Thread: Desperation and Perception of time

There have been reports of prolonged dreams, so I would say that they are not completely out of the question, although there is some debate over how "authentic" such dreams really are. Some would say that the extra time you have in a dream is simply false memories you have not actually experienced. On the other hand, you have people who believe otherwise. Regardless, it's certainly an interesting concept however.

Also, I wouldn't worry about the "Hurry Up" feeling you had. It's a pretty common feeling, and it will hopefully fade in future lucid dreams.

Ah yea that's a problem I had at first, rushing into dreams without stabilizing. And what usually happened is it would (I think) cause me to wake prematurely, because I got so crazy and rushed to do things and didn't make sure the dream was nice and stable.

Mentally try to prepare yourself just by calming down, trying to remember to stay calm, telling yourself that the first thing you will always do is stabilize and review your dream goals...

As for me, well... enough lucids ruined by rushing into the dream, I learned my lesson

Originally Posted by Shift

always do is stabilize and review your dream goals...
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hmm- stabilizing? how?

The thing is with time is that it's a dimension that we do not perceive in the same way we perceive other dimensions. We almost ignore it. That dream you had could have happened in a fraction of a second. In my opinion the time as we know it, does not exist in our dreams. Just think of it that way, if it's not there then you shouldn't rush, or do more things in that short period of time, because that short period, could be shorter or longer then you thought.