Thread: Can I talk to my subconscious with Lucid Dreaming?

The following is mere speculation.

Schizophrenia can cause one to impose imaginary characters and experiences into the fabric of the real world. Anti-psychotic drugs used to moderate Schizophrenia can include ones that block the receptors of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Thus, it is assumed that too much dopamine is directly/indirectly causing the external visions. Likewise, with Lucid Dreams, an increase in dopamine is thought to increase the visuals, and allow the dreamer profound control.

Possible correlation?

I'm not implying that you have Schizophrenia; however, are you literally referring to external visions on par with reality?

Originally Posted by Quark

The following is mere speculation.

Schizophrenia can cause one to impose imaginary characters and experiences into the fabric of the real world. Anti-psychotic drugs used to moderate Schizophrenia can include ones that block the receptors of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Thus, it is assumed that too much dopamine is directly/indirectly causing the external visions. Likewise, with Lucid Dreams, an increase in dopamine is thought to increase the visuals, and allow the dreamer profound control.

Possible correlation?

I'm not implying that you have Schizophrenia; however, are you literally referring to external visions on par with reality?

Well, it's not perfectly clear. It's more of a transparent image of what I'm thinking of.

Well your dream is basically your subconscious constructing a setting/event. It's believed that your dreams are thoughts and feelings even memories are your subconscious trying to "sort things out". So theoredically if you are lucid at the time then your conscious and unconscious minds are meeting so any contact you have will be communicating your your subcon. You could try talking to a random DC or even summon your subcon in the form of a DC. Good luck!

People have tried to pin down a single DC to represent their subconscious and talk with it. I've tried myself with a partial success.

There is a method in the tutorials section that deals with developing a relationship with your subconscious through lucid dreams HERE if you'd like to give it a read.

So if I do get into a conversation with my subconscious what should I ask it? What can I ask it. Will it keep secrets from me? O.O

Depends how you are wired. Some people are partially Schizophrenic. Which is to say they can either control, or have mild, positive forms of their hallucinations.

You might check out the book "A beginner's Guide to Immortality" by Clifford A. Pickover for some notable examples of these "crazy" people.

You might also check out image streaming by Win Wenger if you want to try and toss vivid overlays ontop of your visual senses. No guarantees you will end up with terminator like vision, but it does make images in your head more vivid.

well it's not impossible to have a dream seem to last for longer than it really is. It's all about perception. But there aren't any real techniques for doing so. it just has to come about by chance. Like others, i've had dreams that seemed to last hours but when I wake up, it really hasn't been that long. people say that when a dream seems to last for an entire day, it's just because it's like in a movie where it skips from scene to scene. You kind of skip from place to place in your dream, which makes it seem like an entire day, even though you didn't really dream about the entire day... er... night. but who cares, eh? i mean, lucid dreaming is pretty much just about the way things seem. If it seems real... if it seems to last a long time... if you seemed to be flying when your real self was laying asleep in bed. Who cares if the time doesn't really last that long... at least it seemed that way, which is good enough.

sorry... i'm totally ranting.

by the way, has anyone noticed that the word "seem" or "seemed" is one of those words that kind of loses its meaning when said too much?

sorry... i'll shut up now