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How much has Lucid affected your life? Are you happier because of it? How much time a day do you spend on dream related stuff such as RT's? Hopefully you have hobbies and other stuff you like to do in your real life.
i was thinking it would be mighty unhealthy if you spent to much time inside your mind ya know!;)
I DO think about dreaming alot
yeah, i think about dreaming a lot but I do have a life. ......... TENNIS woot
anyways my friends yell at me when I bring it up.
my friends mom called me a satan worshipper
hehe........funny.......in RI, USA they teach u how to LD in psychology class
I want to go to your school then!Quote:
Originally Posted by durza2016
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It's true that you could probably get to into having LDs and just live to dream. I mean what could be better then doing whatever you want..
Though it's a fun thing to do it shouldn't be ALL you do. Because about 1/3 of your life you are sleeping though why not try to lucid dream every night? It's not like you have anything better to do!
It's something fun to do when you go sleep knowing that you can actually be doing something for the 8 or so hours that you are sleeping as to not waste time, but I don't obsess my life over it I.E. sleep my life away.
i think of LD a lot but it doesnt take over my life no way. I want to master LD as fast as i can
It makes me far more dreamy and less alert in real life
RC's really freak me out cus it always makes me think none of this could be real.
Am I dreaming, am I not?!
Yeah, definitely unhealthy to make this sort of thing your entire life.
I mainly focus on this during summer breaks or whatnot, but during the rest of the year I don't do much.
:lol: Satan worshiper...
Carousoul, yeah, that's not good. It's supposed to have the opposite effect.
haha, i love it.
anything that makes me think there could be something more than all the atoms and death I know to be true is beautiful, and what is reality anyway?
it makes for great art music and film. I'm happy.
I've mostly only gained from learning to LD; I'm much more content with life.
I've noticed a couple interesting things though:
It seems that I can laugh at people I used to find intimidating, knowing I know something greater than they would understand. I dunno, maybe that's selfish... :p
Also, a lot of really random memories seem to be coming back to me frequently. Anyone else get this?
LDing... Well, 30 minutes a day is most of what I dedicate. This includes reality checks, but most of that half hour is spent here at Dreamviews.
Physically speaking, when I keep a consistent sleep schedule I feel better throughout the day. More alert, and remembering more dreams, too.
I'm actually a little proud of my hobby as a lucid dreamer, but it's a hidden pride. My other hobbies include videogames, (Crap. That doesn't deal with real life either!) reading, and writing. And I breed tropical fish.
LD has had a profound impact on my life. I mean, just what exactly is conciousness anyway? If I have an LD and it is every bit as real or more real than being awake???
The line between waking and dreaming sometimes becomes blurred. Does dreaming conciousness have as much validity as waking?
LD's just make me really really happy. Upon waking up from one, I'm in a euphoric state for the rest of the day. I also find myself feeling like...nothing is real. It's kind of scary. Like I feel like I lose grip on reality lately. Even when I do RCs I feel like I'm dreaming. I'm actually a little worried about it.
Lucid dreams have made me doubt my world just a bit. If my brain is capable of fabricating such extensive, detailed worlds while I lie in bed with NO sensory input... how much input does it take to make the 'real' world? When you're awake, how much of the world are you seeing, and how much is just a part of the same 'world-models' you use when you dream?
Oh, and Durza, where do you live in RI? I'm from North Kingstown.
lucid dreaming has definitely changed my perspective regarding the nature of reality; i also have experienced an increase in random memories, especially from my childhood.
i think i'm less afraid to try new things in my waking life now, as I sincerely have my doubts at times as to whether I should believe my own eyes and ears.
Also, my dream recall has increased so much and even my non-lucid dreams are so vivid that the feelings i experience in them and the things that happen to me in them actually carry over during the day
I love to lucid dream, and I think about it a lot, but it hasn't really had a large impact on my acual life. Sure, it takes dedication and hard work to achieve and maintin the ability to lucid dream (for most of us), but it's not something that takes away or adds much to my life...except satisfaction whenever I have a lucid dream. Although lucid dreaming is my major hobby, I also like to work on computers and play video games.
It really amazes me how many people say that they don't talk about it with their friends or family because they think it's weird or some occult junk. I told everyone about it when I first learned about it, and everyone I talked to replied positively. None of them except one of my brothers ever even attempted to have any, but nobody ever thought I was a weirdo for trying it. Hell, I tell my mom whenever I have a lucid dream because she likes to hear about all the crazy stuff that you can do in a dream, and she's christian.
LDing to me is affirmation of the power of the mind and the soul beyond that. It is a unique treasure that is greater in power than any drug, beyond opinion, and given of the depth of consciousness where the magic of god's original mind is still potent.
The only time I think about Lding is when I lie in bed at night, and when I'm on this forum.