Part 1 of Survey

I am a senior in the Advanced Research Program at Christ the King Regional High School. My topic of study is how stress affects an individual's ability to lucid dream. I will be using your answers to either support or disprove my hypothesis. I will attach two surveys, one pertaining to various possible stress levels, and another pertaining to lucid dreaming. Along with these surveys, I hope to attach a consent form for the participant and a guardian to sign. However, the signatures will remain confidential when I graph the results.These surveys will take no longer than 15 minutes of your time to fill them out. I would appreciate it if you sent me your answers to the survey and the signed consent forms to my screenname: [email protected]. Each survey will be posted as a separate post. Thank you for your time.

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Non-lucid Dream Questions:


1. During the past year, you remember having ordinary, non-lucid dreams (which you assumed were real when asleep but recognized as dreams upon waking):



a) at least once a week b) at least once a month c) at least once every six months d) at least once e) never.



2. During the past year, you experienced nightmares upsetting enough to wake you:



a) at least once a week b) at least once a month c) at least once every six months d) at least once e) never.



3. During the past year, you had dreams in which you seemed to wake up, but in reality, remained asleep:



a) at least once a week b) at least once a month c) at least every six months d) at least once e) never.



4. During the past year, you had dreams that you suspected were dreams, though you remained unsure:



a) at least once a week b) at least once a month c) at least every six months d) at least once e) never.



5. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real people:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



6. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary people:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



7. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real places:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



8. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary places:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



9. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you could fly without external help:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



10. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



Lucid Dream Questions:



11. During the past year, you had lucid dreams (during which you were explicitly conscious of dreaming):



a) at least once a week b) at least once a month c) at least once d) never.



12. If you have ever had a lucid dream, please stop now to describe it in detail on a blank sheet of paper. Make sure the paper is clearly labelled "My Lucid Dream," and send it in with the questionnaire.



13. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real people:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.


14. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary people:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



15. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real places:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



16. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary places:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



17. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you could fly without external help:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



18. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.



Healing Questions:



19. Have you ever tried to mentally or physically heal yourself in a lucid dream, curing an illness or overcoming a phobia or fear?



a) yes b) no



20. If yes, did you succeed?



a) yes b) no



21. If you succeeded, please attach a separate sheet of paper describing this experience. Make sure the page is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Healing."



Problem Solving Questions:



22. Have you ever tried to solve an intellectual problem in a lucid dream? For instance, have you tried to think of an idea for a book or attempted to solve a mathematical equation?



a) yes b) no



23. If so, what was the problem? Answer in one line.



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24. If you actually succeeded in solving the problem, please send a written account of your experience on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure it is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Problem Solving."



Miscellaneous Dream Questions:



25. Please circle the two words that most often characterize your feelings when you awaken from a nightmare:



frustrated helpless violent exhausted pensive



agitated relieved happy apprehensive



26. If someone said you had a problem with nightmares, you would:



a) strongly agree b) agree c) feel uncertain d) disagree e) strongly disagree



27. If you have lucid dreams every so often, how do you feel about this statement: The day after I have a lucid dream my mood has generally improved.



a) strongly agree b) agree c) feel uncertain d)disagree e) strongly disagree



28. Just before you fall asleep, you see images:



a) often b) sometimes c) rarely d) never.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by cookies18cream19

Non-lucid Dream Questions:


1. During the past year, you remember having ordinary, non-lucid dreams (which you assumed were real when asleep but recognized as dreams upon waking):



a) at least once a week



2. During the past year, you experienced nightmares upsetting enough to wake you:

e) never.



3. During the past year, you had dreams in which you seemed to wake up, but in reality, remained asleep:


c) at least every six months



4. During the past year, you had dreams that you suspected were dreams, though you remained unsure:


b) at least once a month



5. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real people:



b) sometimes



6. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary people:



a) often



7. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real places:


c) rarely



8. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary places:



a) often


9. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you could fly without external help:

c) rarely





10. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:



c) rarely



Lucid Dream Questions:



11. During the past year, you had lucid dreams (during which you were explicitly conscious of dreaming):



b) at least once a month


12. If you have ever had a lucid dream, please stop now to describe it in detail on a blank sheet of paper. Make sure the paper is clearly labelled "My Lucid Dream," and send it in with the questionnaire.

