Smoked A Cigarette Today While Lucid!

[supreme]

I had a LD this afternoon while I napped. I went to bed because I have a cold and felt crappy this afternoon. I then had a LD. I didn't know yet what this months tasks were so I thought that I'd try smoking a cigarette. I put the whole dream into my dream journal, but basically, I found a pack of smokes, took one out, lit it by a candle and smoked it. And like I said in my dream journal............It was uncanny!! It was so real!!! I took a couple drags of the smoke to make sure, and I swear it felt exactly like smoking for real!! Soooooo freaky!!!

[ATTOJ]

I plan on smokin packs in my dreams, hey, its harmless right?

[Rai Saix]

Could help ya break the habit!

[supreme]

It felt so real that I wouldn't think it would be good for someone trying to quit, could be a trigger.....no?

[Rai Saix]

It felt so real that I wouldn't think it would be good for someone trying to quit, could be a trigger.....no? Its just like the woman that was overweight and ate chocolate in lucid dreams. The perception of the sweet eased the craving, and she lost weight. I would say its a good way to QUIT, but I wouldn't try a cigerette for the first time in a dream. That could be a trigger.

[EchoSun13]

Could help ya break the habit! May not..then you will crave more, even out of dreams. I remember having a craving durring a dream and started smoking, when I woke up I fiend all day.

[heebiejeebies]

I would say its a good way to QUIT, but I wouldn't try a cigerette for the first time in a dream. That could be a trigger. Surely you wouldn't know what it's like and thus wouldn't be able to experience it properly in the dream anyway?

[Sony86]

I smoke cigarettes and it's weird because one of the lucid dreams I've had (little) I asked a guy for a cig.

[Rai Saix]

Sorry. I guess I didn't know what I was talking about...

[SourCherryBoy]

Then again - they say that visualizing is a very powerful tool. I read about a man who supposedly had serious liver problems. For many hours every day he visualized how he scrubbed his liver clean with a toothbrush, cell by cell. After a few months he was OK. Thinking on from there - to my mind, dreams are very powerful visualizations. So maybe it's possible that doing things which are physically harmful in one's dreams might actually affect one's body. It's just a theory, though. And a shaky one at that. I mean I do believe that dreams could affect one's waking life in a very straightforward way, but that requires determination. When you're just fooling around and having fun, not taking your actions too seriously, you should be just fine. I, for example, smoked weed in my last LD. Much like in my 'waking life' (and to my disappointment), it had very little effect on me. It was a valuable lesson, though. I mean - why waste perfectly good LDs on pointless things you can do in 'real life'? Sure, the sensations can be intensely realistic and/or absolutely wonderful, but when you've got a chance to explore your deeper self, a chance to hike around near (or beyond) the borders of our Universe... then why summon a pack of smokes or a bag of weed? There's just so much more to dreams. Especially lucid ones. I don't mean to lecture anyone, though. If at all, then myself, for wasting so many great opportunities.

[supreme]

well you are right in a way rai. I would definately smoke a cig if I had quit. I don't think I'd be jonesing anymore then I already would be after wards in RL, but I might end up using all my lucids just for smoking cigs though lol

[EchoSun13]

Sorry. I guess I didn't know what I was talking about...

[Rai Saix]

?

[EchoSun13]

What you said made me sad. You can have your opinions, None meant to shoot them down. Well I didn't that is.

[Rai Saix]

Thats ok. I accepted that I was wrong! Its what intelligent people do when they realize that they were wrong... xD

[EchoSun13]

[ForgottenDream]

