Thread: question

before you fall asleep is there a way to force yourself to dream about something?

If there is a reliable way to force yourself to dream about something.. I'd love to hear about it too (I'd be lucid every night)!

You can always try mentally repeating your dream request or replay the "dream" in your head until you fall asleep and hope that your subconscious will give you the dream you're seeking.

:S ive tried that the past week and it hasnt worked. infact i havnt remembered much dreams lately :/ must be because the extra working hours, but if it works any time soon ill tell you

Dream incubation seems reliable enough as long as you really mean it, want it.
But while it may be reliable, it's not full-proof. This is because we tend to dream about things we are concerned with and that's not something easily controlled. No matter how much you focus on something before bed, it won't compensate for the true concerns you've experienced throughout the waking day. However, we do have a number of dreams a night so I imagine that kicks up the chances of incubated ideas finding their way into at least one dream. The point though, as I said, is to truly mean it when imagining in your mind what you wish to dream about.

Originally Posted by Merlock

However, we do have a number of dreams a night so I imagine that kicks up the chances of incubated ideas finding their way into at least one dream. The point though, as I said, is to truly mean it when imagining in your mind what you wish to dream about.

i do truly mean it when imaging it and it hasnt helped but ill keep trying

for somereason lately i cant remember a single dream at all :/ now its really frustrating because my dream recall was inproving and now it just suddenly stopped

Originally Posted by xristosx

i do truly mean it when imaging it and it hasnt helped but ill keep trying

for somereason lately i cant remember a single dream at all :/ now its really frustrating because my dream recall was inproving and now it just suddenly stopped

How much sleep are you getting?