Newbie: Anyone else have this?

Greetings! I'm a newbie, as you might be able to tell from the topic. I've been able to lucid dream since I was a kid, on an off. Actually, the hardest part for me is telling whether I'm dreaming or not, I always have full control over everything.

Of course, I'm a writer, and like all crazy writers, I try to make the dream happen as to what would make the best story. For a long time, I thought that this was just me having a really vivid imagination right after I woke up, but then one day I was woken up while doing this, and I realized that I had actually been asleep the entire time. It was a few years before I found the term 'lucid dreaming,' but I always enjoyed it and wished I could do it more often.

Like I stated before, I control everything in my dreams. I usually lucid dream while having a dream with a clear plot, then realize halfway through that the reins are in my hands and I can change anything that hasn't already been established. It's like someone gave you half a movie script and told you to write the rest, but not to change their part. The one time I did try to go back and change things, I woke up immediately.

Anyways, in one dream, one particular "character" got away from me. In the middle of a car chase scene, my friend (who is a real person) insisted on slowing us down to help a policeman who had gotten shot. He was promptly introduced as another "character" that I had control over, but I had lost my control over that friend.

Ironically, when I told her about that in real life, she was pleased but admitted that she would probably not do that.

Does this ever happen to anyone else? I hear of people having control only over themselves, or people having control over everything, but never of "everything, except that one insane character who does whatever she wants."

:welcome: to the forums! Hey, its possible to control ANYTHING, and I mean ANYTHING. The dream is a part of your self, therefore if you can change the mood of your self, you can do wonders. You said you were a newbie right? You gain experience fast in the art of lucid dreaming.:welcome:

Welcome.
I've never tried controlling people, per say, but when I ask them to do something they always say yes ;)

When a DC defies your control, try hitting it with strong emotions. Strong emotions are the best way to influence a DCs behavior.

To expand on The Cusp, strong emotions doesn't mean anger (it can, threatening to kill a DC can get you what you want,) but giving it a hug and a kiss can work just as well.

Remember DCs are part of you. If you feel any doubt, or guilt about controlling them, they will not obey. That is common anyway. just remember they are not real so you shouldn't have any guilt about it (I say this because some people are guilty about it), and also remember that they are part of your mind, so there should be no reason for you not to be able to control them.

Also, if you feel doubtful that your control will be succesful, it also may not work. Just get into the habit of expecting your control to be effective, and surprised when it doesn't. Of course, didfferent things work for different people. This thread has several good suggestions.