When I was younger.....

When I was younger I used to get myself to sleep by picturing things in my mind. I would just let random pictures appear i my head, and I would usually get to sleep reasonably quickly. Now when I was younger I was also able down to a tee to get myself out of dreams -usually if I didnt like them- I would do something like blink and it would be guaranteed to get me out of the dream and i would be back in my bed. I guess I realised that I was dreaming a lot....but that never occured to me......
Does this seem to you a bit like almost lucid dreaming? I dont know if the picturing thing had nything to do with it......but ny thoughts?

Is this similar to wake induced lucid dreaming?

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Originally Posted by EmilySian

When I was younger I used to get myself to sleep by picturing things in my mind. I would just let random pictures appear i my head, and I would usually get to sleep reasonably quickly.

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This sounds like hypnagognic imagery, a normal occurance as you are falling asleep.

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Originally Posted by EmilySian

Now when I was younger I was also able down to a tee to get myself out of dreams -usually if I didnt like them- I would do something like blink and it would be guaranteed to get me out of the dream and i would be back in my bed. I guess I realised that I was dreaming a lot....but that never occured to me......
Does this seem to you a bit like almost lucid dreaming?

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Yep, this is the same thing I used to do as a kid. If I was having a scary dream, I would will myself to wake up. I knew I was dreaming enough to know I needed to wake up, so yes, I'd classify it as a lucid dream.

Hope that helps! Sorry your original post didn't get any replies :(

You can use those times that previously you would have woken yourself up to become lucid.

Now that I know that, I don't seem to have those kind of dreams nearly as often. :?

Yeah i agree with Burns

I also agree that it would be hypangognic imagery.

I did the same thing as well. Though whenever I wanted to leave the dream as a child I would just close my eyes and force myself to wake up. I don't know if I would consider those times to be lucid that knew that I was dreaming, but that all I knew is that I wanted to wake up, and i did.