Last night, I had my first true lucid dream! I was in my bathroom looking in the mirror of myself and I suddenly noticed that something was not right about my image. I thought that it looked odd and I should check to see if I was dreaming. I looked at my watch and I could not see my watch because my hand was in the way (it was as if the watch was under my hand
). I immediately realized that I must have been dreaming. As soon as made this realization, the world began to go hazy and a mixture of brown and black. I remembered that rubbing my hands was a way to stabilize the dream. I rubbed them together and everything returned as it was and even became more clear. As everything stabilized I remember being so excited that I knew that I was dreaming.
I decided to do a test to ensure that I was dreaming. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a phone. I said that I was going to call my father by dialing 1-800-DAD. If he picked up, I would be 100% certain that I was having a lucid dream (not sure why I wanted more proof, probably just disbelief). When he picked up, I just hung up and walked outside onto the road. I decided that I was going to try to fly. I tried flapping my arms. Nothing. I jumped into the air while flapping my arms. Nothing. Finally, with a running start, I took off into the air above my building. It felt as nothing has ever before. I WAS FLYING! I was unconsciously yelling at the top of my lungs "YEAH, WOO". As I decided to come back to the ground, I realized that I didn't quite know how to land
. As soon as my feet hit the ground, I awoke. (I assume I awoke due to the adrenaline rush, but any input on how to avoid this in the future is welcome)
I lied there, the biggest smile on my face. I turned to my girlfriend and said "I did it, I flew". She just moaned in a sleepy discontent and rolled back over. I, however, was so excited. Nothing has ever been so real during a dream, no matter how vivid. I still can't believe it. I was in complete control, I COULD FLY!
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