I Dreamt I Became Lucid!!!

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04-01-2009, 02:30 PM
GenericUser10621

I Dreamt I Became Lucid!!!

Hello!

Well, basically, i dreamt that i became lucid IN my dream. It was a Dream within a Dream in which i (dreamt) i became lucid. The dream (the first dream) was about me learning to become Lucid from my next door neighbour (who doesnt exist) and in my Dream within the Dream (I dont even remeber falling asleep) i remember pinching myseld to see if i was dreaming bcause something that reminded me of lucidity arose (whcih happens all the time in my real life) - and i couldnt feel anything and was like "OH MY GOD! Im Doing it !" and got really excited. I didn't know how to check what i could do, so a girl with wierd Marylin Manson contact lenses came near me and i was like "Go Away" and she just gave me a wierd look. "Ok, try something smaller" so i tried to levetate a can of coke. Nothing. Nothing was going on, so i kept pinching myself (i presume most of you know what pain feels like in a dream) and it just felt like "pins and needles" so i was like "Maybe i am not dreaming". I then woke up from this "lucid" dream, went downstairs told my neighbour i did it, and had porridge (which related to a dream i had earlier that night.)

What does this mean. Surely if myb dream state becomes aware that he is dreaming, and pinches himself and confirms he is dreaming, why did i Reaaly not become lucid. It was like every other dream i have ever had. I just watched myself do these things. Is it because it was a double dream, so my real dream worked as a barrier of lucidity!? Why!?

Also, does this mean that i am closer to lucidity?
04-01-2009, 03:44 PM
yuriythebest

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Originally Posted by GenericUser10621

Also, does this mean that i am closer to lucidity?

indubitably. Just prior to my first (well second- first one was random but it happened months ago) lucid I dreamt I was a dream character who became lucid in his dream. You are almost there!
04-01-2009, 03:46 PM
Life

Well it means that you're getting closer to lucid dreaming in some sort of way, since you dreamed about it... it should be a sign that the idea of lucid dreaming is always on your mind.

Maybe you went lucid for just a second but then the dream took over and you just went by the flow. It happened to me a lot of times.

RC every morning, before you do anything else! False awakenings were very frequent when I first began to lucid dream!
04-01-2009, 03:50 PM
GenericUser10621

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Originally Posted by yuriythebest

indubitably. Just prior to my first (well second- first one was random but it happened months ago) lucid I dreamt I was a dream character who became lucid in his dream. You are almost there!

Awsome, i've been trying for over a month now. Just hope it wasn't a fluke. The thing was, after this dream, i went back to sleep and none of my follwing dreams were on the topic, so who knows?

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Originally Posted by Life

it should be a sign that the idea of lucid dreaming is always on your mind.

RC every morning, before you do anything else! False awakenings were very frequent when I first began to lucid dream!

Ive never had a false awakening an i dont think i have ever been in bed in a dream. I do reality checks constanly throughout the day, about 10 times a day.
04-01-2009, 04:04 PM
Life

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Originally Posted by GenericUser10621

Hello!
I then woke up from this "lucid" dream, went downstairs told my neighbour i did it, and had porridge (which related to a dream i had earlier that night.)

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Originally Posted by GenericUser10621

Ive never had a false awakening an i dont think i have ever been in bed in a dream.

False awakening right here!
04-01-2009, 04:06 PM
GenericUser10621

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Originally Posted by Life

False awakening right here!

Oh right, maybe i should have clarified. I dont remember falling into or waking from this "dream". it just happened.
04-02-2009, 09:51 PM
Bearsy

I've dreamt about being lucid a whole lot. It really sucks that I can't actually go lucid.

:(
04-04-2009, 07:14 PM
Ithil

This may be stupid, but a lucid dream in a normal dream doesn't count as a lucid dream? I mean what makes this one different?
04-04-2009, 11:42 PM
P-K-V

I don't think that I've ever dreamed that I was dreaming. But I relate to the frustration of not becoming lucid. A few days ago in a dream, I saw my dream sign and performed the nose reality check. It passed, though, so I assumed I was awake. When I woke up, however, I found that I had been breathing through my mouth, not my nose! If only I had done another RC, I might not have missed becoming lucid.
04-05-2009, 04:21 AM
ClouD

There's just a subtle difference in detachment that separates dreaming of lucid dreaming and lucid dreaming itself.
04-05-2009, 04:31 AM
Hidden

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Originally Posted by Ithil

This may be stupid, but a lucid dream in a normal dream doesn't count as a lucid dream? I mean what makes this one different?

