Well, I'd say practice will be the best remedy. |
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I recently had a lucid dream in which I had a ton of awareness. I was looking at the ocean, and I began to get scared. I knew that it was fake, but it looked and felt SO real. I know it can't hurt me, I know it can't kill me. Yet, I still have a tiny bit of fear over it. The way I look at it is, if I get scared in the dream... all hell breaks loose. The ocean will devour me, sharks and giant monsters will attack me, etc. It'll basically turn into a nightmare. |
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WBTBs = 5
DILDs = 17
WILDs = 2
DEILDs = 3
MILDs = 12
Total Lucid Dreams = 38
Last LD = 02/21/08
Well, I'd say practice will be the best remedy. |
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"If there was one thing the lucid dreaming ninja writer could not stand, it was used car salesmen."
If you start thinking 'An ocean... I really hope it's not going to turn into one huge tidal wave and kill me...' *panic* *panic* It probably will. (Turn into a huge tidal wave, not kill you for real) |
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Staying awake to chase a dream...
It is not easy to dispell fear. |
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Beware of hitchhiking fish
To be rid of this fear, you must rid yourself of negative perception. To do this, you should face your fear head on. You know it can't hurt you, so don't spend time thinking about it and enjoy. Think positive about your fear. Let's say you fear bears. Next time you see a bear in your dream, talk to it calmly, and I doubt it will even growl at you. If you act like you aren't afraid, your dream will not respond by producing something to be afraid of. The inverse is also true. If you don't want to fear the ocean, select a positive aspect of the ocean. Swim in it and find a pod of telepathic dolphins. Morph into a great white, and enjoy a superpowered sense of smell. Go find Atlantis. With any fear, there's an advantage to be taken. |
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Abraxas
Originally Posted by OldSparta
While I am never scared for no reason in LDs, I know what you mean. I have had a few nightmares-turned-LDs where I was only semi lucid (I knew I was dreaming, but had no control) and those were still pretty scary, mainly because I couldn't wake up/get away. |
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