I know this thread has been posted many-a time but i wanted to share an experience i had with mirrors and get some feedback on the experience and mirrors themselves.
The dream started in the exact way most of my lucid dreams start, I "woke up" and crawled out of bed. I checked the clock and the seconds on my digital clock were increasing by two instead of one so i knew that i was dreaming. Seizing this opportunity to experiment with mirrors, i walked into my bathroom prepared to see some freaky stuff. My hair had changed from its normal brown, medium length swoopy style to a bright green spiked Mohawk. The image was quite comical and this was the first time mirrors didn't scare me off so i continued to look. I touched my face and the moment i lifted my finger there was an indent in my cheek. Intrigued by this, i continued touching my face only to discover that my face (in the mirror) was completely malleable, much like clay. About a minute of laughing and playing with my face i noticed the light outside had turned from morning to midnight. the lights in my bathroom had dimmed and i grew worried. i looked out the window (i forgot what i saw) but i quickly looked back into the mirror.
The reflection had changed back into my normal self but something was not quite right. my eyes had begun to grow, ending up the size of grapefruits. i tried to look away but i was not physically able to. this, i imagine was when the dream turned semi-lucid. i was very afraid, my reflection had begun to warp into a skinny bug, like creature. it reached one of its arms to the mirror and the arm came out, coming closer and closer to my face. i felt a strong feeling of claustrophobia and i couldn't move or breathe. the creature that used to be my reflection was fully out of the mirror, and suddenly the perspective changed from me to the creature. without control, i took one of my "claws" and sliced a vertical cut down the real me's stomach. the expression of fear on my face was unimaginable, and thats when i woke up.
since then i have not tried to experiment with mirrors and altogether avoid them in lucid dreams. anyone else been scared into avoiding mirrors? :eek:
