Emotional Infuence on Lucidity
Alright, I had a rare DILD last night that turned into one of my worst nightmares ever:
The dream scene I was in was located in an abandoned hospital (which was VERY dark btw), which alone, scared me a bit. I was not worried although, because I was Lucid... but I still felt fear inside of me. The dream scene itself did not change, in spite of my Lucidity.
I felt a dark presence from the start of the dream and ended up running into a female, undead nurse. As a result of my Lucidity, I thought it would be a good idea to turn her into a hot nurse instead... I was still afraid even as I boldly approached her. I could barely see her, but I could certainly feel her presence. She stood there as cold and emotionless as a stone. I soon realized that fear was overtaking me and that she wasnt changing into what I wanted; she made it very clear that I wasnt in cotrol of her. I realized that this meant that I was no longer in control of the situation itself. This really scared me. So I completely freaked out at this point and decided to try to run from it since I couldnt control it. I thought that I could not only outrun the undead nurse, but the fear itself as well, so I ran. I ran down the dark, abandoned hallway to a stairwell. I jumped down the stairs knowing that I had to have gained some distance in between us, only to turn around and see that she was right behind me in the doorway, glaring at me w/ that same dark, cold look. I was nearly panicking at this point. I continued to run and jumped down another flight of stairs just to turn around and see that she was getting closer with each time I turned around to see where she was. She seemed to get closer as I grew more and more afraid, but of course, I became increasingly afraid b/c she was getting closer.
The dream eventually turned into a full-blown non-Lucid dream and one of my worst nightmares that Ive ever had.
I gotta tell you, Im rather embarrassed at the whole thing b/c I was actually Lucid and I lost it out of fear. I wonder if my taking of melatonin had anything to do w/ the fear-based dream I had. It also gets me thinking about how much of an influence emotions actually have in/on dreams. I would really appreciate some feedback on this.