hello all and dream control question.

hello all, i'm new to this forum, but not so new to lucid dreaming and this made me think of a question. now i've looked up info on dream control for a while, but most of the sites i've found say you can't control your dream 100% of the time. but since i was young i've always been able to control my dreams, most times i exhibit control is in my nightmares. i've always been able to call on a weapon (when i was younger i would call my 30-06, now i stick to a M4 or a M60) when i'm in danger. not only that i could call in dream interpretations of my friends to back me up in a fight, i can even give them suppressive fire or flanking orders which they follow in the dream. here's my question, why can i exhibit absolute control over my dreams with no training, dang near 100% of the time? is it that i just have an overactive imagination that's allowing it? i'm just curious about this, because since i saw those sites it got me wondering.

Dream control varies from person to person. In general it takes a considerable amount of will to exert direct control over a dream. Not everyone has the sort of focus and intent you need in order to do this.

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why can i exhibit absolute control over my dreams with no training, dang near 100% of the time? is it that i just have an overactive imagination that's allowing it?

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I'm pretty sure imagination and creativity are factors. Aside from that, maybe you're just one of the lucky ones who have the ability to focus at a certain level. I imagine most snipers have that sort of focus too. It's just one of those traits some have and some don't, like athleticism.

The real question should be how do you intend to use those skills.

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Hello strider0075!
I've never thought to use guns in my dreams. Once stabbed someone in a LD but never an M60. Good tip :)

Hello there!
Dream control's main factor is confidence. When you were a child, you most likely done it as if it were second-nature, you never doubted that you couldn't control the dream. Try and get yourself back into that mentality and mold that dream to your liking!

Thank you everyone for the replies, it was just one of those curiousity things actually. also fOrceez, what you said actually makes alot of sense, but when i was a kid i didn't realize i was actually controlling my dream. it was more of a instinctive reflex action, of course as an adult i actually now have a better idea of what i was doing. anyhow, my next question is this, could it also be that the survival reflex of fight or flight plays a factor on dream control. let me explain, i've been in some pretty scary and life threatening situations throughout my life, because of that i've learned to judge at a glance the odds of my survival and chances of escape which were often slim to nill. so as a result i've learned to take my chances by choosing to turn and fight, since most times if you're careful and know what you're doing you can increase your chances of survival with every downed opponent. So does the fight or flight instinct play a factor and if so how great of a factor does it play?

I would definitely say it plays some factor in it, however, it wouldn't be a great deal. Definitely not as much as waking life. When you're sleeping, the 'logic centre' of your brain is switched off, this is why we see and perform things that are by no means bound by reality's laws (flying, skipping memories, super powers even, etc) and don't suspect that anything's wrong at all.
Of course, that's not to say that no logic is used what so ever, but it's extremely limited.

well that's the thing when you get in a situation where your fight or flight instinct kicks in, your logic center actually shuts down anyway and your playing on reflexive instincts. i've been trained and trained others in self/home defense and like i stated earlier have had to apply that training. the one thing i was taught and have taught is learning your weapon (whether it be firearm, blunt, bladed, bare hands, taser, or spray) like you know how to walk or eat as well as constantly looking for and knowing your escape routes. the reason for this type of training is because when you get into a situation desperate enough for your fight or flight instinct to kick in your logic shuts down and you're acting purely on a combination of adrenaline and muscle memory. thus if you haven't trained yourself you'll pick up a weapon and probably get yourself killed because you can't find the safety switch or know the range/proper combat techniques you need in your shocked state or if you try to run and you haven't learned alternate escape routes you'll probably run right into your attackers line of sight/range of attack. it's all instinct and virtually no logic in those situations. so shouldn't it play a high factor in the case of nightmares (obviously it wouldn't kick in anywhere else)? that's what my questions have been geared to by the way.

I would really advise you to use some capitals and line breaks.. I'm having such a hard time reading through this.
Anyway.. Yes, like I said, logic is transferred over. However, as dream emotions are often a lot stronger than normal emotions, you may have a nightmare about something perfectly normal and be terrified out of your wits once a slight fear starts to build up and escalates.
As much as logic isn't absolute in dreams, your reaction would be reflected on how you'd normally react if it was just a waking life situation.