Thread: Did I just have my first LD? plz answer

Ok, so I was asleep and awake at the same time it seemed like. What I mean is I was having a dream but rather than just knowing I was asleep, I felt like I was in my bed and in the dream. It felt as if I could just open my eyes and be awake. It is really hard to put the feeling into words, but does this sound like it could be a WILD? I don't remember any vibrations like some people say it causes, but I think I may have had a mild case of SP, like I couldn't move but the thought of trying to move had left my mind. So is this what a WILD feels like? Is this what all lucids feel like? was I even lucid in the first place? plz answer. any opinion would be greatly appreciated

In my opinion you were just having a vivid day dream. That's just me though. I do the same thing when I wake up, I'm really relaxed but I'm awake and I just day dream a for little while. I don't count those as LDs. If it was a WILD it think you would've felt those vibrations and the onset of SP. It's one of those experiences that you really can't miss.

I've had something like this few times aswell. I don't think its a lucid dream, although you might call it so. I think that if you wake up during a dream, sometimes the dream may still last for few seconds while you feel your physical body in bed, plus the feeling that It'll be over if you open your eyes. Its not lucidity, since you find out you're dreaming only when the dream is in its last moments.

My only problems with these theories are that I was asleep for 2 hours (so not a day dream) and that I experienced this twice, once before and once after, a normal dream (not just seconds after). In fact, the one time before the normal dream was a dream in itself, and the second one only stopped because my phone rang and woke me up. But I agree that it being a WILD is not likely, I just could not think of what it would be called.

Well i don't think it's a dream still because it lasted for that long. I don't think even the longest REM cycles are that long. What time of day did you experiance this?

Yeah I agree, I have had those subtle thoughts where I was almost dreaming, but yet awake, they are really wierd, but you WILL know when you are having a LD , Just remember to do a RC then you will know for sure. Like plug your nose and shut your mouth if you can still breathe you are having a LD. Keep trying you will get it. Sounds like you are moving in the right direction though.

Originally Posted by Spiderman_859

Well i don't think it's a dream still because it lasted for that long. I don't think even the longest REM cycles are that long. What time of day did you experiance this?

I had already slept nine hours. It was somewhere from 1 1/2 to 2 hours, maybe not exactly 2 and I'm sure it wasn't more than two.

Yeah it sounds exactly like what I do every morning, although it's a lil longer than what I do. I think the longest a rem cycle lasts is like 30-45 minutes so what you experienced is a lot longer than the normal dream. It's not exactly a day dream either tho, I know what you mean. Maybe you should just name it and it'll catch on.