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    • Left somewhat better

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    • Both equally well

      3 3.16%
    • Right somewhat better

      11 11.58%
    • Right only

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      Question Are most advanced lucid dreamers left-handed or ambidextrous?

      Hey guys,

      I'm running an experiment on the forum right now, and the majority of people that have responded have been left-handed or ambidextrous. However, studies suggest that only 7 to 10 percent of the population is left-handed, so I'm wondering if there's a connection between lucid dreaming ability and handedness. If you've got a moment, post what hand you write with and how proficient of a lucid dreamer you are, on a scale of 1-10 (10 being extremely good at inducing lucid dreams and controlling them). Maybe we'll see a pattern...

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      im left handed. and on a scale of 1-10? eh I'll give myself a 6. I'm in a bit of a LD rut at the moment.
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      Right handed (6-10)
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      I dislike all forms of handwriting because I'm sloppy and slow. I'm right-handed, however. I'd give myself a 7.
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      I murdered someone, there was bloody everywhere. On the walls, on my hands. The air smelled metallic, like iron. My mouth... tasted metallic, like iron. The floor was metallic, probably iron

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      I'm right-handed though somewhat ambi - a life-long musician. My dreaming proficiency varies wildly, ranging from probably a 5 to a 9 or thereabouts. Right now I'd put it around 6.
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      Right-handed, mathematics and logic rule me.

      And about my dreaming proficiency? Well, I'll give myself a 7.

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      Left handed, 7 out of 10.

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      Left-handed hyper-analytical type rates himself a 1.
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      Im right-handed, but if I want to I can also use my lefthand, really, its true! I rate myself 0 D:

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      I have good coordination with my left hand when it comes to things like Juggling and Basket Ball, but as far as writing, I can only write Right Handed. If I try left handed, its almost unrecognizeable.

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      I'm right handed.

      And like pj, I'm not sure I can give a single number to my dream proficiency. When I have time to really focus on LDing and have days where I can sleep in and do WBTBs, I'm pretty good...maybe an 8 or 9, with long LDs with good control. But when life gets busy, my LDs are less frequent and often shorter...so at that time I would rate myself more of a 3-4.

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      I'm a righty, and my proficiency is pretty much just as Twoshadows said. When I'm on top of my game, I can have lucids a few times a week, but sometimes I'll get in a slump where I only have them a few times a month (depending on my sleeping habits and stress levels). I usually have some good control, though.

      As far as inducing them, I'll give myself a 7 or 8, when I'm really applying myself, and maybe a 3-4, when I'm not really all that focused on it.
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      I can write with both hands but my right is easier to write with

      What way u write doesn't effect ur (Lucid)dreams in much of a way

      I give my self an 8-10

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      Right handed

      Right handed

      I`m a natrual Lucid Dreamer with 2-4 LDs a week

      (6-10) but getting better

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      Both equal, I write with whatever hand happens to be closer to the pen.

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      I am right handed and would give myself a 8-9ish on LDing.

      Oh and recall give myself a 3-4ish.
      Last edited by Xox; 03-23-2008 at 08:36 PM.

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      Right handed.

      Recall - 6 or 7.

      LD - 3 or 4.

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      If you're trying to make the connection between left/right brain and hand you write with, it doesn't work that way.

      Anyway, high lucid ability, right handed, whole brain(meaning evenly left and right)

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      Quote Originally Posted by ushamie View Post
      What way u write doesn't effect ur (Lucid)dreams in much of a way
      I think it has more to do with your brain dominance than the hand you use to write, sure, observing which hand you use for writing may tell which is your brain hemisphere dominance, but that's not the best way to figure it out.

      Left-handed people may have a right brain hemisphere dominance, but the opposite does not necessarily hold true, school teaches us to write with the right hand, this is why there are many right hemisphere dominant people who write with the right hand.

      Based on several tests I've made, I am a left brain hemisphere dominant person, brain hemisphere dominance determines many things, you can go on and look for them on Google (sorry, I'm too lazy).
      Last edited by King K; 03-23-2008 at 09:01 PM.

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      Mostly write and draw left-handed, but mostly play guitar right-handed

      Dream control: 9+ (easy to control all aspects of lucid dreams)
      Awareness control: 5+ (sometimes challenging to acheive lucidity)

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      I'm right handed and I would give myself a 8.

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      Excluding WILD, I'd rate myself 7-8 and I've had LDs since I was a kid. I'm right handed too.

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      Left-hander. I'd say I score 2,5 or something like that.

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      So far it seems that left-handedness isn't correlated with high lucid dreaming ability, but it is interesting what the poll shows. Left-handers make up 7 to 10 percent of the population, yet over 20 percent of the voters are strongly left-handed. Anybody have an explanation?

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      im left handed and would give myself a 2-10 only becuase im new to LDing, i dont see how this is going to work though, its all with experience. maybe being a leftly gives me a edge but my count is low because im new. you would probably need to find people who have been lucid dreaming for the same amount of time. an experienced LDer is going to have a higher "score" dispite being a rightly or leftly.

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