Thread: Hey, i admit im kinda scared.

Try this:

Get a film or episode of a TV show that you can recite all of without any help - from memory (or learn one) - onto your Ipod, dont go to sleep until around 1-2 AM, plug the Ipod in, turn the film on, watch about 5 mins of the program/film, then lay it down next to you, and lye on your back, close your eyes, and visualise the scenes of the programme, the people etc, in your mind. keep it goin until you fall asleep. I thought this up and tried it out last night - with results in about 5 minutes. But, being a newbie myself, I freaked and pulled out of the dream, with a little SP still in effect.

Give it a go, for me, i saw swirling colours which formed the outline of my room, defined themself, and I woke into my dream.

PS. Still testing, you may want to shift your attention to the room you are sleeping in before you 'false awaken' yourself, and let it stabilise a little, then do a reality check. For the brief 5 seconds I was in the dream, I was absoultely aware that I was dreaming.

Hello, welcome to Dreamviews! If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer and help you out.

You can definitely use lucid dreams for confronting nightmares, for understanding yourself better, and for having fun of course.

A good thing to know about lucid dreaming is that you can be lucid, but not be able to control the dream. Or you can control the dream and not be lucid. Being lucid is simply knowing you are dreaming. Dream control in lucids can sometimes take practice, and sometimes trying a few different techniques to see which things work best for you. We're all different in how our minds work, so when it comes to dreaming, always go with your own instincts and what works for you first.

May I ask, do you keep a dream journal right now? If you want, you can start a dream journal in the subforum here. It's really helpful to keep a dream journal because you'll have better recall, and it'll help you with a lot of your goals like understanding yourself better, getting lucid, ect.

and the only way i can think of someone dying of fright is if you had a heart attack but that is unlikely if you know that nothing happening during SP can hurt you.

Originally Posted by your_mum

Try this:

Get a film or episode of a TV show that you can recite all of without any help - from memory (or learn one) - onto your Ipod, dont go to sleep until around 1-2 AM, plug the Ipod in, turn the film on, watch about 5 mins of the program/film, then lay it down next to you, and lye on your back, close your eyes, and visualise the scenes of the programme, the people etc, in your mind. keep it goin until you fall asleep. I thought this up and tried it out last night - with results in about 5 minutes. But, being a newbie myself, I freaked and pulled out of the dream, with a little SP still in effect.

Give it a go, for me, i saw swirling colours which formed the outline of my room, defined themself, and I woke into my dream.

PS. Still testing, you may want to shift your attention to the room you are sleeping in before you 'false awaken' yourself, and let it stabilise a little, then do a reality check. For the brief 5 seconds I was in the dream, I was absoultely aware that I was dreaming.

That's a cool idea. I have tried something similar a few times: I count to 500 or some such number, and try to stay conscious the whole time. So far I just have lost focus at ~300 and then fallen asleep some time later.

im not really needed here, but id like to welcome you to DV, and have a nice stay.

Happy Lucid Dreaming!