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**Sageous** · 06-05-2013 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by JoannaB

Hmm, this thread made me wonder ...

While I am not plagued by nightmares, but I know that guilt is a major motivator for me, so if I can only figure out how to feel really guilty over not having lucid dreams, then I could get lucid with a GILD technique? It has the downside of also being a negative emotions type induction method, but guilt really works for me to get me motivated a lot of times like for changing the water in the aquariums, ...

I'm not a psychologist either JoannaB, but, aside form deep Catholic taproots shouting, "Excellent idea!" from the
bedrock of my soul, I can't help but imagine that using guilt might be more negative a tone to set than nightmares.

Nightmares, after all, are visceral surface-scrapers that might scare you (and yes, may draw from major trauma or fears for source material), but guilt can dig very deep into your very being, your personality. I'm not sure you would want to add that sort of incursion into your dream retinue.

Or were you just kidding?

**JoannaB** · 06-05-2013 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Sageous

I'm not a psychologist either JoannaB, but, aside form deep Catholic taproots shouting, "Excellent idea!" from the
bedrock of my soul, I can't help but imagine that using guilt might be more negative a tone to set than nightmares.

Nightmares, after all, are visceral surface-scrapers that might scare you (and yes, may draw from major trauma or fears for source material), but guilt can dig very deep into your very being, your personality. I'm not sure you would want to add that sort of incursion into your dream retinue.

Or were you just kidding?

I was half kidding, and half former Roman Catholic serious. But yes, I agree that the negatives would probably outway the positives, which is a shame because guilt is a major incentive. As I like to say, once a Catholic, always guilty.