Thread: Help problems in waking life through lucid dreaming??

I hate public speaking. It's like a phobia, I start shaking and my throat clogs up and I'd rather eat goat testicles than get up in front of a crowd.

Recently I had a lucid dream and I was alone on a bus and nothing was happening and I wanted to get out of there. But I was too afraid to stand up in front of everyone!! I remember thinking, "Am I so pathetic that even in a dream, I can't do this?!"

So I'm wondering, could people use their LDs to get over their problems in their normal life? Like could I set up a classsroom that I have to get up in front of, and practice public speaking? Or could someone with a fear of heights go up to really tall buildings in their dreams? Knowing that it's not real and nothing bad could happen would cushion the fear, and maybe that could carry over into waking life?

Whattta concept.

Probably not, because LDs don't last long enough for you to give very much of a talk, and they occur too unpredictably.

Also it tends to be hard to remember something like a speech when you have an LD.

Yep, that's a great idea. Though I've only had 3 LDs, I have used them for things like that, including one time public speaking. It's actually, in my opinion, one of the greater uses of Lucid Dreaming.

I do think it's possible. I've been reading the famous Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge and that's one of the obvious things it said LD could be used for. It's all in how much effort you put into working on it, in my opinion.

I personally plan on using it to help get over my shyness.

Originally Posted by Keitorin

I personally plan on using it to help get over my shyness.

Same here...only with my girl-shyness...

Originally Posted by Lëzen

Same here...only with my girl-shyness...

Girls, guys, I get nervous all the same here. Online, it's like 95% easier to talk to people though, as long as I don't have to think about meeting them offline.

Well, as far as speeches in dreams go, it's a personal goal of mine to give a rousing Mussolini-style speech and incite a riot . But I think that if public speaking is a phobia of yours, then by all means, use LDing to practice it! Once you've got good enough control, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to place yourself before a crowd with a microphone.

tuff enough

If you're having trouble practising speeches in your dream, try doing a speech for the sake of your own amusement first. Like with what Bechillbro said, you could try inciting a riot or something just for the lulz.

Have fun with it first, then it should be easier to confront seriously because you're somewhat used to doing it in a relaxed manner.

I can't really think of that much off the top of my head, but why not try something stupid like deliberately misguiding students during a sex-ed lecture.

yeah i recon you could and i'm fairly confident that the US has a research laboratory dedicated to progression and training whilst asleep. So there is no reason why you couldn't get over a fear... you'd just need to do it enough in every lucid dream,,, if you don't have many then it might be a waste of a dream,,, when you could be doing stuff like flying

Originally Posted by Delilah

but why not try something stupid like deliberately misguiding students during a sex-ed lecture.

Wow, that'd be hillarious!

Yep, using LDs to face waking life fears and problems is a big reason to LD. It actually is the reason I became so involved in LDing.

Maybe you can try doing this a different way. Find a crowd of people in your dreams and speak out rules you don't like or something. As long as you're standing out in front of many people, the situation isn't different.

yeaaa, well i have a mild stutter =/, hope in a ld i can get over public speeking.