Some people argue that dreaming of having a lucid dream is really just a very low lucidity level. A lucid dream is just a dream where you know you're dreaming; in the definition there's nothing about controlling yourself. You should be able to tell the difference once you've experienced them (one or both), if you haven't already.
04-05-2009, 03:53 PM
Ithil

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Originally Posted by Hidden

Some people argue that dreaming of having a lucid dream is really just a very low lucidity level. A lucid dream is just a dream where you know you're dreaming; in the definition there's nothing about controlling yourself. You should be able to tell the difference once you've experienced them (one or both), if you haven't already.

Ok, thanks, I got it now, I did have 2 LDs, but for some reason I thought he/she meant that dreaming about having a LD was something like going to sleep in a dream and then just having a LD.
04-05-2009, 04:33 PM
Mariano

mmm
Dreaming of being lucid it's not being aware of the real body, not being able to remember WHEN and WHERE you fell asleep...
04-05-2009, 06:30 PM
Hidden

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Originally Posted by Mariano

mmm
Dreaming of being lucid it's not being aware of the real body, not being able to remember WHEN and WHERE you fell asleep...

...I GET IT! :D

False lucidities are annoying, but after you have enough of them, eventually they'll lead to real lucidity. For example:
Last night I realized that avoiding misc. falling objects after a car accident was a bit like a video game, and some people would realize that it was a dream. Then I remembered that a lot of other people might think that sort of thing, yet completely ignore the obvious cue to become lucid. Then I finally realized it was a dream. :roll:
Not exactly the same as dreaming of a LD, but I think it made my point. After you have enough of them you'll probably remember to check to see if you're actually dreaming.
04-05-2009, 07:46 PM
Mariano

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Originally Posted by Hidden

...I GET IT! :D

False lucidities are annoying, but after you have enough of them, eventually they'll lead to real lucidity. For example:
Last night I realized that avoiding misc. falling objects after a car accident was a bit like a video game, and some people would realize that it was a dream. Then I remembered that a lot of other people might think that sort of thing, yet completely ignore the obvious cue to become lucid. Then I finally realized it was a dream. :roll:
Not exactly the same as dreaming of a LD, but I think it made my point. After you have enough of them you'll probably remember to check to see if you're actually dreaming.

maybe, i'm not really sure, because I had like 30 False Lucid Dreams in 3 months...
they often happen if my last thought before fall asleep is about lucidity or something...
04-05-2009, 07:52 PM
Hidden

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Originally Posted by Mariano

maybe, i'm not really sure, because I had like 30 False Lucid Dreams in 3 months...
they often happen if my last thought before fall asleep is about lucidity or something...

:makeitstop: That's harsh.
04-05-2009, 08:07 PM
Squirx

Just the other night I had a dream in which I patiently explained to someone that the weirdness that had just been happening was simply because we were in a dream, and yet that didn't phase me at all I was not lucid at all. I woke up a little disappointed with myself (in the past, remarks like that have usually triggered at least low level lucidity). But now I'm pretty sure it just means I'm getting closer to attaining regular lucidity (I've only been reallly working at it for a few weeks now). :)
04-08-2009, 11:18 PM
CorporalClegg

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Originally Posted by GenericUser10621

Also, does this mean that i am closer to lucidity?

Yes. The night before I had my first lucid I had a dream in which I fell asleep 3 times (I was sleeping in a drawer for some reason) and in each subdream I was playing chess, so I came to the conclusion that chess was a dreamsign. Then I decided to do a WILD in my drawer, and suddenly my body felt different. When I opened my eyes I knew I was lucid, until I discovered a full minute later I was in RL....
04-08-2009, 11:33 PM
Hidden

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Originally Posted by CorporalClegg

Yes. The night before I had my first lucid I had a dream in which I fell asleep 3 times (I was sleeping in a drawer for some reason) and in each subdream I was playing chess, so I came to the conclusion that chess was a dreamsign. Then I decided to do a WILD in my drawer, and suddenly my body felt different. When I opened my eyes I knew I was lucid, until I discovered a full minute later I was in RL....

:lol:

I WILDed in a dream once. It was pretty much like an actual WILD, but there was music playing and the HH pulsed with the beat. In my dream my WILD failed though, and I didn't become lucid even though I was still in a dream. :doh: