Wild!!

[melasauraus_rex]

Alright, so I have always been a lucid dreamer even from a relatively young age (I'm only 18 now) although I never coined it as "lucid dreaming" because I didn't know what it was called. I started having them when I was really young when I would have nightmares. I became aware that I was having a nightmare so I would hold my eyes open with my fingers, in my dream, until I woke up. And ever since then, I almost always know when I'm dreaming and subsequently manipulate my dreams accordingly. I've even had a few "WILD"s. I know for sure at least 2, maybe 3 or 4. The first time I had one though, I literally thought I was going crazy. I was laying in bed, completely aware of my surroundings when I started hearing a ringing in my ears. Soon it got really loud and I didn't know what was going on because I was awake, yet I couldn't really move and the ringing was deafening. Eventually the ringing started to turn into voices and I started slipping into a dream state. It was odd because I could see images from my dream, yet I was completely aware that I was still in my room, and was looking around my room none the less. Then it just all of the sudden swtiched over and I was directly in my dream. This was a while ago so I can't recall the dream, but I sure as heck remember how I got into the dream. The second time still creeped me out, but at least I knew what was happening. I haven't had one in probably a year, so hopefully I'm due for one soon! I'm not sure, people try to learn how to do this, but it just happens for me. Strange.

[Hukif]

Lucky, I suppose your natural. Welcome to DV.

[whyed-eyed]

haha thats wat i used to do as a kid.. whenever i was having a nightmare id know and conciously put in effort to open my eyes.. i dont realise im dreaming as much as i used unfortunately... but if i had it once all it takes is some thought and ill have it back ive had tonnes of sleep paralysis experiences, a few ending in lucid dreams.. and even once an astral projection. that was amazing!!!!

[dreamnoob]

i always get that also where i can see the pictures and video of a dream playing but im not yet asleep, im still aware that im awake what would this be classifield as?

[roland3tr]

i always get that also where i can see the pictures and video of a dream playing but im not yet asleep, im still aware that im awake what would this be classifield as? It would be classifield as Hypnagogic imagery