If you want lucid dreams, just go to my dream journal (link is in my sig). Everything in green is a lucid dream. There are forty of fifty there, at least ten of which are fairly good.

13. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real people:



b) sometimes


14. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary people:



a) often



15. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real places:



a) often



16. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary places:



b) sometimes



17. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you could fly without external help:



a) often (Look at my title under my name: it's there for a reason!)



18. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:



c) rarely I can fly, but have difficulty with any other dream control.



Healing Questions:



19. Have you ever tried to mentally or physically heal yourself in a lucid dream, curing an illness or overcoming a phobia or fear?



a) yes b) no



20. If yes, did you succeed?



N/A



21. If you succeeded, please attach a separate sheet of paper describing this experience. Make sure the page is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Healing."


N/A
Problem Solving Questions:



22. Have you ever tried to solve an intellectual problem in a lucid dream? For instance, have you tried to think of an idea for a book or attempted to solve a mathematical equation?



a) yes



23. If so, what was the problem? Answer in one line.


I do not specifically remember, but I did a math problem fine, and tried to draw a cube. The cube came out a bit odd and flat, but the second one was fine.
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24. If you actually succeeded in solving the problem, please send a written account of your experience on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure it is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Problem Solving."



Miscellaneous Dream Questions:



25. Please circle the two words that most often characterize your feelings when you awaken from a nightmare:



None, I don't have true nightmares (I'm often fearless or otherwise unemotional in my dreams).



26. If someone said you had a problem with nightmares, you would:



e) strongly disagree



27. If you have lucid dreams every so often, how do you feel about this statement: The day after I have a lucid dream my mood has generally improved.



b) agree



28. Just before you fall asleep, you see images:



b) sometimes

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Thanks, good survey, I'll be off to part 2 now. May I ask what it is for though?

Non-lucid Dream Questions:


1. During the past year, you remember having ordinary, non-lucid dreams (which you assumed were real when asleep but recognized as dreams upon waking):
b) at least once a month

2. During the past year, you experienced nightmares upsetting enough to wake you:
d) at least once

3. During the past year, you had dreams in which you seemed to wake up, but in reality, remained asleep:
d) at least once

4. During the past year, you had dreams that you suspected were dreams, though you remained unsure:
c) at least every six months

5. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real people:
a) often

6. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary people:
b) sometimes

7. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real places:
a) often

8. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary places:
b) sometimes

9. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you could fly without external help:
d) never.

10. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:
d) never.


Lucid Dream Questions:
11. During the past year, you had lucid dreams (during which you were explicitly conscious of dreaming):
c) at least once

12. If you have ever had a lucid dream, please stop now to describe it in detail on a blank sheet of paper. Make sure the paper is clearly labelled "My Lucid Dream," and send it in with the questionnaire.
It was very short-lived. I caught a false awakening by counting 6 fingers on a hand and managed to maintain lucidity long enough to walk out of my house, onto my sidewalk, and try to fly. Jumping up and down didn't work. I was about to try a running start when I woke up.

13. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real people:
d) never.

14. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary people:
d) never.

15. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real places:
a) often

16. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary places:
d) never.

17. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you could fly without external help:
d) never.

18. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:
d) never.

Healing Questions:



19. Have you ever tried to mentally or physically heal yourself in a lucid dream, curing an illness or overcoming a phobia or fear?
b) no

20. If yes, did you succeed?
b) no

21. If you succeeded, please attach a separate sheet of paper describing this experience. Make sure the page is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Healing."



Problem Solving Questions:



22. Have you ever tried to solve an intellectual problem in a lucid dream? For instance, have you tried to think of an idea for a book or attempted to solve a mathematical equation?
b) no

23. If so, what was the problem? Answer in one line.



__________________________________________________ ___



24. If you actually succeeded in solving the problem, please send a written account of your experience on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure it is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Problem Solving."



