waking body is unprotected and unconscious?

Originally Posted by LighrkVader

It could be a trauma thing: I have a buddy who thinks dreams in general are terrifying after having a lot of nightmares. Maybe you are the same, but not as aware of it.

You haven't given us a lot to go on. What is your relationship to dreaming? What are your thoughts on the nature of dreams? Have you had a lot of nightmares? Are you a generally anxious person? Could it be that you are afraid that your waking body is unprotected and unconscious?

I used to have lots of nightmares as a kid. Dying, burning alive, getting stabbed are no big deal in my dreams anymore. And nope, I am not an anxious person. I don't understand what you mean by my relationship with dreaming. Like what do I think about it or... Anyway, thanks for helping me

Originally Posted by QuickLemon

Yes, I think you are right! I am scared of accidentally imagining something and turning my lucid dream into a nightmare. What do you think I should do about this?

Best way to overcome this is experience. Consider it like an exposure therapy. Sure when you start out with lack of lucidity it might seem like the dream is out to get you, but it's all matter of perspective. The more you become used to lucidity, less foreign it becomes. You'll start to feel it as a normal part of sleep and dreaming.

Originally Posted by QuickLemon

I used to have lots of nightmares as a kid. Dying, burning alive, getting stabbed are no big deal in my dreams anymore. And nope, I am not an anxious person. I don't understand what you mean by my relationship with dreaming. Like what do I think about it or... Anyway, thanks for helping me

Then you are in a better situation than me. I have constant anxiety, not about dreaming itself, but about other things. If you can handle possible nightmare scenarios like that without problem then no need to feel scared. ^^

By relationship with your dream, LighrkVader, means how you feel about your dreams. Are you skittish about dreaming in general? stuff like that.

Of course, if you are in a lucid dream with "me vs them" mentality, the dream will try to comply with your expectation. As long as you understand your dreams are not out to get you, it'll be fine.