Thread: No More!

What I'm thinking is that we should track IP addresses. If anyone posts and says, 'Was I lucid' we should burn down their house.

Well there is such a thing as false lucid dreams, they're actually more common than you would think...

He said the word lucid!
Get him!

I agree with what someone mentioned earlier about LDing (I didn't say it, so hah) being subjective. I've had a few dreams where I'm vaguely aware that I'm dreaming but I'm not going to class them as LDs because that's not what my opinion of one is. For an experiencd LDer I doubt that they would put a semi-lucid (damn&#33 dream in the same class as a full-blown lucid-god controlled dream. There is no clear line.

I don't even count it as lucid(oops) unless i have some control over what I do, and 10 or more seconds of lucidity. That crap where I say "I'm dreaming, woop!" and wake up instantly, doesn't even count. But even worse are dreams where I have a dream where I "know" i'm dreaming and go on as if I'm not even lucid (doh&#33 those don't even count. So for me personally anyway, it's not as a simple as the ranting "IF YOU KNEW IT WAS A DREAM YOU WERE LUCID "

Originally Posted by sloth

There's no such thing as a dumb question, but they are the easiest ones to answer. [/b]

Yes, yes there is.

Originally Posted by sloth

What I'm thinking is that we should track IP addresses. If anyone posts and says, 'Was I lucid' we should burn down their house.
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Originally Posted by sloth

He said the word lucid!
Get him!
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LMAO! *Shakes head* What has hapened to this thread???



EDIT: BTW Great idea Sloth.

I don't consider a dream lucid unless I am fully aware that I am dreaming, and I am able to carry out an activity, either studying, or just enjoying my dream.

I know exactly what you mean when you speak of realizing you are dreaming, and then not doing anything about it. It makes me so mad. It's like you realize that you are dreaming, but you are still not conscious and aware.
When I am lucid, I am as completely clear headed and aware as I am when I am awake.

I would also like to add that I enjoy eating lots of calories, and cholesterol.
...cats too.

I don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm sorry, guys. *blushes*

Originally Posted by sloth

...cats too.
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Hmmmmm.....

No, probably not...


Anyways, yeah I had a FA once and I did a RC, and I could breath, so I knew I was dreaming and Lucid. But I had that really comfortable feeling in bed and I didn't get up to do anything at first. Then I was like, wait, Screw Being Comfy! But I dodged a bulet there.

It's actually pretty cool that you actually felt comfortable for being in bed in your dream.
It goes to show how powerful dreams are.

Can we just let this thread die yet?

lol! Sure. I'll do my part.

I think the whole "was I lucid" thing isn't all that obvious. Sure people are saying if you know you're dreaming, then you're lucid, but sometimes it's hard to tell if you really "know" you're dreaming (what does know really mean?). Like it can feel like you know you're dreaming or you think that it's a dream, but you don't necessarily accept everything that comes with that like not being able to get hurt, being able to control everything, etc. I've had experiences where I'll say to myself that I'm dreaming, but my personality won't be the same as if I was in complete control. So there's still room for confusion because of the whole fake LD or very low level LD thing, and it doesn't seem to me like a very clear-cut line.
A sticky is definitely a good idea, though, rather than not allowing people to ask if they had an LD.