A "zap" every time I become lucid

[visualize37]

I experience this every time before my lucid dream starts. I recieve shock in the middle of my forehead (the 3rd eye area), right before the dream begins. Its a little hard to describe, but it looks like a white light expanding, a little bit like when you turn off your TV, except in reverse. It feels like getting smacked in the head, but without any pain. This whole process lasts for about a second. I get this every time I become lucid, or wake up too fast from a lucid. Does anyone else experience this?

[lespaulsRcoo]

thats quite odd... I can't say that i do.

[Clairity]

I've not experienced a "zap" but that's kinda cool.. it's like a signal that you're about to become lucid. Since it doesn't hurt.. I think I might look forward to the "zap".

[reality check!]

ive posted this before, but when i get lucid (which i have unfortunatly not done for a while), i get this pins-and-needles sensation all over. like when you leg falls asleep and then you get up and it feels all tingly, exept all over. its weired . i also get this jolt, like im in an earth quake or some thing. the whole thing lasts about a second or so. also, (this is completely random but...) when i was typing "earth quake" i almost typed "earth quack" and, coincedantaly (again, very random) i have 77 posts! im doubly as lucky! (for the five minutes until i post again lol).

[Grod]

Can't say I have.... it might be a good dream sign though.

[Xyn]

ive posted this before, but when i get lucid (which i have unfortunatly not done for a while), i get this pins-and-needles sensation all over. like when you leg falls asleep and then you get up and it feels all tingly, exept all over. its weired . i also get this jolt, like im in an earth quake or some thing. the whole thing lasts about a second or so. also, (this is completely random but...) when i was typing "earth quake" i almost typed "earth quack" and, coincedantaly (again, very random) i have 77 posts! im doubly as lucky! (for the five minutes until i post again lol). I had the exact same thing. I posted it a long time back and nobody knew. What happened was during the day I would get the same sensations on my back and then one day I tried to WILD and all of sudden that sensation happened but 3X worse then before. It went away though, I hope in your case its the same too.

[Barns]

Can't say I have.... it might be a good dream sign though. I agree, that must be awesome, not having to look for signs or do checks.

[visualize37]

Thanks for your replies everyone, I can see that this is a very friendly board I get the jolt as soon as I realize Im dreaming (in a dream), not before. So that rules out it replacing RC's. And reality check! described it pretty good. It feels like a jolt, and a quake for a second.

[Johnny87]

Hm yeah i think i got this one time in my entire life, although it might have happened other times i dont remember. When i was around 9 years old, i remember i woke up and everytime i closed me eyes, you could count to 5 and i would get this sort of shock in my head that would make me open my eyes again. Its weird i still remember it cause it must have happened 20 times in a row, like something was not letting me close my eyes or something, must be what you had happen to you.