Thread: New Here

Hey guys,

I'm new here so I'll introduce my self.. I also have a few questions.

But first off, I'm 16. I'm into the whole dreaming, changing my mind set, psychoactive drugs, ect.

Now, I only "do" natural things. Such as pot, salvia, ect. And I'm really into space. Believe it or not..


I had my first (that i can remember) lucid dream. Or, the first stage of it anyways. I was taking a nap, and I realized I was dreaming (i never heard of lucid dreaming at this time, this is what brought me here) And it was just normal, I was laying in bed... but I couldn't move. Like at all. I layed there for a good 5 minutes before I woke up.


But anyways, why exactly did I see normal stuff, but couldn't move? Was that lucidity? Or was that real and I was just in sleep paralysis... and I just thought it was a dream?

And are there any good tips for achieving and practicing having lucid dreams? I've read a couple tutorials, but I kinda want to interact and hear people's opinions instead of just reading to myself.


Oh yea! One more thing... Does marijuana really effect dreams? I don't smoke it to often.. but I read somewhere that it was a depressant? I only smoke like once a week at the max, by the way..


Thanks for your time!

I laughed at his response. But whatever.. smoking pot is a chance I'm totally willing to take. Thank you.

It could have been either one. You may have been dreaming, or you were just in SP. At that point it would be a good time to perform a reality check to be sure. But if you couldn't move at all, and you were laying down like normal in a normal room, it probably was SP.

It's been said that weed effects your dream recall negatively since it hurts your ability to think properly. It might effect your dream too, making it slower, or less interesting, but I don't know about that.

Hello and welcome to Dreamviews! It seems we have some common interests ! You not being able to move at all (especially if you were trying to move/get up) makes me think that you may have been in SP and not quite fully transitioned to the dream state. Often times when you WILD however, you will enter the dream in the exact same room and body position of that which you fell asleep. I have heard some other members talk about not being able to get up from bed occasionally once they enter a lucid dream through the WILD technique. If this happens again you can try a few techniques to see if you are in fact dreaming. You can imagine your body as light as the air and imagine yourself floating out of your bed. You can also imagine yourself sinking/falling through your bed.

As for lucid dreaming I suggest a few things. First, browse through some of the tutorials. I know it can be a bit of a read, but the more knowledge you have on the matter, the better off you will be. 2nd, start a dream journal. Whether you start one here on dreamviews or in a notebook at home, doesn't matter. Just make sure you keep it updated and as detailed as possible. 3rd, stay positive. Being a beginner, you will have some failures. It happens. Just keep confident and positive. Remember, if you get discouraged and disappointed, it will only make it harder for you to achieve lucidity. Confidence and positive emotion goes a long way when it comes to lucid dreaming.

I smoke everyday (multiple times a day) and it doesn't effect my recall. It seems to effect dreamers differently. There are some members who can't remember anything after smoking and others (myself included) who have multiple dreams a night after fall asleep stoned. Weed makes my dreams crazy and pretty random. It certainly doesn't make them less interesting. In fact, they are much more interesting do to my pot head-status (to me anyway ). Since you smoke only once a week, it most likely won't effect you at all.

@ Conzo: I'm still unsure of whether I was still asleep or awake. I'm kinda leaning towards a lucid dream. Cause I do remember looking around (with my eyes only) and could do nothing. And when I finally strained myself enough I woke up violently. I like spazzed out right when I "woke" up.. if you get what I'm saying.

And that's what led me here. I really wish I knew what lucid dreaming was then..

And if anybody was wondering, this took place during a nap in the middle of the day.


@ KingYoshi: Thanks for the tips man! And I will keep trying no matter how much I fail. I want to experiment with this and become at least a slight master at it.. soooo incredibly much.

And yea as for the pot messing with my dreams, I will find out for sure Saturday night. I will be experimenting with sleeping while on Saliva. And under heavy doses of pot. We will see what happens I doubt I'll be able to sleep on Salvia though haha..

I heard salvia messes you up big time for the first few mins after taking it. Sounds like a interesting thing to try, although I have no access to any.