Mentor?

**whisperinggirl** · 10-14-2011 06:04 AM

I'm new to lucid dreaming but not too new to the site. I haven't been on in a while because of a lot of school stuff, and because I didn't bookmark this and lost it.

I really want a mentor. I am very persistent when I decide on something, and I really need to learn to lucid dream. I thought it would be really interesting when I first heard about it and did a bit of looking, but all the information overwhelms me and not sure where to start.

I want to learn because I have vivid nightmares most nights. I want to learn to control them so I don't have to see people I care about getting abused while I stand by helplessly. I've had these nightmares since I was a kid because my siblings and I were abused. I can sleep through the night, but it takes forever to fall asleep for me. I also don't sleep very well when I do sleep. I do remember my dreams when I wake and frequently remember a few from each night. I just want to be able to sleep without the nightmares every time I try to close my eyes. I'm hoping that learning to control my dreams will help me get a handle on some of my other issues.

**Hukif** · 10-14-2011 09:44 AM

If you want, I could be your mentor. Though it sounds like the problem shouldbe handled by a psychologist. Of course the option is yours.

**StaySharp** · 10-14-2011 12:40 PM

A good place to start: http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-116237/

Also you might want to check into the DV Academy in terms of a mentor.

**shafri** · 10-14-2011 02:27 PM

i wish i have a mentor too. i cannot fight ghost before, now its getting better. i can run it away, or give it a good punch!

**whisperinggirl** · 10-14-2011 04:52 PM

I have tried psychologists. I'm about to start with my fourth one. They don't really help. All they want to do is give me drugs for dreamless sleep.

**Morten** · 10-14-2011 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by whisperinggirl

I have tried psychologists. I'm about to start with my fourth one. They don't really help. All they want to do is give me drugs for dreamless sleep.

In that case lucid dreaming might be worth a shot. You could also try to find a psychologist who knows about LD and use it as a part of your treatment. Anyhow I hope you get rid of your nightmares.

**Hukif** · 10-14-2011 08:43 PM

Oh yeah, LDing is your option then. Well as I said above I can be your mentor, tell me if you are interested.

**eldante** · 10-14-2011 10:45 PM

Your mentor, if you are to have one, is to come from within you. Also, they will and have come from the cruelties you and others have suffered. You have learned (or at least are learning) how being abused feels, so in yourself you will engender love rather than abuse. It is a road we all have to now or one day travel and learn to understand the internal road signs.