Newww. Help me out? :)

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10-01-2009, 04:13 AM
LarsPeterson

Newww. Help me out? :)

Ayy. I've just discovered Lucid Dreaming and what it's about and everything a day or so ago. And I find it very, VERY, very intriguing. Aha. I just have some questions that may seem a little 'stupid' or goofy to anyone reading, but I'm just a curious dude. So here we go:

1) When you're having a lucid dream and you walk, run, move, etc.. You're not ACTUALLY walking, running, or moving in 'reality' are you? :P

2) How long after i start practicing all the 'techniques' and whatnot before i might have a lucid dream?

3) When you're having a lucid dream, how long do they usually last, and can you do anything you want?

4) How does a lucid dream end? Like.. Do you just all of the sudden wake up, or what?

That's it for now i think. And i'm REALLLLY stoked about this. Like incredibly. aha. So any answers/tips/whatever would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again :)

-Graham.
10-01-2009, 04:42 AM
detroitLions1970

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Originally Posted by Grahambuddha

Ayy. I've just discovered Lucid Dreaming and what it's about and everything a day or so ago. And I find it very, VERY, very intriguing. Aha. I just have some questions that may seem a little 'stupid' or goofy to anyone reading, but I'm just a curious dude. So here we go:

1) When you're having a lucid dream and you walk, run, move, etc.. You're not ACTUALLY walking, running, or moving in 'reality' are you? :P

2) How long after i start practicing all the 'techniques' and whatnot before i might have a lucid dream?

3) When you're having a lucid dream, how long do they usually last, and can you do anything you want?

4) How does a lucid dream end? Like.. Do you just all of the sudden wake up, or what?

That's it for now i think. And i'm REALLLLY stoked about this. Like incredibly. aha. So any answers/tips/whatever would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again :)

-Graham.

Hi, and welcome to Dreamviews. In answer to your questions:

1). No, you have lucid dreams while in the REM phase of sleep, and while in REM sleep you are in paralasis.
2). How long it takes is subjective; it differs from person to person depending on how much effort they put in, sleep schedule and so forth, as well as personal factors. In general it usually takes about a month.
3). Lucid dreams last as long as the dream does. This all depends on the length of the REM cycle you are in (they get longer as the night goes on). Usually in the longer cycles you'll have a few dreams in the one REM cycle.
4). How a lucid dream ends can happen in a few ways:
-> You are woken up;
-> You wake yourself up;
-> The dream ends and you keep sleeping;
-> The dream ends and you wake up.

I hope that helped, good luck! :)
10-01-2009, 06:42 AM
KingYoshi

Welcome to Dreamviews! Shades did a good job with answering your questions, but I'll see what I can do for you as well...

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Originally Posted by Grahambuddha

Ayy. I've just discovered Lucid Dreaming and what it's about and everything a day or so ago. And I find it very, VERY, very intriguing. Aha. I just have some questions that may seem a little 'stupid' or goofy to anyone reading, but I'm just a curious dude. So here we go:

1) When you're having a lucid dream and you walk, run, move, etc.. You're not ACTUALLY walking, running, or moving in 'reality' are you? :P
No, your body is in SP (sleep paralysis) during the REM stage of sleep. No worries there, mate!

2) How long after i start practicing all the 'techniques' and whatnot before i might have a lucid dream?
This depends on the person. Most of the time it takes a few weeks before you get your first lucid. Some people it may take even longer. I myself (and some others) had a lucid the first night trying, so there is definately hope for quick success. Just keep practicing and the hard work will pay off!

3) When you're having a lucid dream, how long do they usually last, and can you do anything you want?
Yes, you can do anything (and I mean ANYTHING) you want. Some things are much harder to do then others. Certain things usually take practice to master. LDs can last anywhere from a few seconds to hours. My LDs usually last around 20 minutes. I have had two that were right at 1 hour long.

4) How does a lucid dream end? Like.. Do you just all of the sudden wake up, or what?
Most of the time you slowly feel your body breaking paralysis and waking up. You usually do not wake abruptly unless and extreme emotion occurs.

That's it for now i think. And i'm REALLLLY stoked about this. Like incredibly. aha. So any answers/tips/whatever would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again :)
Yeah, lucid dreaming is awesome. I suggest starting a dream journal here: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=26 . I also suggest looking through the Tutorials section of the forum, they can provide you with in depth information regarding lucid dreaming and lucid dreaming practices. They are located here: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=74 Good Luck to you!
-Graham.
10-01-2009, 07:49 PM
LarsPeterson

Thank you both. I appreciate the answers. :D
10-01-2009, 08:15 PM
Andywarski

I just recently had a lucid dream in which I was trying to figure out if I was actually walking and standing in real life, it lead me to 3 false awakenings. I actually thought in one of the false awakenings where I stood out of my bed then started to fly that in real life I may have fallen on the ground. So while I was flying away I was concerned about my body back at home lol. I was fine though.