Thread: Physical limitations an lucid dreaming.

Hello, I'm new to this forum and lucid dreaming in general. A friend of mine got me interested in it recently. The reason I want to try is, well, I'm limited physically. I have Muscular Dystrophy, and have little/no arm and leg control. This has made life rather limited and confining for me. It seems the only times I feel the slightest bit free is during dreams. I'm hoping lucid dreaming would be therapeutic for me.

But this brings up several problems. I can't physically do certain reality checks (obstructing nose, jumping, looking at my hand), or certain techniques (can't get out of bed, change my sleeps cycle, get more/less comfortable). Plus I'm afraid of sleep paralysis, so WILD is out of the question, and it seems that if I know I'm falling asleep, I wake myself up out of habit.

Now, I'm a complete noob, so I'm not sure if this will cause me difficulty or not. Is this something to be concerned about? Or are there enough different working methods that I'll be able to find one I can use?

Thanks!