Accidently Turning Lds Into Nightmares

**Awhislyle** · 09-18-2006 02:18 AM

Well, lately, some of my lucids have been wasted due to irrational fear. In a lucid, I for somereason think of a nightmare creature, then Im like, "oh crap, why did I think of that" then I just keep thinking about how if I keep thinking about it it is going to work its way into my dream, and I know that it can't hurt me or anything, but I know that it will either scare the crap out of me when I walk around a corner, and/or will make me lose my lucidity.
So, for one example, in a lucid I though about something like that while in my house, and I know that the thing is going to appear. So I am walking around the house thrying to not be to scared knowing I can kick its butt if I dont get too freaked out, and I walk through a doorway and it is on the wall, so It just surprises me, and I lose the dream, but I dont wake up or anything, I have a FA, but I know its an FA, but the thing is standing overme in my bed, so right now I kind of know its a dream, but Im still scared, and I dont really have time to think, so I grab the thing's neck, then I wake up for real.

Anyways, the thing is that I keep accidently turning some of my LDs into nightmares, and its really annoying. Anyone have any tips on what to do, if something like this starts to happen again?
Oh, and btw, don't bother telling my that it is my subconscious telling me not to lucid or something like that, because any comment like that will be disregarded

**Oneironaut Zero** · 09-18-2006 02:30 AM

My best advice for you is to try to make yourself comfortable with the possibility of nightmares. You are creating the nightmares by thinking about them, but your fear of nightmares is the greatest fuel for your nightmares to form. You have to abolish that fear. To be conscious of your dreams is to be conscious of the possibility of having nightmares. You have to set in your mind that this is normal, and that you have to, above all else, stay calm in a nightmare scenario.

The outcome of your nightmares is up to you, you simply have to have enough of your wits about you to make sure you remember that You Are In Control in a lucid dream, whether it's a nightmare or not. If you can harness this, your nightmares will begin to have much less of an impact on you, even when they are scary.

At least it works for me.

**Casualtie** · 09-18-2006 03:33 AM

i have yet to have an LD, but i have thought about this happening multiple times.

i cant really think of anything to help except maybe to try and change the dream scene or maybe just fly up to the sky until you can clear your head.

**Nikolaa** · 09-18-2006 09:20 AM

imagine a fier shield around you,get a shot gun,and a heavy armore suit,if it doesn't work,do what that other guy said,fly in the air,try to clear ur head,of yust fly off to another scenario

**Awhislyle** · 09-20-2006 06:25 AM

Alright, thanks for the help. I think those things will help me. In addition, I think that by becoming more lucid I can help avoid this better too. Both through my subconscious not making this crap randomly appear, and by not having as much random fear, now that I think about it, this has only really happened in my low level lucids, this might actually turn out to be a good thing as an incentive for me to learn turn those low lucidity dreams into very clear ones.

**Primus7** · 09-21-2006 11:23 PM

Oh god, i had a dream that i was up in a private neighborhood in the woods, in my house right before bed. Then i heard these gongs and war drum beats... i looked outside the window and there was a army of zombies walking down the street to attack my house from all directions... so afraid... i did not want to be eatin! but then i woke up thank god... i hope when i get my lucid i can fight through that dream. res-evil style!

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