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What is the difference between dream walking and having a lucid dream? What is the overlap?
Sadly I am not talking about sleep walking that makes sense to me lol. However there is the concept called dream walking which I am not to familiar with here is a link maybe you all can help me make some sense of this. Please and Thanks.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Dream-Walking—Where-Do-You-Go-To&id=390933
"Dream walking" appears to be a supernatural thing that some people who are into that kind of stuff believe in (they say it’s similar to "astral" travel, or star travel, but someone is in your dream with you (and you presumably are in their dream at the same time).
On the other hand, lucid dreaming and sleep walking (the technical term for that is somnambulism):
somnambulism
are both real things, and have been studied by serious scientists, etc.
Sleep walking takes place in a very deep part of sleep and the person involved never remembers they did it, or anything about what they did during that time (not just walking, could also be eating, having sex, etc.). This is very disturbing for the person affected and is due to brain chemistry/etc that’s not right.
Lucid dreaming takes places during REM sleep, and the dreamer "wakes up inside the dream" –realizing they’re still dreaming but being conscious at the same time, and able to do things they might want to do while in the dream. Most people who do lucid dreaming definitely remember the experience and try very hard to do it finding it a wonderful experience.
HTH,
Diane B.
Is there a way to do it while in lucid dream state?
I have certainly had very lucid dreams occasionally. Once I remember feeling, out of body. This was as I awoke and I was aware that it was a dreaming, sleep state. I was very clear about what was happening and put it down to still dreaming as I awoke.
I’ve heard you can take unlimited amounts of melatonin with no side effects as it’s a naturally occurring chemical in the body. Is this true?
And what is the best dose to take to induce a lucid dream?
The normal dose of melatonin as a sleeping aid is anywhere from 300 micrograms to 3 milligrams. Melatonin does suppress REM, and therefore can cause rebound with increased dream vividness and therefore hopefully an increased chance of getting lucid–IF you already are trained in lucid dreaming and already have some experience. If you don’t have the background, no substance will guarantee you a lucid dream.
Melatonin has a short half-life (45-60 minutes), so taking it before bed is mostly just going to help you get to sleep. The longer REM cycles happen later in the night anyway, after you’ve been asleep for four to six hours. Therefore it really isn’t the most popular or most effective LDS (lucid dreaming supplement) but it is often used in combination with others as an aid in getting back to sleep, as the others are sometimes rather stimulating.
Melatonin has very low toxicity and excess doses will not put you in a coma. People have taken up to 50 or 60 mg at a time, although this is not recommended. Adverse effects other than physical (nausea, etc.) include horrific nightmares. Lower doses such as 10 or 12 mg may produce the dreaming effects you want. Everybody is different, and experimenting to see what helps your dreams is the only way to find out, starting out with a low dose.
There are many other ways to enhance lucid dreaming, including the use safe and legal supplements other than melatonin. For more information, see Thomas Yushak’s book "Advanced Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Supplements", or check out the related forum here: http://mortalmist.com/forum/index.php/board,12.0.html @ http://mortalmist.com
I have never had a lucid dream, but could you make anything appear, or go somewhere completely different from where you were before? Also any tips on controlling what your dream will be about and how to have a lucid dream? Help is much appreciated.
With practice, you will be able to control many aspects of your dreams, however, there will always be surprises to keep things interesting. Yes, you can make things appear, including people, and go where you want to go–but it does take skill, which is developed over time. Controlling what your dream is about is usually a matter of setting your intentions while awake, remembering what you want to do after you get lucid in a dream, and then using various techniques or tricks to make things happen. People find this easier or harder depending on innate abilities and time devoted to it, but the process is always fascinating and it’s a lot of fun no matter how quickly you attain your goals.
Many methods have been developed to become aware that you are dreaming, but they all boil down to two general techniques; becoming aware once you are already dreaming, (DILD or Dream Initiated Lucid Dream,) and hanging onto a thread of consciousness while falling asleep, (WILD or Wake Initiated Lucid Dream.) DILD is the easier technique and recommended for beginners; WILD is more advanced and takes some practice to develop; however, it can be very rewarding, once mastered.
