Thread: Parents think LDing is an occult...

Oh man, dude, that's the same problem with me! Both my mom and stepdad are extremely religious, and they think some evil power is going to kill me or something, just because I talk about sleep paralysis and stuff. They told me to stop lucid dreaming. LOL Its not like they can stop you, you have to sleep. This is funny because my mom used to lucid dream, and now she thinks its complete evil. I think I convinced both of them somewhat, as they don't seem too retarded about it anymore.

Don't live with my parents. They aren't going to change their view on it. Just don't talk about Lucid Dreaming around them anymore and they will forget about it.

yeah my mom disagreed and told me be careful or i dont want you doing it like because i would become possesed by spirits or sum thin lol
i just never talk about it and hide my DJ in a secret place my mom doesn't know about...... so yeah

I must have the coolest parents ever...neither of them really care, to be honest, but at least they aren't getting in my way about it.

lolol My mum thought it was demonic too, but she doesn't really ever remember any dream so she doesn't really understand. Most other people I talk too (pretty much all of them are religious) think it's demonic, and a friend told me to be careful because even though things may appear innocent and sweet it can be the devil trying to trap you rofl

And a few other people I've told about LDing just think it's a trippy thing to try to do =/

IDK, my mum would never try to stop me doing it. I even sometimes have conversations with her about it, but she never appears too interested. It'd suck if your parent was actively trying to hinder your progress

Yeah, my mom's really stubborn, so I don't think she's gonna really change her opinion...

Sigh, I hate when I have to hide things from my parents. Lucid Dreaming is such an awesome thing, I don't know how people can think it's demonic or anything, there aren't rituals, or any of that shit, I just don't get it...

Originally Posted by lilacalil

IDK, my mum would never try to stop me doing it. I even sometimes have conversations with her about it, but she never appears too interested. It'd suck if your parent was actively trying to hinder your progress

Yeah, my mom's like, "Ok no more of that Lucid dreaming stuff, it's not good for you" and I tried explaining, but it just made her even more angry, so I just agreed, knowing that she can't really stop me...

Originally Posted by Mario92

I must have the coolest parents ever...

I concur. When my parents found out, my mom thought it was so interesting. She started asking me questions. Back then I didn't know much other than "It's when you realize you're dreaming while you're dreaming". My dad comments on it occasionally, and I talk about DV with my mom from time to time.

All I can offer you is either to tell her the science behind it, or just let sleeping dogs lie. Both options won't affect you in any way because you can still Lucid Dream. It's not like there's a switch. (If only there were sometimes...)

but it is a cult... And i am the cults prophet! ALL SHALL BOW BEFORE ME MUAHAHAHAHAHA

Haven't talked about LDing much with other people. I have talked about dreaming a little bit with my mom and a friend. I told my mom a few of my dreams, and that I have realized I was dreaming before and tried to wake myself up before in a nightmare, stuff like that. She doesn't know I try to LD...I bet she has never heard of it. I have talked with my best friend about my dreams and stuff before, he told me some of his. He's lucky, he said his works nighmare was when he was in a room and dolls were throwing bouncy balls at him LOL. He has had nothing compared to me. He, like most people, only remember a dream every week or two. Same with my parents. My friend, even tho he doesn't say it, he thinks it is kind of kid-ish to tell your dreams. My parents are really religious too, so I don't know what they would say. I know it is totally not evil or like witchcraft. I don't see how it could more evil than daydreaming. My parents would definetely think it was evil if I did bad stuff in my LDs, since you do them wilfully, and I told them about it. Yea, I keep my DJ hidden too. I don't know what they would think if they found it.

My parents were concerned when they heard my alarm going off at 4 o'clock in the morning every day. When they finally asked, I told them, and they stopped bothering me.

I would tell them to ask a religious leader if they cared so much, or a doctor. Hope they stop pestering you soon.

i don't think i've told my parents about it yet. we have casual conversations about weird dreams we have sometimes, but i havent told them. i think i might have told my sister, but she didn't seem interested. i don't think ill tell my parents untill i have at least 20 ld's, or when i graduate dv academy.

some advice to those who's parents think its demonic or whatever: try emailing the lucidity institute and try to get Stephen Laberge himself to explain it. im sure hed be happy to explain it to ignorant parents.
edit: or show them some videos or other material on lucid dreaming. i mean, the frickin Discovery Channel made a segment about it, show them that lol.

I've talked to my parents about it and they still ask me: "Are you still interested in dream interpretation??

See if you can find a copy of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming for them to read. Maybe if they see there has been scientific investigation done on the subject they will understand better.

Yeah, just present them with the scientific studies done on it. If they're too blind to look at facts and the studies then just leave them be. I know how you feel, I have a step-father that believes anything but hard manual labor and chores is lazy, evil, or unconstitutional. I hate parents like that.

When I told my dad about Lucid Dreaming he said most people who do it do drugs. What made me mad is that he was implying that you HAD to do drugs to Lucid Dream, which is stupid considering drugs hinder dream recall for most people.

My mom's cool with it. The only dreams she ever remembers are nightmares, so she's pretty much impressed with my ability to remember dreams and LD. I don't think my dad knows about it, but he wouldn't care. I talk about dreaming with my friend Gloria a lot, though, and I even got her to have an LD. So luckily I don't have people pestering me to stop!

My brother thinks it's a load of crap. lol

i think people put it in the whole "psysic, OBE, spiritual, unproved" group, and they don't see the science in it. thats why they think its all demonic and antichrist n all that.

My mom has no appreciation for men, music, or anything that makes us happy in general.

That said, I have not even mentioned LDing.

lol! Slow down! Your guys' parents actually believe in magic? That's ridiculous! Tell them to grow up! Ooooooh evil spirits! Ghosties! Oooooooh!

Haha no, but they think Lucid Dreaming is a bunch of crap.

Originally Posted by jarrhead

Haha no, but they think Lucid Dreaming is a bunch of crap.

Some people said their parents are naive. In your case, however, show them the studies done by Dr. Stephen LeBerge (A.K.A. the LD god.) He's scientifically proven lucid dreaming.

My parents don't really care, but they occasionally ask me "Any good dreams?" or "What was your latest lucid dream like" so they know what it is, and they find it semi-interesting.
If I were in your possition, I'd ask them *how* its evil. (After explaining what lucid dreaming is and how its done of course).. In my experience that shuts just about anyone up.

My dad actually knew what lucid dreaming was, and about a year later had no idea what I was talking about. Memory is the first thing to go...

Originally Posted by Xedan

My dad actually knew what lucid dreaming was, and about a year later had no idea what I was talking about. Memory is the first thing to go...

Thats handy. I'm really lucky because my 2nd cousin is basically a pyschologist, and when I told him I was lucid dreaming he went on about how great it was in front of my dad. Problem solved.