Thread: Are u yourself in an ld?

In ld's do u find u are the same person u are in rl or do u find u are more confident, free, feel a sense of power etc..

In that sense no, I am not the same person because I leave all my worrys behind me in my dreams which makes me more of a happy and confident person

Originally Posted by ld master

In ld's do u find u are the same person u are in rl or do u find u are more confident, free, feel a sense of power etc..

Okay... I'll attempt a rough translation for those that don't speak... ... MSN...

Originally Posted by L.D. Master

In ld's do you find that you are the same person that you are in real life or do you find that you are more confident, free, powerful, etc.

Firstly, I'm myself in lucids, however I am more confident and have no fear. For example I'm afraid of heights but I can just fly around anywhere.

Also ld, can you type with proper grammar please.

Drasnus, that tone was unnecessary.

I'd agree with Adam and NeAvO-- at least in terms of the risks taken. I'm typically myself, but I do loose the sense of worry you'd normally have because you know that you're safe. However, I don't usually treat people differently in my LDs-- for example, if I'm in the middle of a conversation with a DC and lucid, I'll still feel bad walking away from them without a moment's notice, even though I know they're only a character. Some habits are hard to break, I suppose, even in dreams.

Kylie your avatar looks like it is moving out the corner of my eye when I read, weird...

In my lucid dreams I retain my personality, though as others have said, I'm free of worries an obligations.

thats a good question.


yes, im myself... i think.

except with less fear

Originally Posted by NeAvO

Firstly, I'm myself in lucids, however I am more confident and have no fear. For example I'm afraid of heights but I can just fly around anywhere.

Also ld, can you type with proper grammar please.

Drasnus, that tone was unnecessary.

Tone? It was meant to come off bewildered.

Soz about the grammar if some don't understand the abbreviations but i thought everyone understood rl means real life.

I feel different in some way, almost like I'm a different person sometimes, even though I still have all the same thoughts, memories and feelings.

i am usually more confident and less shy in my dreams.

Like most have mentioned, I feel like myself, though I can do things I wouldn't even think about doing (let alone be able to make myself do) in real life, since I know that my mistakes will cause no lasting harm. Also, my memory and decision-making often aren't quite what they are in real life, but I still feel like the same person regardless.

i am more confidence..and concentrated and i feel more in control

I'm me..but good Lord, I'm a show off!

Originally Posted by phoenelai

I'm me..but good Lord, I'm a show off!

Yeh, so am i

I'm usually much like my waking self in LDs. The main differences are like others have said in that I feel much less fear or concern. But I'm generally courteous and considerate towards other DCs. However, my freedom lets me do things I wouldn't ever do in real life.

Originally Posted by ld master

Soz, u, rl...

Hehe, I agree with NeAvO. It's not that we can't figure your statements out, it's just annoying that so many people don't take the time to write things out. I mean, how much longer does this: "you" take to type than this: "u". Standard abbreviations and those used at this site (the dream related ones) are plenty acceptable. All the IM speak crap does get annoying rather quickly though.

You're not the only one who does it so I don't think it was really an attack on you, per sé. But it does demonstrate a level of laziness.

I'm not the same person as awake. I don't fear nearly as much, and I feel much more confident. And I also feel much more free.

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if you are in a lucid dream you willl know that everyone around are dreamcharacters. you would be different around dreamcharacters then real people surely?

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Originally Posted by ld master

In ld's do u find u are the same person u are in rl or do u find u are more confident, free, feel a sense of power etc..[i

if you are in a lucid dream you willl know that everyone around are dreamcharacters. you would be different around dreamcharacters then real people surely?

Well it depends some people like to treat dream characters like normal people (they don't think of them as dream characters). So therefore you might not be different.

Originally Posted by wackomacko

if you are in a lucid dream you willl know that everyone around are dreamcharacters. you would be different around dreamcharacters then real people surely?

Not if you are at a low level of lucidity. Just because you know you're dreaming doesn't mean that you know or understand that everything around you are constructs of your own mind. Just read any members' dream journal and you'll see what I mean.

I'll assume you aren't very experienced with LDing. But, trust me, you'll find out soon enough that being lucid doesn't always mean what you think it might. You can know that you are dreaming yet be convinced that everything around you is absolutely real, including your dream characters. That's partly why so many people spend time trying to convince DCs that they are dreaming: because they believe those DCs to be actual people.

Dream logic is not the same thing as waking logic.