hi, you guys.

i'm actually really excited to be a part of this forum. this is just a little something to introduce myself, but i'm going to use lowercase letters so as not to sound too formal. i hope that's fine.

so, well, i've been lucid dreaming for a year now since i've stumbled onto an article online about flying in dreams. that was when i started googling things and eventually... i found out about lucid dreaming. i've had vivid dreams since i was very young, and so it wasn't that difficult for me to try it out. in fact, after the first time reading through "instructions" on how to lucid dream, i got so excited that i got it right that very night.

mainly, i just get really vivid dreams and i'd do a reality check (the nose pinch is my favorite for now), and i'd be lucid. i find that eating cheese an hour or so before you sleep helps, too. at first i used to just fly around and make up superpowers. sometimes i visit hogwarts and play quidditch. stuff like that. eventually, after i learned how to "summon" people and things, i spend time with the people i wish i could spend more time with in real life. sometimes conversations, sometimes intimate interactions. the best part of it all is taking these people on rad "dates", sometimes on clouds or really tall buildings or a street cafe in paris. it's amazing the things you can do.

but sometime mid-year, something weird started happening. later i found out that it's a phenomenon called sleep paralysis and that it's something completely normal, but at the time (and it's happened loads of times), it really scared me. even now i'm still not sure if it was me dreaming that i was paralyzed in my sleep or if i was really going through a sleep paralysis... or if both are the same. but anyway, it made me fear the thought of ever lucid dreaming or "meddling" with dreams again that i stopped for a couple of months.

several weeks ago, i had my first unintentional lucid dream in a long time. i meant to blow my nose (i was having a cold, i guess) but it worked as a reality check instead. of course, being still paranoid from the sleep paralysis deal, i quickly woke myself up. but after that, the sleep paralysis stopped. last night i finished watching this really cool movie called "waking life" and i really liked it, and so i've decided that maybe, maybe, i'll give lucid dreaming a try again.

i found this forum on google and it amazes me what a big community this is. i'm also wondering if anyone has anything to say about the sleep paralysis? like, how to deal with it or reduce its possibilities of happening? if it has anything to do with my mental state (because i've read that it does...) or my health, even? i don't know, i just really don't like the sensation.

well, this probably won't get any replies, but that's it for now, i guess.


cheers,
elle.

Welcome to DV!

Wow, you seem to be very good at lucid dreaming already, cherish that skill! There's not many who can do what you've done even after months and years of practice.

To conquer SP you need to know that it can't hurt you in any way. It's a natural thing the body does to protect itself and is completely harmless. If you know it's not dangerous, why be afraid of it? The feeling might be scary sure, but is there really any logic in being afraid of something safe? Whenever you enter SP, you have the opportunity to create a new dream for yourself. Start visualizing what you want to dream and ignore the sensations. You'll soon see what you're thinking about, try to interact with what you're seeing, even if you're just imagining it, and you'll soon be in the dream.

Strong emotions in dreams tend to de-stabilize them. If you're suddenly afraid of waking up or ending up in SP, it's likely that it'll happen. So don't worry about it all. If you do end up in SP, relax, there's nothing wrong with your health or psyche.

Here's a good tutorial for you: http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-124786/

If you've got any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Welcome to DreamViews ! :panic:

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!

thanks, everyone! i'm checking out all those links you've shared.

i do have one more question about sleep paralysis, but i'm still not sure whether to post it here or in some other subcategory of the forum?

Try starting a thread to ask it. It will be looked at by more people if you do. Most likely in general lucid discussion/ sleep and health/ or attaining lucidity, depending on the question.

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Try starting a thread to ask it. It will be looked at by more people if you do. Most likely in general lucid discussion/ sleep and health/ or attaining lucidity, depending on the question.

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Also if you would like, you can also PM a Dream Guide here on the forum and ask. We are happy to answer any question you may have about lucid dreaming. You can find a list of the current DGs here.

Welcome