Thread: Too many lucids...

That's why you do a reality check ! make sure you really are dreaming.

One of my fears I used to have about Lucid Dreaming. What if I got to the point where I couldn't distinguish between reality and the dream anymore? Until I realized that all I had to do was an indiscreet LD to check and I'd know =p

Originally Posted by hellohihello

That's why you do a reality check ! make sure you really are dreaming.

Seconded. I suggest you take this seriously.

What's the use of lucid dreaming if you don't live a lucid life?

yeah before I started LD-ing i'd have small 'unimportant' memories that I wasn't sure if they were real or not.

Do a reality check to prove whether you're dreaming or awake!

I personally do two every time... Plug your nose and try to breathe through it. If you can, you're DEFINITELY dreaming. You can also try to put your right hand through your left (or vice versa) and if you can, DREAMING. X3 Those are the most effective ones for me.

Originally Posted by thedreamingwolfess

Do a reality check to prove whether you're dreaming or awake!

I personally do two every time... Plug your nose and try to breathe through it. If you can, you're DEFINITELY dreaming. You can also try to put your right hand through your left (or vice versa) and if you can, DREAMING. X3 Those are the most effective ones for me.

I'll try those. I also have 3 that always work for me..

1) Reading anything, turning away then reading it again. The letters always change.

2) Leaping. For me the earth's gravity is like the moons so I always kind of float back down.

3) Switching on a light. They either don't work or come on very slowly.

I'd be careful with that "is this a dream or not" question. You don't want to jump off of a building only to discover that "this is not a dream".

Originally Posted by Exdream

One of my fears I used to have about Lucid Dreaming. What if I got to the point where I couldn't distinguish between reality and the dream anymore?

Don't worry, there is no true reality.

Originally Posted by gigaschatten

Don't worry, there is no true reality.

True, but think about it. It depends on how you feel. As long as you're normal(ish) then you might want to have "a life". Although I fully support people to be who they want to be, most have similar ideas of how to live life... so we have a society and specific norms. As fun as being eccentric is, there is a difference between the dream world and the real world. So even if philosophically there is no true reality, you might want to be careful of what you do in real life. Screaming "Hit me, hit me! I'm dreaming!" won't be seen as normal and you might land in a mental institution (I'm exaggerating, but I'm just trying to make a point.). If I expand my drastic example... If you have total control, then have fun. Otherwise you might have a hard time convincing yourself that everything is fine while being laughed at, being feared or getting locked up somewhere due to your behavior.

Sorry for making a big deal out of your statement. Just saying: If you don't perceive life according to your philosophy, it's best not to try it at all. Although I personally agree with you, "I don't have the guts" to put it into practice.

I sometimes have a hard time telling if things I remember happened in a dream or in RL. Mundane stuff like conversations I've had with people.

That cat appearing in your house was too funny! Telling your sister to hit you because it's a dream, lol!

The best RC that works for me is think about how I got in the present situation. If I'm not dreaming, I will know exactly how I got here and why. If I'm dreaming, I'll realize that I have no idea where I am or that I do not remember what I did before being there.

at leasst ur fuckin having some

If you are having serious trouble being sure that your waking reality is real, and trouble remembering which memories are dreams and which were reality, I strongly suggest that you see a therapist, especially if this is causing distress. At the very least, talk to your parents about it.

man you need to go to a doctor.

Really.

You could have schizophrenia/latent schizophrenia...

I hope that's not.

i'm being serious.

This is quite an old thread. I don't think Nothing is coming back lol!

The same thing happened to me back when I was a teenager. I ended up so confused that I gave up lucid dreaming for ages

Yeah, WHEN I become lucid, I'll be doing about 20 reality checks before I do anything stupid...like moon my teachers.