Thread: And SO I regain the ability to fly!!

Nice work. I've never had a false awakening, what are they like in retrospect?

Originally posted by Colin Basnett
Nice work. I've never had a false awakening, what are they like in retrospect?

All I can say from my experiences with them is, they feel Exactly like a normal awakening.

Only difference is, they aren't. Try to do reality checks every morning when you wake up, then when you have another false awakening, you will check if you're dreaming and realize you are.

Wow that's a really long LD! I'm glad for you. I think the longest I've had was about 15 minutes. How accurate was the scenery while flying over your school, anything out of place? Oddly I have never done reality checks in a dream, I always just assume I'm dreaming lol. Hopefully I don't end up jumping out of a building in real life on a groggy day

Colin Said:

Nice work. I've never had a false awakening, what are they like in retrospect? [/b]

False awakenings can be a blessing or a curse. It depends on the situation you're in, and how apt your mind is to play dirty tricks on you. The way I see it, false awakenings are more common in lucid dreams than normal dreaming, because the act of awakening is so fresh in your mind, usually because you don't Want to do it, as you're aware you are dreaming. So your mind creates the act of waking, out of the strong desire Against waking...or at least mine seems to..slick lil bastard...

On the one hand, I had an awakening where I woke in my bed from a lucid dream one morning, and got up to write in my dream journal. Sitting down at the computer, I noticed something wasn't right. As a reality check, I attempted to lift the cup that was on my desk with my mind (a much more fun RC than checking a clock twice 8) ) and watched it float up off of the counter, turning a false awakening into two lucid dreams in a row.

However on the Other hand, I had gone to sleep one night after watching what I think was one of the Elm Street movies and I was dreaming up hypnogogic sound from the horror flick that wasn't even on. So I woke up (still in the dream) to see the tv had been turned back on. I went to the tv, trying to clear my (stil groggy) mind of the sounds of screaming coming through the speakers. First I just tried to turn the channels, but the picture and sound stayed on the disturbing images and audio. I flipped it over and over and it stayed on the same channel. Then, I woke up again, and the room was dark, as it has really been when I'd gone to bed. Getting up, and went to the tv, as I turn on the news every morning before work. And I'm bombarded with the sounds of screaming and laughing and all that scary shit as the tv came on to show the same movie. This happend Twice more (making a total of about 4 false awakenings in a row) and that kinda thing is enough to drive you crazy. Lol.

So my advice to you is: If you have a false awakening, figure it out quickly before you catch any Surprises.

Originally posted by Oneironaut
Colin Said:

Nice work. I've never had a false awakening, what are they like in retrospect?

False awakenings can be a blessing or a curse. It depends on the situation you're in, and how apt your mind is to play dirty tricks on you. The way I see it, false awakenings are more common in lucid dreams than normal dreaming, because the act of awakening is so fresh in your mind, usually because you don't Want to do it, as you're aware you are dreaming. So your mind creates the act of waking, out of the strong desire Against waking...or at least mine seems to..slick lil bastard...

On the one hand, I had an awakening where I woke in my bed from a lucid dream one morning, and got up to write in my dream journal. Sitting down at the computer, I noticed something wasn't right. As a reality check, I attempted to lift the cup that was on my desk with my mind (a much more fun RC than checking a clock twice 8) ) and watched it float up off of the counter, turning a false awakening into two lucid dreams in a row.

However on the Other hand, I had gone to sleep one night after watching what I think was one of the Elm Street movies and I was dreaming up hypnogogic sound from the horror flick that wasn't even on. So I woke up (still in the dream) to see the tv had been turned back on. I went to the tv, trying to clear my (stil groggy) mind of the sounds of screaming coming through the speakers. First I just tried to turn the channels, but the picture and sound stayed on the disturbing images and audio. I flipped it over and over and it stayed on the same channel. Then, I woke up again, and the room was dark, as it has really been when I'd gone to bed. Getting up, and went to the tv, as I turn on the news every morning before work. And I'm bombarded with the sounds of screaming and laughing and all that scary shit as the tv came on to show the same movie. This happend Twice more (making a total of about 4 false awakenings in a row) and that kinda thing is enough to drive you crazy. Lol.

So my advice to you is: If you have a false awakening, figure it out quickly before you catch any Surprises. [/b]

holy crap! that sounds freaky!
sounds like something taken directly out of a silent hill game actually. thats awesome

Yeah...awesome after its over! I was begining to wonder if I was going to wake up or not. Lol.