Quote Originally Posted by bliddyo View Post
However, I did spy something that made me doubt a little. On the forum, I saw something that said "If you have some sort of mental condition, then I guess you can't really LD". Now, here's my situation: I have been treated for Anxiety/Panic attacks (Fluoxetine being taken), and I have High Functioning Autism. In your wider experience on the world of Lucid Dreaming, do you know of any cases where either of the afore-mentioned conditions could affect one's ability to Lucid Dreaming?
Don't know if this is helpful bliddyo, but I know a person with Asperger's who has lucid dreams. I also knew another person with schizophrenia who took anti-anxiety drugs (don't remember which one, sorry), who also had lucid dreams. So I'd wager that neither the anxiety or the autism would inhibit your ability to have lucid dreams. The only drawback I could think of woul be if the anxiety caused you to have insomnia, and of course too little sleep would make it harder to have/recall dreams. And some medicines can interfere with sleep and dreams too, making it harder to dream or recall dreams. But I'm talking about interference with sleep, not ability to attain lucidity. I'm no expert, but I'd guess that since you are not only recalling dreams, but you are beginning to question your surroundings means you're a hop and a skip away from having your first lucid dream.