Thread: Lucid dreaming = scary?

Hello,
I'm new here and I'm interested in lucid dreaming. At the same time, the idea of it worries me and I think it's preventing my dream recall. Is this my body's way of telling me that it's not a good idea? Am I subconsciously blocking my dream recall? Is this normal?

Sorry if this is an old question or a common one, but I couldn't find any threads on it. Thanks!

Lucid dreaming is NOT scary! Would YOU be scared of infinite power?! Thought not!

Originally Posted by Ryuinfinity

Lucid dreaming is NOT scary! Would YOU be scared of infinite power?! Thought not!

You know, I think there was a man with similar ambitions to yours. Adolf? Adolf something...

My question, to be more poignant, was does it significantly alter your ability to dream, such that dreaming becomes a waking state and that you become sleep deprived? I've also read posts about people who are concious during a nightmare but do not have the state of mind to convince themselves that it is not real, and they therefore suffer through the nightmare conciously and are able to recall it upon waking.

Originally Posted by drporcelain

You know, I think there was a man with similar ambitions to yours. Adolf? Adolf something...

You know, the problem is that LDS AREN'T REAL! Even if I did do evil things in my LDs (which I don't) then no one real would be hurt.

Lucid dreams do not sleep deprive you. They are completely natural. There is nothing wrong with lucid dreaming. If you have one, you are not crazy. They are not real. It's all in your head. If you do not want to lucid dream, you are missing out on a lot of fun. If you think they are scary, you are probably thimking of SP. I have never went into SP counsiously, because I am too scared.

There has been some threads about this, actually! But they're hard to find.

I just want to let you know that there's nothing to worry about. LDing is only different from your normal dreaming in that you are aware that you are dreaming. You don't even need to have control of your dream even if you're lucid, and it can be easy to lose that lucidity if you don't like knowing you are dreaming.

It could be that until you understand that nothing life-threatening is going to happen, your recall will be affected; confidence is a major key in gaining better recall. If you're afraid or worried at all, it could hinder your success.

You should be completely comfortable with the idea of lucid dreaming before you move on. I recommend going back and reading everything on the main site if you haven't already. If you're still worried even after that, try reading Stephen LaBerge's "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming".

I'm sure more experienced members can give a better reply. Good luck!

Lucid dreams are alot of things, they are certainly not scary.

Thanks! That helps a lot!, I will definitely go back and re-read the main sight.

I have another question that is not really related to my first.
When I was a child I distinctly remember a lot of my dreams; what I was doing or thinking or seeing. But I don't think it ever occured to me that I was dreaming, I was just there and seeing everything that was happening. These are not LDs right?

An example:
I had a lot of dreams about water. In one of them, I'm walking along a sort of rock wall, but its made of tide pools and it was only about a foot wide. It stretched into the entirity of the ocean and I just kept walking.