lucid dream for life?

[docKnubis]

this is going to sound matrixy if you were given the option to be put in a device that would put you into a lucid dream state for the rest of your life would you?

[Gawain]

Hmm... I'd have to refuse the offer. Being trapped in your head constantly would drive me insane... or rather, drive me even further insane. Humans are social animals, so methinks that the lack of connection with the outside world would suck thoroughly. Besides, I would run out of stuff to think up on my own after about 5 years.

[Courtney Mae]

For the rest of my life? Nahh.

[nesgirl119]

Originally posted by docthory this is going to sound matrixy if you were given the option to *be put in a device that would put you into a lucid dream state for the rest of your life would you? As much as I love to LD, I don't think so. Since I can LD at anytime, I really don't have problems. Plus the fact that I may no longer be able to DS with Cody.

[ilovefrootloopz]

Me=Yes I would for sure.

[icedawg]

No. That's one of the misconceptions about lucid dreaming--escapism--that I had hoped the site would dispel.

[Oneironaut Zero]

No. I actually like being part of a bigger picture. Sure, if it was a matter of a having to decide between it and some sort of major physical disability, or as an alternative to death, I'm in. Other than that though, (and I love my lucid dreams, but) I just couldn't see myself happy being stuck in my head for an eternity. ...It's too damn crazy in there, anyway. Haha.

[UMJ]

Most people would say "No" to this question because of social restraints and how it soudns. But be amazed at the fact that the same people who say no to this question might play MMORPGs and actually neglect this reality for that one. Games try to create a false reality, and reality emmerses you. THe problem is that when you create an exact duplicate of reality itself it immerses one beyond the point of imemrsion and one must decide which reality to exist in. The answer is not that simple to ask when everything that yuo want in a false reality is dabbling right in front of you, and it's so much better than your life now. With that being said, I donot live a self centered life, thus a self-centered reality has no appeal to me.

[FreshBrains]

Like everyone else... No. But a jar of red pills that gives you instant LD's? Hell yes. Not that I would know what an LD is like. I swear, I'm almost ready to start setting my alarm for 3:00 AM and to try sloth's WBTB method (Which I call CILD- Chair Incubated Lucid Dream- it's kinda complicated. Thanks for adopting me again!) daily. Still, one musn't expect results immediatly. Yeah, as a human being, I pretty much require interaction. All people do. Those people who play MMORPG's constantly have interaction too, since that's pretty much the whole point of MMO's- to play games with other people. And no amount of DC's can amount to another human being. That's the irony of it, really. You'd go crazy because you know it isn't real.

[cecile]

Not a chance. Nothing could replace the genuineness of reality imagine knowing the people around you --- the people you love --- aren't really there! Although I can see how neat it could be but the negative aspects outweigh by far the positive.

[docKnubis]

Originally posted by Oneironaut No. I actually like being part of a bigger picture. * Sure, if it was a matter of a having to decide between it and some sort of major physical disability, or as an alternative to death, I'm in. Other than that though, (and I love my lucid dreams, but) I just couldn't see myself happy being stuck in my head for an eternity. and that folks is the post i was waiting for just think of all the people right now that are in a coma that will never wake up they are traped in there heads with no way out ... if you said yes i suggest you change your mind and be happy that you are how you are

[shark!]

icedawg No. That's one of the misconceptions about lucid dreaming--escapism--that I had hoped the site would dispel. * [/b] whaaaa...you mean my lucid dreaming raison d'etre is a misconception!? fuck!

[LunarMoon]

No. 1) As I'd constantly be in a dream state, a state governed only by subjective reality, nothing I accomplished would be recorded or exist beyond the end of my life, which would in turn destroy this subjective reality. This is contrary to the evolutionary reason for existence. 2) The realization that everything I sense is entirely centered on my own mind, a mere product of it, would eventually drive me mad. With this I'd come to the realization that every "person" I met in such an existence is a mere fabrication and the entire futility of the situation would become apparent. 3) My mind is centered on gaining knowledge and a further understanding of the world; however, nothing in this dream state would go beyond my perception of what I already know. Unless I established a psychic link of some kind, it would be impossible to gain new knowledge and understanding. Most people would say "No" to this question because of social restraints and how it soudns.[/b] No Doubt. But be amazed at the fact that the same people who say no to this question might play MMORPGs and actually neglect this reality for that one.[/b] The difference is that these games are merely temporary bits of escapism while such a life-long dream would be, according to many philosophies and religious beliefs, short of permanent.

