Thread: I've had natural lucid dreams since I was four and want to stop. Can anyone help?

Pippy,

I agree completely with Vertebrate. I recommend you talk to a psychologist or psychiatrist regarding this and make sure they understand about lucid dreaming. You don't wan't to have to educate them because THEY DO NOT ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT LUCID DREAMS ARE.

If you are truly having a LD (lucid dream), then by definition you should be perfectly aware you are conscious despite the fact your body is asleep. To 99% of the people here, that means it is time for fun or adventure. You cannot stop the dreaming process so hopefully you would hone your skill and ENJOY it.

You however said your "body wakes up" and your mind keeps on dreaming. If you are talking about sleep walking and dreaming while your body is out of bed doing things, then this is something different altogether. This is a known sleep disorder. Obviously you're not supposed to sleep like that because of the risk of injury. Your body is supposed to be mostly paralyzed during sleep to prevent injury.

If you a lucid dreaming while sleep walking, then this presents a very unusual situation. You need the assistance of someone who specialized in sleep disorders AND is knowledgeable about lucid dreaming. The knowledge of lucid dreaming is necessary so they will thoroughly understand your situation. I've heard and seen video's of people sleepwalking and dreaming simultaneously but never heard of someone lucid dreaming while sleepwalking. The lucid dreaming part isn't the problem. The problem is walking around while in REM sleep. Don't take this the wrong way, but the very fact you are asking the questions you are suggests you do not have a solid understanding of lucid dreaming. I highly suggest you also obtain a copy of Stephen LaBerge's book "Lucid Dreaming". It is the cornerstone of our knowledge here and would help you get the solid foundation of knowledge I think you need. The book is easily found online.

I don't know for sure, but I would hope a sleep disorder specialist could help you stop your sleepwalking. That would involve somehow getting your body to be paralyzed in the proper fashion while you sleep. Once this were accomplished, then you could enjoy your lucid dreams.

Sorry if I'm rambling on in an unorganized manner. We could use some clarification from you to help determine which situation you are experiencing.