Thread: New here/sharing experiances

Hello,

i'm new here and just happened to find this website after looking around on howstuffworks.com.

I overall have had only one dream which i remember being lucid. I woke up and immediantly told everyone i saw about it and therefore have remembered it to this day. Now i've run into a couple questions about actually making these dreams happen.

first, often in my dreams (this happened in teh lucid one too) the surroundings are where i have been before, but dramatically altered. for example i dream i'm in science class but the classroom is different. then i may dream about the beach but there is a huge trench on the beach!!!! i wondered why this is was happening so much

second, about trying to go to sleep trying to remember dreams. i mean as in thinking about dreams while going to sleep. the 2 times i tried it i could tell i was sinking into sleep but i was filled with blind terror about...well...nothing. i wasn't afraid of nightmares (i've never had one) i just felt like i was losing control. then i woke myself up. it was wierd, is this normal? it wasn't a dream it just was like i was sinking and then BAND i was awake.

thanks for anything....

First off, welcome to Dreamviews... Loads have come via howstuffworks by now. Great site, too many ads though.

Originally posted by Sith
first, often in my dreams (this happened in teh lucid one too) the surroundings are where i have been before, but dramatically altered. *for example i dream i'm in science class but the classroom is different. then i may dream about the beach but there is a huge trench on the beach!!!! i wondered why this is was happening so much

Never really heard of that. Could be just because you've made a point of noticing that this happens, your brain always does it.

second, about trying to go to sleep trying to remember dreams. i mean as in thinking about dreams while going to sleep. *the 2 times i tried it i could tell i was sinking into sleep but i was filled with blind terror about...well...nothing. i wasn't afraid of nightmares (i've never had one) i just felt like i was losing control. *then i woke myself up. it was wierd, is this normal? it wasn't a dream it just was like i was sinking and then BAND i was awake.[/b]

Probably just fear of the unknown? It can be unsettling, but just think that no harm will ever come to you.

Welcome to DV, Sith! I also found this site at howstuffworks.com! Facinating site

Anyway, the changes in your surroundings are known as dream signs. It's helpful to look for signs that happen often enough that you could potentially see that sign again and realize you're dreaming. Like, some time in a dream you can just say, "Woah, there's a trench in the middle of the beach for no reason! I must be dreaming." In dreams, perception is whatever your subconscious makes it out to be based on the events of your waking life. That's why so many things appear so odd.

As to your second... situation, it sounded like you were on your way to a WILD (Wake Induced Lucid Dream). I'd suggest checking out the WILD tutorial and seeing if that could help you. I only remember one time where I've felt that sinking feeling, but I was sitting up (almost hypnotized) when it happened. I wish it would happen again, because I'd also like to see if could relinquish that control. But anyway....

If you have any other questions feel free to ask! Sweet lucid dreams!

-Amé

ok thanks for everything. i have had 2 totally non lucid dreams in the past 2 nights, but one of them was close.

one of them was completely abstract and had almost nothing to do with anything. but the other was nearly just like my real life except i had a psp. i ALMOST caught myself and said "wait a second i don't have one of these...." but i was caught up with a party at a swamp.

and this WILD thing is really wierd. i mean i don't even mean to i just close my eyes and focus on dreaming and then i feel like i'm sinking and i can't really feel my arms and stuff. and i have this tingling feeling running up me. it's wierd lol

oh yeah i forgot, is it normal for you to feel like your eyes are moving really fast? i mean i don't know if they were, but thats kinda what it felt like

Originally posted by Sith
oh yeah i forgot, is it normal for you to feel like your eyes are moving really fast? i mean i don't know if they were, but thats kinda what it felt like

I have definitely felt that before, so I assume it's normal. If you watch someone when they are having a dream their eyes are moving around as if they are really seeing what they are dreaming. But I do remember one instance when I was attempting a WILD and my eyes started shaking really weird and it interrupted me. I've also felt my eyes moving about during LDs...nothing to worry about.