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I fell asleep last night, and the next morning I was lying in my bed with my eyes closed, "watching a dream". I could see what was happening but I could feel my body lying in bed with my eyes closed and since I could feel this I knew what I was seeing was a dream. I also knew the time without awakening and I was right about it being the morning. What is this half dream half awake state? was I lucid? The dream was watching other people and did not involve me. Please Help!
That's an interesting state to be in, I bet it's similar to the onset of a WILD. Did you get that "Whoa I'm conscious" surprised feeling? In any case you may have been vaguely lucid but not conscious enough to do something about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomahawk0122
I've had that experience before, it was one of my first lucids. I think that you really are in a lucid but since you are aware you are dreaming your mind is telling you that you are asleep, therefore the scenario of feeling yourself sleeping. My 2 cents.
I've also had this same exact experience recently, only watching the dream and being able to feel my body. I've never done a WILD before but from how people describe it this sounds very similar. I would guess it works like a WILD too, if you keep focusing on it it'll become a full blown dream.
Yeh, thanks for the help guys I guess I was really close to a real lucid dream. Oh well, I haven't been able to remember any dreams for like three nights, I've been keeping a journal, do you know if it is more beneficial to write in the journal write after you sleep? Do you guys have any tips on improving dream recall?
I've had a couple of similar experiences. However, instead of watching the LD, I could feel both my sleeping body, which wasn't moving, and my dream body, which was walking on a concrete floor of my old middle school. If you had relaxed and focused on the dream, you could have possibly re-entered it lucid.
As for a dream journal, it is very helpful to write down a dream right after you wake up, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to go into every detail at that time. Write down a summary and fill in the details later. As for tips on improving recall, just keep recording your dreams. Be persistent and your memory for dreams WILL increase. :)