I'd like to gain more dream control since I dream nightly whether I want to or not!

Hi There! My name is Drea. I honestly can't stop dreaming because I'm on the nicotine patch... that's just... how it is I guess. So I see this as an incredibly amazing opportunity to gain more control over my dreams/subconscious as well as my life. I don't have nightmares per say but I've become quite frustrated since realizing how negative I have programmed my subconscious to be. I make a conscious effort In my waking life to catch myself whenever I notice my self-defeating thoughts etc, which has tremendously improved my way of life. However, my dreams are another story. I have seemingly no control over them. In every dream scenario, I am still the sad weak victim, that I have worked so hard to leave in my past.

I truly see every negative experience in my life as a gift, like there's a secret message to be learned in everything. So, if my story inspires you to help, or if you have any tricks, meditations or dream incubation’s etc. that may help me improve my dreams, please don't hesitate. I don't judge and I'd be forever grateful. Thank you!

Just grab a tutorial and run with it, there's plenty of nice ones on induction, control, you name it. Anything specific that you feel like trying once you get lucid?

Hey there,
as Taffy said, just find the technique that's right for you. Lucid dreaming should be great for you, as you can speak directly to your subconscious, and ask it why it seems so negative. You could use that as a dream sign maybe?

Also, when you say "dream", do you mean Lucidly or just ordinary dreams?

I agree with the two guys above me. Learning how to get lucid takes time, but if you practice a technique you should get lucid more and more often. Stay motivated and you'll get good at it eventually :)

Awesome stuff, thanks everyone! Oh and yeah I'm just talking about normal dreams. That's why I'm hoping lucidity could really help.

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!