Welcome Sover! I will see you in the dream interpretation section then since I like hanging out there often too, although it's not my only favorite section.
One thing I would like to suggest is that dream interpretation and lucid dreaming are definitely not mutually exclusive and can in fact work very well together as two powerful tools for self-improvement and could both be helpful in psychological treatment I believe.
Since you are already familiar with dream interpretation as a tool in improvement, allow me to mention a few reasons to consider lucid dreaming as another tool. First, lucid dreaming does not negate subconscious problem solving: if that is needed the subconscious will find a way to get it done. Lucid dreaming is a superb tool for dealing with nightmares, and the recommended way is not to escape but to face the nightmare and to transform it into an empowering experience. I can tell you from my own experience that the feeling of empowerment and ackomplishment in lucid dreaming is a good tool for dealing with self esteem and depression type issues. In fact I would say that lucid dreaming is especially useful in working to transform negative emotions into more positive ones. Furthermore, a lot of the preparatory steps for lucid dreaming (increased awareness, self-analysis, improved memory, reducing stress) are wonderful self-improvements with both dreaming and waking life benefits. The ways in which dream interpretation and lucid dreaming can be used together: lucid dreaming encourages the use of a dream journal and it gives one a motivation for keeping it up to date, you can then use the dream journal for self analysis and dream interpretation as well as looking for patterns (dream signs) to help one become lucid. Another powerful technique that is used in preparation for lucid dreaming is All Day Awareness (ADA), which encourages people to be more aware of cause and effect and also to be generally more aware in life, not just going through life on autopilot. Some people keep a waking journal. Waking life could then be analysed much like dream, especially considering why one had negative reactions and when and how one could change that. Once one has lucid dreams, one could use them to practice self improvement skills, to change negative emotions to positive ones, to seek out problems and rehearse solutions in dreams (for example: rehearse a reconciliation speech with an estranged relative, or personify drugs and just say NO to them in one's dream). Since even in a lucid dream one can usually not control everything, for example while one controls what one says, one does not control what others respond, so there is plenty of content to interpret. Self interpretation can even start in the dream, and one can question dream elements to understand them better: ask a nightmare character why he is chasing you, why this is happening to you. The answers may be very useful, though they may not be literal and may require later interpretation.
I hope to have given you some additional food for thought for why considering adding lucid dreaming to your tool kit may be a good idea. However, even if you decide not to, I agree that dream interpretation can be a powerful tool in and of itself, and lucid dreaming is certainly not necessary (it's just another tool - albeit it a fun and potentially useful one as well).
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