Danger In An Ld

I have had a few bad LD's in the past where somone was trying to shoot me dead and felt that if I got shot in the Dream world I might actually be dead in real life. I know this is not possible but it really feels like I would die in real life too. My way of getting out of this situation is too close my eyes very tightly and wish I was awake in the real world which always works - I wake in a panic and thank god I didnt get shot. Is there any way of stopping a bullet in an LD?? or should I let the person shoot me and see what happens??

Of course you can stop a bullet in an LD. You can do almost anything in an LD! Its your mind, so your only limited by it. Go all matrix and dodge those bullets, or stop them mid-air :P Or make em dissapear as they reach you. Hell, create a barrier around you that they ping off of. Many possibilities.

yeah, since everything in an LD is your creation (your minds creation) theres no end to the possibilities. Your mind made those bullets, your mind can make them dissapear/explode/stop in mid-air/turn into bunnies. w/e, your choice :)

just let the bullets hit you and let all the DC's stand in amazement as you survive multiple gunshots without even flinching

odds are, you're pretty new to this and if u let yourself get hit by the bullets you'll wake up deflecting/dodging/slowing them may be a better option for you

Stopping bullets in a LD is possible. I've done it and would love to do it again. I simply put my hand out and caught the bullet between my fingers.

It all depends on how much control you have in dream. If you're able to manipulate other parts of your dream then stopping a bullet is a piece of cake.

Like everyone else has said, nothing in your dream can physically hurt you. Everything there is a creation of your own mind.

It sounds like you're only experiencing low level lucidity, work on controlling your dreams (to some extent, that will just come with time and practice), and be confident, know that you are in no danger, and that you are in control of the situation.

I've had some LD's like that, I usually just deflect them with my hands or change the bullets to something else like water or something. But if you do get shot it normally just tingles unless you know what it feels like getting shot in real life then more than likely your mind has already registered the feeling and it may feel quite similar and at the same time you would awake anyway.

Thanks for the input, i think in future I will try the Neo thing and dodge or make them stop with my hand. And no I have never been shot in real life.

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Originally Posted by dagmar

Thanks for the input, i think in future I will try the Neo thing and dodge or make them stop with my hand. And no I have never been shot in real life.
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Good then if you get hit by a bullet it would normally just tingle. I've never been shot in real life either but in a dream probably 75% of the time I don't even feel the bullet then the other times it just tingles nothing major. :goodjob2:

I remember one time in a lucid dream years ago a monster was chasing me, I ran and I ran and I ran. He cornered me though, and I waited for him to tear me limb to limb.

then. . . nothing happened :bigteeth: and I realized, the monster can't hurt me becuase its a dream. and thats when I summoned a magical blade to chop his head off! I'm sure you can transform this bullet-of-death dream of yours into something exciting.

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Originally Posted by juroara

I remember one time in a lucid dream years ago a monster was chasing me, I ran and I ran and I ran. He cornered me though, and I waited for him to tear me limb to limb.

then. . . nothing happened :bigteeth: and I realized, the monster can't hurt me becuase its a dream. and thats when I summoned a magical blade to chop his head off! I'm sure you can transform this bullet-of-death dream of yours into something exciting.
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definatley going to try this next time it happens - perhaps turn the bullets into water droplets and laugh at the DC and ask him to try again :bigteeth:

One time I dreamed that a giant spider was coming after me, so I stood there and let it sink its fangs into me. It hurt REALLY, and I immediately woke up and felt like actual fangs were biting me for about a minute! There is a spoon when you believe it's there I guess.

I have gotten shot (in the head) in a dream (nightmare?) before, I felt a sting and fell down, everything was black but I could still think.

slow time down, turn it into pizza and make it fly in your mouth. that should work.

Altought theoretically nothing can be physically harmful in dreams, it's not as easy as the previous posts make it seem. I've experienced instances of physical pain in my dreams, even though i was fully aware that i was dreaming.
For example, if someone shoots me in a dream, i'd be able to try and avoid it, matrix style. But if a bullet does hit me, there is no way my mind can prevent the physical pain.

So, not as easy as it seems.