Thread: New to lucid dreaming, SP scared, recall ability

Hi, and welcome to Dream Views!


When I'm short on time, I just tend to write down a couple words that could "jog my memory" and help me write down the dream later. Pretty helpful on school days.

I wouldn't be too scared about Sleep Paralysis. The one time i've had it I just heard a loud buzzing and entered a dream. If you do get frightening hallucinations or sounds, the important thing to remember is that it's all in your head.

Also, if you move in a dream you will typically not move in real life. Our bodies go into Sleep Paralysis every night to keep
us from hurting ourselves.


Good luck with lucid dreaming!

Hi,

thanks for your reply

I know it sounds childish, but is there some kind of way that I might not remember that it's all in my head and scare the shit out of myself?

Hi, welcome

You don't need to go through sleep paralysis, that only applies to WILD. If you really don't want to go through it you can do DILD or MILD for example. Here are the links: http://dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=65032, http://dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=65458

Also, I'm wondering, I'm Dutch by the way, how did you find out about this site? I don't know any other Dutch people that know lucid dreaming, do you?

Originally Posted by ruba

I know it sounds childish, but is there some kind of way that I might not remember that it's all in my head and scare the shit out of myself?

If your referring to dreams in general, than yes, you're normally not aware that you're dreaming, that's the point.

Well, it's actually quite a long story.

A few weeks ago, I found out about I-doser (binaural brainwaves). To be honoust, I downloaded some pirated MP3's, because I was sceptical that it wouldn't work for me.
It actually worked quited a bit for me (said in my first post).
Through the i-doser forum I found out about Lucid dreaming.
At that point i saw Avatar and then I googled "pandora lucid dream" (I was ensured that there would be people with Avatar related lucid dreams and I wanted to read their stories) Then I ended up on some kind of avatar forum and that lead me here.
I'm not an avatard I like the movie though
And I don't know people who know about lucid dreaming, too. I only told one friend of mine, just because other would be too sceptical.
When I told my father of the phenomenon Lucid Dreaming, it seemed he hadn't even heard of it.

And I don't know how much of an experienced Lucid dreamer you are, but maybe we should contact through PM, because it's makkelijker in het Nederlands

Originally Posted by Hot Chocolate

If your referring to dreams in general, than yes, you're normally not aware that you're dreaming, that's the point.

I was actually referring to Sleep Paralysis, i'm sorry if I wasn't being clear

I've had 11 lucid dreams so far since the summer. I'm not a beginner anymore I guess, but most people on this site are more experienced. Sure PM me if you have a question which you can't explain in english. I'll answer or I'll post the question on the forum.

Originally Posted by ruba

I was actually referring to Sleep Paralysis, i'm sorry if I wasn't being clear

Than I wouldn't know, I've never consciously been into sleep paralysis before. With the emphasis on consciously: sleep paralysis is something you go through every night, you're just asleep.

Originally Posted by Hot Chocolate

Than I wouldn't know, I've never consciously been into sleep paralysis before. With the emphasis on consciously: sleep paralysis is something you go through every night, you're just asleep.

ok well thank you. You've actually made me a lot more confident about trying to LD
I 'm gonna make a dream journal. But just with keywords.

And also, the fact that this looks like a very active forum pleases me

If you intend to make your dreamjournal on the computer this is an awesome program for it: http://dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=79888

Thanks, I am definitely going to use that one.

So do I just need to keep the dream in my head while I walk up to my PC, and then write the journal? It's in the other corner of my room and it also takes about 30 seconds to fully boot up
Do you use the program too?

I do, however I have only written down one dream in it so far. I also have a physical dream journal with about 50 dreams in it, but haven't written anything in that for months. I should be more active.

You can write down some keywords with pen and paper if you want. Ideally you don't move and you don't open yours eyes yet when you try to recall your dream. You could also go through the dream in your head, then get up and type it in the computer.

Originally Posted by Hot Chocolate

You could also go through the dream in your head, then get up and type it in the computer.

Yeah that's what I'll be trying to do
I've already written down a dream from last monday in it

I'm also new to this. I've known about actual lucid dreaming for a while, but haven't bothered to try it out until recently because a sudden burst of interest.

I'm not sure if it means anything, but when I found out that dream recall was a necessary skill, I've been able to recall at least one dream a night, without even caring or trying. Any tips to help remembering and focusing in your dreams? I've read the main articles, but I want some more in-depth help on how to do this.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Madbagel

I'm also new to this. I've known about actual lucid dreaming for a while, but haven't bothered to try it out until recently because a sudden burst of interest.

I'm not sure if it means anything, but when I found out that dream recall was a necessary skill, I've been able to recall at least one dream a night, without even caring or trying. Any tips to help remembering and focusing in your dreams? I've read the main articles, but I want some more in-depth help on how to do this.

Thanks!

as for I know, it's just practicing and practicing, and it's also a very common thing to "instruct" your brain into remembering your dream.

I know how you feel, I used to be scared shitless about SP, but then I tried it, and it really isn't that bad. While I haven't completed a WILD completely, all I felt was a few vibrations, I heard a few noises, wasn't sure about whether or not they were real, and I was completely numb. It's actually pretty fascinating, and it can be very exciting! Anyways, good luck with your Lucid Dreams!