Thread: I'm not dreaming, I'm reading

So, I've had a bit of trouble with my dream lately that's been a annoying me a tad (well, a lot).

I seem to be able to realize soemthing is wrong with reality just fine and that nothing around me is real, but I never seem to become lucid. For example, last night I hade a dream were several people (DeadDollKittty and myself included) fell in love with that dragon thing from The Never Ending Story (absoloutely NO idea why, I think it was because he was flirting with everyoen in the dream), I quickly realized this couldn't be the case, but where did my mind go? "Oh, I'm reading about this, my imagination is just being a bit vivid" and I carried on with the dream.

It's been happening a lot in other dreams, just replace reading with watching tv or playing a game etc.

Once I've decided this, it's very hard to get myself to do a reality check again because I know it's not real, I've just jumped to the wrong conclusion.

Has anyone got some good ways to fix this/has experienced this?

It's only lately this has been happening, usually I'm find with it all.

Originally Posted by Alex D

So, I've had a bit of trouble with my dream lately that's been a annoying me a tad (well, a lot).

I seem to be able to realize soemthing is wrong with reality just fine and that nothing around me is real, but I never seem to become lucid. For example, last night I hade a dream were several people (DeadDollKittty and myself included) fell in love with that dragon thing from The Never Ending Story (absoloutely NO idea why, I think it was because he was flirting with everyoen in the dream), I quickly realized this couldn't be the case, but where did my mind go? "Oh, I'm reading about this, my imagination is just being a bit vivid" and I carried on with the dream.

It's been happening a lot in other dreams, just replace reading with watching tv or playing a game etc.

Once I've decided this, it's very hard to get myself to do a reality check again because I know it's not real, I've just jumped to the wrong conclusion.

Has anyone got some good ways to fix this/has experienced this?

It's only lately this has been happening, usually I'm find with it all.

Well, I'd reality check when reading/gaming/watching.

tell yourself to do multiple reality checks

Problem is, the extra reality checks are just making me more convinved I'm reading etc.

Maybe try and remember the last book you were reading and see if it's the same one?