Hi! I am a long time Lucid dreamer that never had the chance to share with anyone. :)

[LucidityDigger]

Hi everyone, I started lucid dreaming at the age of 10, until the age of 15. I am now 40. I took a break at 15 since I felt almost not normal and had no one to share with that would understand what I was talking about. I allowed myself to start again about 1-2 years ago (was 38) and now I guess I need to share with people. I somehow now feel like "I am on a mission" with all this. I feel that someone that knows lucid dreaming cannot quite see life the same way someone who has no idea that this thing exists. In some way, it confuses me. I hope one day I will feel that Lucid dreaming really has brought me real help with my life. I wish it will also provide me with answers about life mysteries (like "What am I?", "How did I get here? etc. etc."), nothing less. One thing I would love to prove myself is that this Lucid dreaming thing is not just an "all in my head thing" and I sincerely hope I will be able to connect those lucid dreams with reality. Not just my reality, but other's too. I wish also that I could prove myself (and the world, why not?) that it is possible to meet others in the world of dreams and interract with real people, unequivocally. I may be "a dreamer" but I wish this knowledge could be shared with the world and that, in my lifetime, new dimensions to life become unlocked for humanity. I mean, life is so mysterious... why not? It may sound ambitious but this is how I feel. Yep! It will be a great pleasure and honnor to share with you with respect. See you in there! -Pierre, alias "LucidityDigger"

[Xanous]

Ah you're so lucky to have been lucid dreaming so young. Sometimes I wish I had known sooner than age 26 but perhaps I was not open enough until then. I understand the feeling of "magic" with lucid dreams. There is so much to discover and so much that is unknown about it. Just when I think I have answers, some crazy anomaly will present itself to me and open new ideas and possibilities. I love the shear mystery and undiscovered country that my subconscious holds hiding in the dark corners of my mind. I hope you find what you are seeking as I know you'll find solace in knowing that there are so many of us lucid dreamers here on the forum with the same aspirations and passions.

[oainac]

Welcome to the forum Pierre. I'm very envious of your ability to lucid dream at age 10. Happy dreaming.

[VagalTone]

Hi ! Welcome to DV ! just curious: how did you stop having LDs ? you just decided no to ?

[LucidityDigger]

Thank you Xanous, oainac and VagalTone! Yes, I started at young age and let me tell you: internet did not exist in years around 1985! lol VagalTone: Yes, in some way I stopped by deciding not to. In those years, around the age of 10, I would induce lucid dreaming by, as I was falling asleep, telling myself over and over: "If I see anything strange, it is a dream. If I see anything strange, it is a dream." Over and over again. I did this in a very effective way, so much (too much) that in the end, I would realize all the time that I was dreaming and all the dreams would stop pretty much. I was concerned that this could be not too good for me. So I stopped repeating myself the "If I see anything strange, it is a dream" and tried pretty much to act as if I did not notice I was dreaming. Lucidity pretty much stopped this way, around the age of 15. But I knew later in my life I would get back to this, so here I am, 25 years later. All in! lol

[Xanous]

Thank God for the Internet!