[ilovefrootloopz]

Originally posted by docthory if you said yes i suggest you change your mind and be happy that you are how you are I'm the only one who said yes, but I do hate myself. Not as much as I hate the world though.

[spiritofthewolf]

i would have to say no...because even though i love my lucid dreams,i believe they have been given to me- as a gift- i stumbled upon it not knowing what it was- i had a LD magically and looked up the meaning on the internet the next day and was led here... The reason why i say no is cuz im a believer in god and jesus, and i dont think i woudl wanna spend an enternity in my head, when i can spend an eternity in bliss... thanks dj jones

[Tattoo]

Not for life, but I would do it for an extended period of time. A week tops, beyond that I would feel too disconnected with the outside world much like a hermit lifestyle, which I have tried and learned that despite its perks comes with guaranteed slipping of sanity.

[lvlindless]

Hell yes I would! In an LD you don't think about stressful things, and you just kind of let go. Imagine that for a lifetime. If I didn't have to eat or go to work or anything, and I just had to chance to LD forever, then yeah I would so do it.

[ilovefrootloopz]

Finally someone agrees with me! 8) edit: 100th post

[Bosco]

Maybe you would do it and be fine for awhile but then what would happen when you would want to be in the real world. Like think how much you want to have lucid dreams now, you may get to the point of wanting real life even more than you want lucid dreams....

[Oneironaut Zero]

A vacation isn't a vacation without the work to get away from. A lucid dream isn't an escape from reality without the reality to escape from. In otherwords; even having your wildest fantasy for all eternity will alter your perception of what is "enjoyable," without having something to compare it to. Sooner or later your "wildest fantasy" will become mundane. The extraordinary will become ordinary, and you will be left with nothing to escape from the ordinary with.

[Bosco]

exactly

[lvlindless]

So you guys would rather instead of flying around 24/7, go to a crappy job or run errands or something? I don't think after an eternity of LDs would I want to go back to real life. What's the point? An LD has all the same senses AND a reality you can create. Even if I did somehow get bored of it, then I could just make my LD take place in real life.

[icedawg]

Originally posted by lvlindless So you guys would rather instead of flying around 24/7, go to a crappy job or run errands or something? I don't think after an eternity of LDs would I want to go back to real life. What's the *point? An LD has all the same senses AND a reality you can create. Even if I did somehow get bored of it, then I could just make my LD take place in real life. But it's not reality... Your problems don't go away just because you choose not to face them...in fact they'll likely just get worse. Continuing with your example, if you find your job crappy, do something about it... Instead of carelessly lying around creating some pseudo-reality, go back to school (I did). You can argue that in a perpetual LD you'd never have to return to your every day problems, but it's that very mentality that has earned lucid dreaming the debasing stigma of "escapism." I had wanted this forum to get the message across that it's dangerous to even muse about spending one's life within a lucid dream. Those who spend their lives dreaming without attending any concern to turning those dreams into reality inevitably wake up one day to find life has completely passed them by. Hopeless is the daydreamer who allows his dreams--born of insincerity and desperate need--to accompany him on the return trip to the ordinary world, bereft of heed. (I wrote that but hadn't had the chance to actually use it...so there ya go.) Personally I'd rather live my life.

[Howie]

The fact that you are aware of this fallacy makes all the difference. "Make your lucid dream reality"?? Anything you make, you are aware of. When you are aware it is a dream how can you be content with just that? For the people that wish to live in a lucid dream I would like to actually experience one of their lucid dreams, if in fact they have had a true LD.

[Valvo]

I'd have to choose reality over lucid dreaming forever anyday. The idea that you can only know as much as your brain has collected up to that point in time and the fact that you cannot affect anything permanently in a lucid dream are total throw offs. And the idea of an immortality of lucidity, one would think of death as a gift in such a situation. Yeah, lucid dreaming sounds fun and all, but what's there to enjoy when one has nothing to suffer? Human existence is like a balanced weight, there has to be a little stress if one wants to fully enjoy life, what would the point of existence be if one had no challenges? Sounds dull to me.