Thread: I'm afraid of Lucid Dreaming

ITheres only one thing that would truly scare me in my dream. (that I know of. >_>) And it's Freedy Kruegar. Ironic, isn't it. A demon man who walks into dreams and kills people. My fear of him has even gone beyond dreams. I don't even liek to clsoe my eyes, becasue I see him. D:

Originally Posted by dorpis

ITheres only one thing that would truly scare me in my dream. (that I know of. >_>) And it's Freedy Kruegar. Ironic, isn't it. A demon man who walks into dreams and kills people. My fear of him has even gone beyond dreams. I don't even liek to clsoe my eyes, becasue I see him. D:

Freddy isn't really scary. He can't do shit in real life so he invades your dreams. And it's YOUR dream, so you have so much more power than him.

I would advise an epic showdown as soon as possible.

That would be cool. I jsut hope I don't get a close up of his face. >_> Now that's scary D:

If he gets up in your face then just melt it off. Or make it turn into an amusing face.

Or make it look like a pretty girls face

I wouldn't advise that. You don't want to be getting attracted to Freddy now.

Originally Posted by dorpis

ITheres only one thing that would truly scare me in my dream. (that I know of. >_>) And it's Freedy Kruegar. Ironic, isn't it. A demon man who walks into dreams and kills people. My fear of him has even gone beyond dreams. I don't even liek to clsoe my eyes, becasue I see him. D:

I suggest you watch the simpsons parody of Freddy Kreugar, it's hilarious, and may help overcome your fear.

Originally Posted by Schmaven

I suggest you watch the simpsons parody of Freddy Kreugar, it's hilarious, and may help overcome your fear.

Haha! The one with Groundskeeper Willie? I loved that. After watching that, Nightmare on Elm Street makes me laugh.

Same here. I think Groundskeeper Willie is the best character.

If you're afraid of lucid dreaming, aim for getting good recall for now instead. You won't lucid dream effectively if you are afraid to. In time you will find your abilities in dreams improving and you'll grow more confident.

As for Freddy Krueger. Try turning the face into something else, try making it a figure of fun.

What I would do is go into a dark room, start breathing slowly and close my eyes. I would picture Freddy's face and repeat "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists." Or a similar mantra/affirmation. Face it, conquer that fear and if you can, sleep.

Maybe Freddy is a measure for you. If you can banish that fear you can definitely lucid dream effectively too.

Originally Posted by apachama

If you're afraid of lucid dreaming, aim for getting good recall for now instead. You won't lucid dream effectively if you are afraid to. In time you will find your abilities in dreams improving and you'll grow more confident.

As for Freddy Krueger. Try turning the face into something else, try making it a figure of fun.

What I would do is go into a dark room, start breathing slowly and close my eyes. I would picture Freddy's face and repeat "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists." Or a similar mantra/affirmation. Face it, conquer that fear and if you can, sleep.

Maybe Freddy is a measure for you. If you can banish that fear you can definitely lucid dream effectively too.

That is a great idea! I personally always went with something along the lines of pretending my fears were Boggarts from Harry Potter and turning them into something excessively silly.

Here's some things that could help you.

1. Whenever something scares you in RL, do an RC.

2. Question your fear. Ask yourself why the heck you're afraid of that thing anyway. Ex: "Didn't that thing die at the end of the movie anyway?!" Or, "In reality, that was just a actor in a mask with a plastic knife!

3. Get an RL confidence boost. Get a girlfriend, (if you don't have one) go to a party, do something craaaaaazy.

4. Get a dream confidence boost. Eat a super pill, consult your dream guide, hire bodygaurds. Epic Showdown anyone?

5. Get in a good mood. Watch a comedy before bed, think of the most awesome thing you did that day, or create some kind of spoof off that fear in your head.

Number 1 provides better control over a dream situation. The rest help give you a sound mind, and less fear.