Thread: Hi

I joined here primarily to share my first real successful lucid dream that I had this morning, but I thought a more general introduction might be nice first.

So, I came across this site about a week or so ago, when I was first researching lucid dreams and methods. I thought this might be a nice place to post.

I'm 21, from N.Ireland/UK. I finished a BSc in Physics last summer, and am nearly halfway through a 1 year MSc in Software Development. I quite like programming. I think it suits me better than physics. I like problem solving, which is what drew me to physics initially, because in school it was always a case of just thinking through problems, but it was quite different in university. Also, I like the idea of "learning a craft". Knowing a certain skill-set, and applying it to produce some sort of useful product. Pure science of course is essential for the progress of society, but in an indirect, abstract sense. I like the capabilities software development gives me, and I enjoy solving problems creatively.

Sorry, bit of a tangent lol. Incidentally, are there any people here interested in MBTI? I'm somewhat of an enthusiast. It might say more about me to say I'm a fairly typical INTP, than I could say here alone.

Well, I also play guitar (to maybe an intermediate level?), write some poetry, play computer games... I spend quite a lot of time researching things in general. I have a kind of drive to have at least a certain degree of competency in every area I deem important in life. Mostly, this includes science, computers, medicine, psychology... others, probably, that I can't remember. So I end up knowing quite a lot about these weird topics like lucid dreaming, and little about the things most people in real life themselves deem important I know essentially nothing about sport, or popular media. The things people all assume others are into, I tend not to be, but I could ramble on for ages about what I've found out recently about limerence, for example lol (I am currently in a strong limerent state, so of course I just research it to death because I have a need to analyse myself).

Well, this was a bit of a longer introduction than I intended. Sometimes I get carried away, and people think I'm a little crazy, as a first impression, but I'm ok with that
I'll go post about my dream in the WILD section, whenever I find it.

Welcome to DV!

It seems you and I are alot alike. I too love knowledge and information about those subjects you mentioned, I also don't know much about sports or celebrities, those and vehicles are the few subjects I don't know anything about. Sure I know how a combustion engine works in theory, but when I pop the hood on my car I am completely clueless

Anyways, from one crazy person to another, if you've got any questions or just wanna talk, don't hesitate to PM me, ask in here or get on our chat.

Keep on dreaming!

Originally Posted by Matte87

Welcome to DV!

It seems you and I are alot alike. I too love knowledge and information about those subjects you mentioned, I also don't know much about sports or celebrities, those and vehicles are the few subjects I don't know anything about. Sure I know how a combustion engine works in theory, but when I pop the hood on my car I am completely clueless

Anyways, from one crazy person to another, if you've got any questions or just wanna talk, don't hesitate to PM me, ask in here or get on our chat.

Keep on dreaming!

lol yeah, I have no idea about the specific mechanics of cars either. Once I understand the general principle about it, the exact way in which that principle is applied to make it function seems unimportant, a mere detail. But I've been meaning to learn more about it, because it's very useful to be able to repair your car. I feel a bit incompetent when I take it to get fixed, and I have no idea what's going on, and they look at me like an idiot. I suppose it's one of those things that society considers central to your value as a man or something , along with following sports and stuff, which I don't care about at all.

Hey man, welcome to DV
You seem like a really intresting guy. Hope to see you around the forum some time
If you need any help with WILD, the site or lucid dreaming just send me a message.

Good luck

Haha it's weird isn't it. I'm a construction worker and people at work aren't knowledgeable at all when it comes to science and such. I never laugh at their ignorance and I'm happy to teach them. However, whenever I don't know a place or ask a "stupid" question, they laugh and make fun of me. They're all nice guys so I don't care, but it's kinda ironic.