Quote Originally Posted by deathxel View Post
filling your mind with horror or watching movies before sleeping are good induction methods.
No. That might be a primer, to get you to dream about those things, but "watching horror movies" alone is NOT an induction method. To induce a lucid dream, an induction method has to, you know, increase the likelihood that you realize you are dreaming. So maybe if they watched these movies, and did a reality check whenever a monster or scary situation appeared, this might count as an "induction."

I agree also that, if you become lucid during a nightmare, then you truly have nothing to fear!

As for worrying "what if this is a real life threatening situation?" ... Well, the next time you hear a true story about Frankenstein's monster and killer clowns, please alert the tabloids. As for "real life viable" nightmares (chases and rape), the best suggestion I can give is to perform a reality check to affirm that you're dreaming. Honestly, it only takes a second to glance twice at a watch, or plug your nose to see if you can still breathe.