Thread: Fear During Lds

The other night I found myself going to sleep, but still conscious (an unintentional WILD; I usually just do reality checks); so I decided I wanted to visit the solar system.

Once the black faded away, I was in space; and I began to visit the planets one by one. I wasn't able to see properly (probably because I wasn't properly asleep) until Jupiter; but Saturn was dazzling. By the time I got to Neptune, though, I had begun to be frightened--despite that I knew this was a dream and I was perfectly safe. Perhaps it was because I don't usually go out in space when I have LDs; or because nothing was underneath me.

Another dream, in which I decided to fly around the city I was in, found me being afraid of heights--despite knowing that I could not hurt myself if I fell. I only stopped being afraid when I created a flying carpet.

It's very strange--it's as though my adrenaline kicks in, even though I know I'm safe. It's distracting, and I'd like to get rid of it, or transform it to excitement... though any strong emotion really sets me off task.

This is different from my "lucid nightmares"--dreams that start out as nightmares, I become lucid, but the fear sticks around, and I decide to wake up or fight back--because the fear starts after lucidity.

Maybe it's the same thing you get when you ride on a roller coaster, and you know you're safe; but you're still going so darn fast and turning/falling so quickly?... Because sometimes I feel like I'm trying to do a scientific experiment, or meditate, or do something else that requires a lot of concentration, and roller coasters just aren't conducive to that sort of mental effort!

I know I'm not the expert but I think your on the right idea with the roller coasters, etc. I know that if it didn't feel real at all (and who wouldn't be just a bit scared flying unaided for the first time if it could happen in real life!?&#33 then it wouldn't be fun. I guess its part of it though, that you have to keep it real enough yet conquer that 'fear'. But I think you'll get it!