Lucid Nightmare?

[Miskingo]

The other night i attempted to MILD and had very little results.. Recalling no dreams except one which i awoke from. All that I can remember is hearing the sounds of an oncoming train feeling strong vibrations and falsly awakening in pain. In the false awakening I went to the bathroom to splash water on my face when I heard the whistle of a train nearby. Is it possible to have lucid nightmares?

[benkane1077]

Oh good yes, lucid nightmares are completely possible. I gave up trying to lucid dream for years because of lucid nightmares. They just kept getting worse. I was running out of dream skills to survive. I would wake up exausted. I didn't even want to sleep. I'm still scared. My dreams are the only thing I really fear. It is terrible. I hope you don't have this problem. If you do, remember to write me directly. I could tell you of the things I was able to do to survive. Maybe you'll be smarter and figure out something new.

[supra guy]

hmm, wel I've never had that experience but I would recomend, if possible, either ignore or fight the thing in your dream. In a LD one time I was ambushed by gang members, I KNEW I was dreaming, still, I was scared but I ignored them, and they didn't go away, so I fought them. Also, if worsed comes to worsed, you can always wake up, but what fun is that? NOTE: I have no real idea about these things, I'm just saying things that make sense to me, they might not be of any real help to any one.

[Muezza]

Originally posted by Miskingo Is it possible to have lucid nightmares? That depends on how you define the word "nightmare." I look to dreams for inspiration and I'm willing to listen to anything they have to say--positive or negative. Having said that, if one is truly lucid within a dream, what is there to fear? Any danger is merely perceived. Any pain implied. Any terror incomplete. To a degree, dreams may afford one what they truly desire. Perhaps you enjoy being terrified? I know my greatest dreaming pleasure is to be chased, stabbed, or bitten. Experiencing dreaming death can be a deeply spiritual experience. In the end, that's why a nightmare can be so unnerving to some--the fear of death and the instinct for self-preservation. You've only to remind yourself that dreaming death and waking death are two completely individual things. P.S. Keep in mind; a train typically represents a direction or line of thought in the dream world. Pain denotes disharmony, warning, or the inability to love or let go. Does any of this hit home?

[Miskingo]

Well i wasn't afraid of it. I am fascinated and would like another one, this is the first dream where i experienced the vibrations.