Then again - they say that visualizing is a very powerful tool. I read about a man who supposedly had serious liver problems. For many hours every day he visualized how he scrubbed his liver clean with a toothbrush, cell by cell. After a few months he was OK. Thinking on from there - to my mind, dreams are very powerful visualizations. So maybe it's possible that doing things which are physically harmful in one's dreams might actually affect one's body. It's just a theory, though. And a shaky one at that. I mean I do believe that dreams could affect one's waking life in a very straightforward way, but that requires determination. When you're just fooling around and having fun, not taking your actions too seriously, you should be just fine. I, for example, smoked weed in my last LD. Much like in my 'waking life' (and to my disappointment), it had very little effect on me. It was a valuable lesson, though. I mean - why waste perfectly good LDs on pointless things you can do in 'real life'? Sure, the sensations can be intensely realistic and/or absolutely wonderful, but when you've got a chance to explore your deeper self, a chance to hike around near (or beyond) the borders of our Universe... then why summon a pack of smokes or a bag of weed? There's just so much more to dreams. Especially lucid ones. I don't mean to lecture anyone, though. If at all, then myself, for wasting so many great opportunities. well the liver story i have no doubt is plausible, mainly because the liver is a tough organ and can actually regenerate. it would be tougher to believe if it was the guy's heart lol, since the heart can't heal itself, but the liver i can believe. i think when the guy visualized his liver being scrubbed by a toothbrush he felt at ease and had little stress thus boosting his immune system and causing his liver to recover.

[Tweek]

It felt so real that I wouldn't think it would be good for someone trying to quit, could be a trigger.....no? Yeah I thought of this same thing. I've always wondered, since it's what a lot of people crave in habbit, and most people smoke maybe 4 a day at the least to 20 a day on average. Have you ever heard the, if you do it 20 days in a row, it will become a habbit. Well don't you think smoking 20 cigs a day is probably a feeling that you are VERY familar with it. Your mind is a powerful thing. I, personally don't smoke cigs. That's why when I try having a WILD, I try getting out of my bed to rip a huge fatty bong that I don't have and have myself trip just from smoking. I could only imagine how real it could feel. That's probably why I'm so anxious to have a dream, I can't even do it any more.

[supreme]

definitely, if you don't smoke, then you wont know what its like in a lucid dream either. Same with sex or anything really.

[ollei]

Then again - they say that visualizing is a very powerful tool. I read about a man who supposedly had serious liver problems. For many hours every day he visualized how he scrubbed his liver clean with a toothbrush, cell by cell. After a few months he was OK. Thinking on from there - to my mind, dreams are very powerful visualizations. So maybe it's possible that doing things which are physically harmful in one's dreams might actually affect one's body. It's just a theory, though. And a shaky one at that. I mean I do believe that dreams could affect one's waking life in a very straightforward way, but that requires determination. When you're just fooling around and having fun, not taking your actions too seriously, you should be just fine. I, for example, smoked weed in my last LD. Much like in my 'waking life' (and to my disappointment), it had very little effect on me. It was a valuable lesson, though. I mean - why waste perfectly good LDs on pointless things you can do in 'real life'? Sure, the sensations can be intensely realistic and/or absolutely wonderful, but when you've got a chance to explore your deeper self, a chance to hike around near (or beyond) the borders of our Universe... then why summon a pack of smokes or a bag of weed? There's just so much more to dreams. Especially lucid ones. I don't mean to lecture anyone, though. If at all, then myself, for wasting so many great opportunities. I agreenwith you, why waste ld's on doing trivial day to day things. But when you say we have a chance to explore a deeper self then how do we do this? have you had any experiences of this? just curious

[heebiejeebies]

Smoking cigarettes is a bit of a waste, but you could always summon Fidel Castro and steal some of his Cubans. Or just roll Fidel himself up and smoke him.

[ForgottenDream]

Smoking cigarettes is a bit of a waste, but you could always summon Fidel Castro and steal some of his Cubans. Or just roll Fidel himself up and smoke him. some of us aren't as advanced as you heebiejeebies LMAO. you could also grow your own tobacco plants and make different flavored ones. or become a cigarette

[heebiejeebies]

Moi? I’m not advanced at all; just supposing for when the Cuban-dictator cravings start.

[ForgottenDream]

Moi? I’m not advanced at all; just supposing for when the Cuban-dictator cravings start. LOL, well i was being semi-sarcastic, it's hard for most people just to keep a lucid going, not to mention make a Cuban dictator appear and roll you a cigar. it is pretty funny though