Thread: Scary Feeling?

hmm... in the lucid dreams that ive experiences i was never paralyzed, and ive never heard of people starting off like this, or even having it frequently. i think the best things you can do is do some of the in-dream methods, like looking at your hands, looking at the ground, telling yourself that none of it is real and you can control all of this. i think the 2 brothers who created the matrix were lucid dreamers cause its strikingly similar

I do not think I can see my hands. Could it be more of a out of the body experince do you think then? And the other weird thing I have been picking up on it the spinning normally keeps you in a dream. And that is what wakes me up?

I guess you are not well prepared. Try reading some LD books, articles and generally, there's a lot of info that may make you "ready" to face your own darker side.

There's a topic "recommender reading for astral projection" or something, it has 2 long articles that may make you better understand the nature of lucid dreaming.

If you like scientific stuff, look for electronic verson of "exploring the world of lucid dreaming " by Stephen LaBerge, you can find it for free on the net.

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General advice:

Basically you should maintain an attitude of superiority towards any creature you'll meet in your dreams. You may want to practice summoning weapons, this may give you confidence.

In a book "the art of dreaming", by Carlos Castaneda, author says that you may overcome "body paralysis" with trying to move with your mind.
That is : you dont use your limbs to move, you kinda "float", using your mind to direct you.


Lucid dreaming is not Evil, or bad. It's a very good thing. Sometimes a creature or something attacks you. The best way to deal with it is to TALK. Even if you have a BFG (Big Fucken Gun) in your hands.

Welcome saaz

Good advice Ev, I'd forgotten about the Carlos advice. I'm gonna have to dust off that book and read it again. It's been a couple of years.

WELCOME SAAZ!!!!

I believe that it is the negative connotation that you were given that is perhaps preventing you from being able to turn it into a good thing. Also lucid dreaming is defined as "when you realize that you are in a dream". The fact that perhaps it was induced by a nightmare has nothing to do with the fact that it is lucid.

What happens in those dream? Do you first realize you are dreaming and then are unable to move? Or is it viceversa and the fact that you can't move makes you aware of this fact?

Whatever the answer is you must know that LD is a good thing and if you learn to excert control over the dream world then you should not have any reasons to feel afraid...

Thanks for all the good advice. I started reading that book! I am going to Cali this weekend so I am sure I will finish reading it on the beach! In the last week I have tried and tried to have a good experence in my dreams. I know I can do it, I guess its a matter of time. But I have had two more times where I could not move. Once I was a dreaming I was on my back, but I woke up on my stomach. But both times where much better! I was just trying to experment with things. I was not able to do anything but I was a lot more clam. But I still could not move or really see anything. I want to have a "good lucid dream"! I sure it will just take time. I am sure it is Lucid because I know for a fact I am dreaming. Both times I woke up sortly after.

You said it best, it will just take time......and effort

Good luck, I hope you can find the positive in LDing and explore the world of dreaming...