Asking you "experienced" dreamers

[lotto]

Hi. I just have a few questions, mostly to you who have been doing all this for a while, but anyone may reply. 1) When everything is considered, the time spent learning it, all the time you waste thinking about dreaming etc., is it worth it to LD? If you could, would you make it so that you never heard of LD at all? 2) Does it get repetive? When you have done it lots of times, is it still as fun and exciting as when you first did it? Do you ever wish you'd just not LD (or rather not remember), because you just want it to be morning? 3) Also, another quick question, when you LD, can you remember what you did before you went to bed, or is your pre-sleep memory all blank? What can you actually remember? 4) Finally, does LDing feel like reality? If not, in what ways does it seem unreal? Thanks in advance for reading/responding, if you actually did

[rookybeats]

Hi. I just have a few questions, mostly to you who have been doing all this for a while, but anyone may reply. 1) When everything is considered, the time spent learning it, all the time you waste thinking about dreaming etc., is it worth it to LD? If you could, would you make it so that you never heard of LD at all? 2) Does it get repetive? When you have done it lots of times, is it still as fun and exciting as when you first did it? Do you ever wish you'd just not LD (or rather not remember), because you just want it to be morning? 3) Also, another quick question, when you LD, can you remember what you did before you went to bed, or is your pre-sleep memory all blank? What can you actually remember? 4) Finally, does LDing feel like reality? If not, in what ways does it seem unreal? Thanks in advance for reading/responding, if you actually did I'm not experienced, but I've been at this for a while now. 1) I think it was DEFINITELY worth all the hard work etc. Totally worth it. 2) Not enough experience to know yet. 3) You can remember, yes. You just gotta remember to remember. After all, you're gonna be pre-occupied with being God! 4) In my LD, it was extremely life-like. There was no difference between reality and dreaming (in my feelings)

[Redrivertears]

Hey there, 1) When everything is considered, the time spent learning it, all the time you waste thinking about dreaming etc., is it worth it to LD? If you could, would you make it so that you never heard of LD at all? I think it's absolutely worth it. Apart for the great entertainment value, there's a lot to be learned about yourself from dreams too. But most importantly, in my case, is the sense of freedom you get in your dreams. No where else do i ever feel as free as I do in my (lucid) dreams. 2) Does it get repetive? When you have done it lots of times, is it still as fun and exciting as when you first did it? Do you ever wish you'd just not LD (or rather not remember), because you just want it to be morning? In one word: No 3) Also, another quick question, when you LD, can you remember what you did before you went to bed, or is your pre-sleep memory all blank? What can you actually remember? It varies a lot, sometimes nothing at all, sometimes what I had for breakfast the morning before. Sometimes I remember dreams. Usually, it's bits and pieces. I remember some things clearly, and others not at all. 4) Finally, does LDing feel like reality? If not, in what ways does it seem unreal? It certainly can feel like reality. It doesn't always. You'll find that this is often the case with dreams. There's a lot of variety. On the other hand, I've had lucid dreams that felt "more real" then waking life as well. -Redrivertears-

[FreeOne]

i wouldnt consider myself all that experienced, but ill answer the questions 1. Its the best thing i have accomplished that i can think of. I wouldnt trade the ability for anything. 2. nope it doesnt get repetitive at all. there is so much to do. You can do anything in a dream. It would take forever to run out of stuff to do. its an adventure. And if you are not up for an adventure that night, just sit back and relax. Its a mini vacation from reality, and everyone loves vacations 3. it depends on how lucid i am, and what technique i use. If i am completely lucid, then yes, if my awareness isnt as great then memory before dreaming is foggy. If i use WILD to get lucid then i can remember what i did before bed because there wasnt a lapse in consciousness. If i use DILD then its harder to remember cause there is a lapse in consciousness. I dont really focus much on what i did before bed in a LD though. I dont think about it most of the time. 4. It feels exactly like reality most of the time. Even pain feels real. If i touch fire, i get burned most of the time. If i get pricked by a thorn then i feel pricked. And everything looks like reality too. Its hard to compare a normal dream to a lucid dream. They are simalir in many ways, but they are also so different. When you become lucid and our actually conscious of the dream while it is happening is amazing. and completely changes how you percieve the dream compaired to a non-lucid dream. Its so hard to explain. The only real way to know what im talking about is to become lucid yourself.

[lotto]

Thanks alot. Seems as though I should keep fighting.

[Kanano]

1) When everything is considered, the time spent learning it, all the time you waste thinking about dreaming etc., is it worth it to LD? If you could, would you make it so that you never heard of LD at all? No, I like lucid dreaming, though it can get a bit boring because it's so like reality. 2) Does it get repetive? When you have done it lots of times, is it still as fun and exciting as when you first did it? Do you ever wish you'd just not LD (or rather not remember), because you just want it to be morning? I don't think that's possible, I can't imagine someone suddenly going "You know what? This lucid dreaming thing is getting old". It never has for me at least. 3) Also, another quick question, when you LD, can you remember what you did before you went to bed, or is your pre-sleep memory all blank? What can you actually remember? Do you mean what I did before I actually went to lay down or what my train of thought was before I fell asleep? I always remember what I did before getting into bed, and I can usually remember my train of thought before dreaming. 4) Finally, does LDing feel like reality? If not, in what ways does it seem unreal? Yes, it feels like reality, which is a bad thing in a way. You have to make stuff happen in a LD most of the time. Usually, when I LD, I go into random houses and see what's going on them.

[~Erin~]

1) When everything is considered, the time spent learning it, all the time you waste thinking about dreaming etc., is it worth it to LD? If you could, would you make it so that you never heard of LD at all? It is definitely worth it. I would never give it up for the world. It really is the best thing that I've ever learned and that has happened. I would never give it up to just forget it, never. 2) Does it get repetive? When you have done it lots of times, is it still as fun and exciting as when you first did it? Do you ever wish you'd just not LD (or rather not remember), because you just want it to be morning? Nope it doesn't get repetitive, or at least for me anyway. Every time it's exciting especially when I'm a at a high level of lucidity. But even if I'm semi lucid it's always enjoyable. 3) Also, another quick question, when you LD, can you remember what you did before you went to bed, or is your pre-sleep memory all blank? What can you actually remember? I know I can. But I don't really think about it. Usually when I'm lucid I think about the moment I'm in and not about the past. I can remember mostly everything but again I don't usually think about it 4) Finally, does LDing feel like reality? If not, in what ways does it seem unreal? It feels like reality for sure but in those very clear high level of lucidity and awareness Lucid dreaming can feel even more so then reality.

[ninja9578]

1) Yes, very much so, once you get twenty or so they start to come more naturally and it doesn't take much time. It's very worth it. 2) Not at all, there is so much to do. I suggest making a list of all the things that you want to do so you've always got something. 3) Yes, you can remember what you did before bed. Sometimes it might not be right, but most of the time it is. 4) It feels surreal. It's real for the most part, it's as if you were drunk.

[reality check!]

to answer #1: OH YES! TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!!! you get such a feeling of accomplishment wen you wake up (at least for me)