Miscellaneous Dream Questions:



25. Please circle the two words that most often characterize your feelings when you awaken from a nightmare:
frustrated, helpless

26. If someone said you had a problem with nightmares, you would:
d) disagree

27. If you have lucid dreams every so often, how do you feel about this statement: The day after I have a lucid dream my mood has generally improved.
b) agree

28. Just before you fall asleep, you see images:
c) rarely

Since I don't really recall my dreams much from before I started recording them the past two months, I'm just going to extrapolate from them.

Non-lucid Dream Questions:

1. During the past year, you remember having ordinary, non-lucid dreams (which you assumed were real when asleep but recognized as dreams upon waking):
a) at least once a week

2. During the past year, you experienced nightmares upsetting enough to wake you:
c) at least once every six months

3. During the past year, you had dreams in which you seemed to wake up, but in reality, remained asleep:
a) at least once a week

4. During the past year, you had dreams that you suspected were dreams, though you remained unsure:
b) at least once a month

5. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real people:
a) often

6. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary people:
a) often

7. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced real places:
a) often
NOTE: They are always distorted in one way or another

8. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you experienced imaginary places:
a) often

9. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you could fly without external help:
c) rarely

10. In the non-lucid dreams referred to in questions 1 through 4, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:
c) rarely


Lucid Dream Questions:
11. During the past year, you had lucid dreams (during which you were explicitly conscious of dreaming):
a) at least once a week

12. If you have ever had a lucid dream, please stop now to describe it in detail on a blank sheet of paper. Make sure the paper is clearly labelled "My Lucid Dream," and send it in with the questionnaire.

This was my best LD I've had so far (in that the balance of length and control was the best).

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Originally Posted by John11's Dream Journal

I was trying to WILD and I had some songs going through my head without really thinking about it and then I noticed there was a song in my head that was not a song I knew and the lyrics just didn't make any sense. I thought it was hilarious and I needed to get up and sing it and record it on my computer, but as soon as I tried, I noticed I was in sleep paralysis. I tried to roll out of bed to induce an LD which has worked for me in the past (sort of) but I couldn't move that way at all.

I tried moving my hands and I could feel my dream hands moving. I felt the wall and I was able to feel my way to the base of my bed toward the door and stand up. I still couldn't see anything. I didn't dare try to open my eyes, from what I have heard from other people. I opened the door and tried to visualize what my living room is supposed to look like, but it's just not looking right. It's different. I look back into my bedroom and it is a little more clear since I have a better sense at the moment of what it should look like. I then look back into the living room and everything looks right now.

It's still not completely clear so I spend some time walking around the living room/kitchen. Until things are more clear. I decide that since I have an electronic keyboard in my apartment I'll go and try it out. I stupidly remind myself that electronics don't usually work right in dreams. I turn on the power and that works (even though it doesn't always in real life). I start banging on the keys and I can hear a quiet sound, so I turn up the volume. I bang on the keys some more and it helps a bit, but as soon as I try to hit individual keys or specific chords, there is not sound.

I rationalized that it was because it was easy for my brain to re-produce the sound of someone banging on random keys, but specifics were too difficult especially since I hadn't played the piano recently. I decided it wasn't a big deal (the last time I made a big deal out of it I woke up).

I decide it's best to wander around places I know. That way my brain doesn't have to think too hard about what things should look like. Thinking too hard always wakes me up. I leave my apartment and walk down the hallway toward my car but none of the cars were there (I didn't notice that at the time though). I did notice a large pine tree where there are normally some covered parking spaces though.

Things were still not that clear, so I decided to go over and lick the pine tree. That made things a bit clearer, but it didn't taste like anything really. I felt like I was licking some thicker plastic needles. I run around the parking lot and yell some things. I decide I'll walk over toward wal-mart since I'm familiar with the scenery on the way there.

I jump the fence of the apartment complex. The action of climbing the fence and hopping over really makes the dream vivid for a while. I walk toward the road. Some people pull up in a car (I didn't notice this then, but they were driving on the wrong side of the road). They drop some people off that walk over to the apartment complex. I wave and say hi. I'm still in my boxers, so they're looking at me funny, but I didn't care or bother with them.

