Thread: How I got started with dreaming

Wow, fascinating!! Welcome to DV, and so glad you made it through.

It brings up a lot of questions I'd never considered before, such as... in a coma, do you only dream during REM periods, or was it just one long continuous dream?

Darkmatters: I think it depends on the person. Whether or not you have one, continuous dream (as I did) or you have many separate dreams is up to the brain, I suppose. My guess would be it's completely random.

But what stood out about this experience is that it was so incredibly accurate on my entire life, and it appeared as though life went on after I hit my head on the ground, as "reality" instantly flashed back.

I was completely unaware I was dreaming, and when I woke up in the hospital, I almost wanted to go back.

Whoa, that's an incredible story! What did you think when you woke up in the hospital? That must have been bizarre...

It was very bizarre. I just kind of fell asleep in what I was 100% convinced was the normal world, and then I woke up in the hospital. I thought someone had done something to me in my sleep in the dream-world, and was rushed to a dream-world hospital, but then I figured out from the nurse nearby that I was in a coma.

Big, fat, middle finger to me there.

Well, you probably just went into a realistic dream, as if you were normally asleep. It just seemed real because, well, you were dreaming! The character difference is normal in dreams. Really amazing experience, man. It sucks about the coma, but the dream seems cool.

That sounds amazing. I'm glad you aren't in a coma anymore, and have discovered lucid dreaming. I noticed you have already have had a lucid dream since you joined in March. That's awesome. I hope you have many more to come. One idea I have on this is, while in a lucid dream, go up to a dream character and ask them about your dream you had while inside the comma. They could explain a bit more since it's your own body talking to you.

@Mancon123: Thanks.. Yeah, I'm really hoping lucid dreaming becomes more familiar to me as I progress with dreaming.

About the asking thing: That sounds like a stupendous idea. I'd be delighted to find out more about what/why the dream was while I was in the coma. You're right, it could give me some brilliant insight.

Thanks, I'll definitely give that a shot the next time I have a LD.

Originally Posted by Frozzd

@Mancon123: Thanks.. Yeah, I'm really hoping lucid dreaming becomes more familiar to me as I progress with dreaming.

About the asking thing: That sounds like a stupendous idea. I'd be delighted to find out more about what/why the dream was while I was in the coma. You're right, it could give me some brilliant insight.

Thanks, I'll definitely give that a shot the next time I have a LD.

Glad I could help . My mind tends to be fuzzy in LDs and I don't remember what I want to do... Hopefully, you can stay focused.