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Hi all!
Hello,
I'm 17 years old and I'm from Europe.
Want to start lucid dreaming as it sounds interesting and like a fun project to make it happen.
If you could answer me one question, will this trigger some kind of paranoia?
I ask this because from the few guides I've read I understood this triggers some kind of new awareness. Because the average human just expects it to be reality when he wakes up, but a LD'er are asking themselves if it's a dream all the time. And doing RC's.
Can anyone confirm?
Thanks
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Welcome to DV!
No, you won't get paranoid because you start to question your reality. You're worrying you might not think you're asleep and jump out a window and die? You might know for sure that you're awake, but the goal is to just ask yourself, it doesn't matter if you believe or not. Also, any time you're not sure you're dreaming, do a thorough RC and never do something stupid like jumping out the window.
You won't have a problem distinguishing reality from a dream, it's just your awareness that'll improve.
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Yes I understand. I never thought about that lol, thinking you're asleep and jumping out a window. But you start questioning yourself is this reality or a dream, that's why I'm unsure of this, you will start to think in a other way.
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I understand you're worried, but trust me, you'll be fine :) Only time I've ever been worried was when I was dreaming. I was unsure wether I was asleep or dreaming because everything felt so real.
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All the LDing techniques are more awareness. Not less.
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*Awake or dreaming, obviously. Can't edit my post...
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Welcome to Dreamviews, Overdose!
No, it most likely won't cause paranoia unless you have a history with it in the past. Make sure you read The Beginner's Guide to Lucid Dreaming (http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-124786/) and if you have any questions please ask!
Is there any specific technique you are going to practice? :) Best of luck!
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Welcome to Dream Views! This is the place to be for anyone wanting to learn how to lucid dream. There is no quick answer to your question, but the Dream guide team is here to help you navigate the forum and answer questions. We all have 3 green stars above our avatar. Click on our user name and you can then select private message if you have a question, or you can start new threads. Don't worry about starting threads that have been started before, just try it out, if it ends up in the wrong place one of us can move it for you.
One thing you can do in a post is place a link to another thread. I have done this below. You can click on the colored words to see the new thread. Start with this extra basic one, it will help you read the acronyms in other posts, Help With Acronyms For Complete Beginners
After that one the very first thing you should do is check out basic tutorials. This one covers most of the terms you will see members using in much more depth, so start here, http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-124786/
Also be sure to check out the DVA Dream Views Acadamy, click on this link to get there, DV Academy.
Matte , our Dream Guide team leader runs a general lucid dreaming class, and you can join in contests where you gain points for dreams you have. General Lucid Dreaming (Matte87)
Gab , another Dream Guide runs a class that is very valuable to beginners on MILD/DILD, which is by far the best method to start with. DILD (Hukif and gab)
Finally as far as the DVA stuff goes, there is a class on introduction to lucid dreaming. This is a great place if you are just starting out and need a little personal help. Intro Class (OpheliaBlue, RareCola, CanisLucidus, Chimpertainment, Xanous)
Now, on the lighter side, you may be excited to learn to fly! Here is a thread where people explain how they went about learning to fly, http://www.dreamviews.com/f14/can-u-...u-learn-40468/
Then just for a laugh here is a thread where people list all the things they want to do in an LD. It is mostly light hearted and supposed to be funny, http://www.dreamviews.com/f11/1000-t...-dream-104556/
Have fun and good luck with your dreaming!