Hey there. I would love to be able to have lucid dreams at will. This site seems like a great learning resource.
I wish I could create my own worlds, exist in my favourite books, and possibly fly. I want to visit alien planets, and even create my own!

I have nightmares (bad dreams, whatever) occasionally, and sometimes if I'm lucky, at some point I realise it's a nightmare. What I do is, I shut my eyes tightly (in the dream), and as I open them again, I focus on actually opening my eyes in real life. It's a really weird technique, I think. But it does work, if I gain the conciousness required to do it.

Sometimes I also briefly experience lucid dreaming. I had one a couple nights ago, which was very quick. And kinda good. But the problem is that on these exceptionally rare occasions, my dream-vision soon blacks out and I can't see a thing, I become increasingly aware that I am actually lying in bed, and then I wake up. Feeling disappointed.
After reading a few things on this site, I've realised that this is probably due to a mix of over-excitement and being in very light sleep. In other words, in the dream I think "I can do whatever I want! Quick, I'd better do everything and anything!".

So anyway, I really really hate nightmares. Mine range from a family member dying, to being hunted in the middle of the night by a vicious monster. Vampire, zombie horde, fox-man, family-member-turned-evil, etc.
It's generally the "being hunted" type of nightmare.
To me, nightmares are just horrible. I know nothing can hurt me, but in the dream, I think it's real.
Sometimes at the end, if the monster "gets" me, I feel actual pain, in a way. Not "I've been punched in the face" sort of pain, but try digging your fingers into your ribcage a little bit, and it's like that. It's a ticklish sort of pain.
It's definitely just in my dreams, as it goes when I wake up.
It could be that while I'm sleeping, I am lying in an uncomfortable position, with my hand pressed into my side or something.

Sorry, this is getting really long...

My main point is that I am afraid of having nightmares. I don't want to use that WILD technique because I hate the idea of having whispers in my ear, as I know I would freak out.
I am also afraid of hallucinations.


Another thing - is real lucid dreaming as good as they say it is?
When you're controlling the dream, can you change the scenario to suit you? For example, could I teleport myself to another planet? How much of the dream is created by you?
Could I literally do anything I want? Like create a house or a tree right infront of me, or am I getting ahead of myself and being unrealistic?
How vivid is it?

I know this is a HUGE post, but I would really love it if someone/some people would answer my questions.

Hoping to be dreaming happy dreams,
MythicDreams

P.S: Damnit. I made a mistake in my topic title. I meant "me and my dreams".