I start walking down the road to the right and the scenery is similar to the road I would normally walk down except there's a forest to the right instead of a Kroger. I start thinking since nothing much is going on and I remember the monthly task for November to follow the yellow brick road to see where it takes you.

I then tell myself I remember the yellow brick road is right up here on the right. I walk a bit further and I see it on the right and I can't help but think "Awesome!" The yellow brick road is going into the forest and as I walk into it, the forest gets much more dense. It was daytime back at my apartment, but it looked like night now. The yellow brick road still stands out clearly.

Then there's a sign in the middle of the road blocking it. It said something about a secret military base and it had a bunch of cameras on it and some other strange looking electronic devices with red lights on them. Of course I just walk around it and keep going. The path gets a little bendy at this point instead of going straight.

I come to another sign, but this one is off to the side of the road (but it would still be parallel to the original sign due to the way the road had turned since then). I read it and it says in big red letters near the top "___________ Shampoo" (I can't recall what the brand was). Down below in red italicized letters it said "by __________" (I can't recall). I try to look again and then it says "by my penis". I look again and it says "by Set".

Then some DC walks out from behind the sign. He has medium to long length red hair. This surprised me quite a bit. He looks at me like he's completely terrified of me and starts running, but I say "hey wait!" and grab him. He's looking at me like he's going to pee his pants. I say, "It's a dream dude." He's still looking at me funny and starts running and once again I try to grab him but I just get his shirt and he trips and hurts himself. I feel bad and say, "I'm sorry. It's okay. Just go."

I turn back to the sign and decide to go look at it one more time because I was curious about the text changing since this is the first time I've experienced that (I shouldn't have done this. I've decided now that giving one aspect of a dream too much attention is definitely a bad idea. That's been the cause of my waking from most of my LDs now). This woke me up.

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13. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real people:
b) sometimes

14. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary people:
b) sometimes

15. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced real places:
a) often
NOTE: Once again, they are always distorted, but not usually as much as in the non-lucid dreams. Also, these are usually the result of a WILD or DEILD.

16. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you experienced imaginary places:
a) often
NOTE: Usually the result of a DILD

17. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you could fly without external help:
c) rarely
NOTE: I only tried three times and failed twice.

18. In the lucid dreams referred to in questions 11 and 12, you were able to almost magically control whatever happened in the dream:
b) sometimes
NOTE: I would say often because I'm pretty much always able to magically control something in each lucid dream, but I chose sometimes because I'm definitely not able to magically control everything that happens.


Healing Questions:
19. Have you ever tried to mentally or physically heal yourself in a lucid dream, curing an illness or overcoming a phobia or fear?
b) no

20. If yes, did you succeed?
N/A

21. If you succeeded, please attach a separate sheet of paper describing this experience. Make sure the page is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Healing."
N/A


Problem Solving Questions:
22. Have you ever tried to solve an intellectual problem in a lucid dream? For instance, have you tried to think of an idea for a book or attempted to solve a mathematical equation?
b) no

23. If so, what was the problem? Answer in one line.
N/A


__________________________________________________ ___



24. If you actually succeeded in solving the problem, please send a written account of your experience on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure it is carefully labelled "Lucid Dream Problem Solving."
N/A


Miscellaneous Dream Questions:
25. Please circle the two words that most often characterize your feelings when you awaken from a nightmare:
frustrated helpless violent exhausted pensive

agitated relieved happy apprehensive

26. If someone said you had a problem with nightmares, you would:
e) strongly disagree

27. If you have lucid dreams every so often, how do you feel about this statement: The day after I have a lucid dream my mood has generally improved.
a) strongly agree
NOTE: More so when I just started lucid dreaming. Now it depends a lot on the quality of the lucid dream.

28. Just before you fall asleep, you see images:
b) sometimes

I will definitely be down to do this. I don't have the time as of now, but my life is getting better every second to the day. I just moved to a new state for my senior year in high school and now things are really falling into place (including girls). I recently started taking the choline+glantamine dreamamins too. So I could possibly be a valuable subject to your survey. :banana:

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Tweek