Thread: Can an old person have Lucid Dreams.

Well you have to forgive my grammar. English is not my mother language.
I'm 58 years old. I remember having Lucid Dreams - not many- a long time ago. But I had a Lucid Dream 10 days ago. This is my question. Are old people able to have lucid dreams.?

Anybody can have lucid dreams.

There's no reason whatsoever why you wouldn't be able to train yourself to have them more often or at will.

Welcome

Of course they are! Anyone can lucid dream. As long as you make an effort remember your dreams at night and try some induction methods, you could become a prolific lucid dreamer. Here's a guide that helped me tremendously:

http://dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=55740

Good luck old dude.

Originally Posted by sanctispiritus

I had a Lucid Dream 10 days ago.

Are old people able to have lucid dreams.?

Uhm

Anyone can have lucid dreams if their mind is able to tell the difference.

I'm not sure if it was lucid or not, because I had a lot of control over it, but not totally. I was on my bed about 6 30 am. All of the sudden, I felt like I lost control of my body. I felt like I was rotating clock wise at great speed. Then I felt like some entity ( a dead person) was trying to hold me down , but I was not really afraid of that because I am 100% atheistic. I do no believe in anything supernatural. I managed to escape throughout a window (actually the window of my room). The interesting thing was that I was able to pass through it. Then immediately I was flying very high, and I could see the ocean a many rocks. At this moment I became total lucid because I remembered that I could do experiments like trying to pass through a solid material like rock. Then I came back to the house and went inside the living room then the kitchen and then the garage. Someone was following me, and again I was able to fly to escape. At some point I awaked but still I was feeling a sensation like my body was trembling. I never was scary during the whole dream.

Like the above said, I dont see a reason why old people cant LD.
But it sounds like you went through SP (Sleep Paralysis) from your description of the entity. That typically happens whenever people enter SP consciously. So that means you officially had a WILD (Wake-Induced Lucid Dream)! Congrats!
It seems like you have a talent for WILDing knowing that you did it w/o even realizing it!

Sorry for my English.
I went to bed at 8:30. I set an alarm clock for 12.00 am, because I have growth of my prostate so I can go to the bathroom and then go back to sleep. I did not hear the alarm clock. Instead I was having those stupid dreams that do not have any sense. Like I was seeing an elephant painting and picking things from a wall, using his trump as it was a hand. Even the elephant was able to use a stapler. After that the elephant was not an elephant any more but a child. At 4 in the morning I went to the bathroom and I was a little angry because I was not able to realize that I was dreaming even when all those no sense things were happening in my dreams. But then something happened. I was falling sleep and I realized that I was dreaming. I had a long lucid dream in which I had controlled of everything. I am not going to relate the dream buy I need to ask you a few questions about lucid dreams.
a) During the whole dream I was in total control of my dream. At the same time I was able to stop the dream, being awake and going back to dream again. Is it that possible?
b) At any time I was listening to some talking, but when I stopped the dream for the first time I realized that those voices were part of my dreaming.
c) At any time I was listening to those voices, but I was able to hear real sounds like the one for a fan running close to my bed. I even was able to hear the sound of a watch that I had set on purpose for 4:30 am. I heard the alarm, but I decided to continue with my dream.
d) At any time I knew that I could stop the dream like I did a few minutes later.
So my question is: I think lucid dreaming is more like a state of self hypnosis and is is not a real dream. What do you think about this?

Originally Posted by sanctispiritus

a) During the whole dream I was in total control of my dream. At the same time I was able to stop the dream, being awake and going back to dream again. Is it that possible?

Yes, I did it several times. I wake up, but instead of thinking of anything else I try to remember and see the dream, I only try to think of the dream, the feelings, everything. Sometimes those thoughts "carry over" back in the dream.

So my question is: I think lucid dreaming is more like a state of self hypnosis and is is not a real dream. What do you think about this?

I think sometimes you weren't in a "real dream" but just having imagery on the onset of dreaming.

P.S. Enjoy your journey in the dreamworld.