To start, it helps to keep a dream journal so you can both develop recall (you want to be able to remember any lucid dreams that you have) and to recognize your own particular frequent dream elements, called dream signs.
DILD involves recognizing Dream Signs from your journal – situations, people and things that commonly occur in your dreams, and practicing doing Reality Checks (RCs) any time you encounter those Dream Signs while you are awake. Reality Checks are simply ways to determine if you are dreaming or awake. Common reality checks include pinching your nose and seeing if you can still breathe through it, trying to poke a finger through the palm of your hand, or even simply looking at your hand and counting your fingers–surprisingly, the number will be wrong in most dreams! Do RC’s as often as possible during the day. The hope is that you will eventually recognize a Dream Sign while dreaming and do a Reality Check – and viola! You will be in your own private, wonderful world of dreaming, where literally anything is possible.
One useful technique to enhance the chances of getting lucid is Wake Back To Bed (WBTB). This is simply waking up at some point during the night, usually after at least a few hours of sound sleep, and staying awake for a time while engaging your mind to get it to "wake up" a bit. The amount of time this takes varies from person to person; you don’t want to be so awake that you have trouble getting back to sleep, but you do want to have your awareness sharpened a bit. While awake, you should think about dreaming, focus on what you want to do in your dream, and do frequent reality checks. Doing WBTB will dramatically enhance your chances of having a Lucid Dream.
Stephen LaBerge’s book "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" is a great resource.
To learn more about various techniques and for a forum with lots of dream discussion, check out http://mortalmist.com.
Every time I have a lucid dream, it seems to end just as I am beginning to do what I really wanted to do in the dream. It’s like I am having a regular dream, then I realize it’s a lucid dream. By the time I realize it’s a lucid dream, there’s not enough time left to do all that I wanted. Then I try to resist waking up, but it doesn’t work. Then I try to fall back to sleep. If I manage to fall back asleep, I never get to continue the same dream, it’s always a new dream. I try to revisit the scenario that I wanted, but I end up in another dream. How can I keep the dream going longer?
How can I revisit the same dreams?
How can I increase the frequency of lucid dreams? Is it possible to always have lucid dreams? I do have a lot of them.
I also have lucid dreams.
One way to tell if you are having one or not is to look at your hand in the dream; your hand will look blurry or will have extra fingers on it. (Sounds bizarre, but is true…)
When you realize that you are having a lucid dream and feel it slipping away, start to spin or turn around quickly, this sometimes works for me.
Good luck!
What are some tips/links/websites that teach how to have an out of body experience or a lucid dream? Or a wake induced lucid dream. Also how can i get into a waking sleep paralysis?
its all about technique…
its takes practice and an understanding of how u dream and how that relates to you… not everyone else….Most ppl make the mistake thinking theres trick… there isnt … its just as difficult as learning to walk… ( be thankful u dont have to remember that one)….
heres a good source…
http://www.dreamviews.com/index.php
Well i never remember my dreams anymore.. i used to been able to lucid dream, and it was sooo fun lol i was so excited to go to bed. but now i cant rememebr my dreams at all!!! the last one i remembered was last week, but besides that it was like a month ago…..
What are some ways to remember my dreams??
Thankss in advance.
Keep a notebook by your bed. Upon awakening, write down all that you can recall
Well, the other night, i realized i was dreaming and started having a lucid dream. Then randomly seconds after, i just snapped into sleep paralysis, anyone know why? Also, is it normal to hear banging on the wall next to you while this is happening?
What you experienced is called a hypnagogic hallucination. This is a state in which you seem to be awake but you are dreaming, so you experience a type of hallucination. This can happen to people who are under great stress, who are exhausted, who are narcoleptic, or who are having disrupted sleep.
If the paralysis episodes happen at a minimum of once a week for at least six months, you can use medication to treat them, but trying to realize what is going on and relaxing, not fighting the sensation, will be likely to make the paralysis cease quickly.
As far as the hypnagogic hallucinations go, they are often associated with sleep paralysis. It is not something to be concerned about. Many people can experience both or one or the other, even if they do not suffer from disrupted sleep, exhaustion, or any other problems.
It is not abnormal to experience this on occasion, however, as I said earlier, if you are experiencing them every week and they are bothering you you can see your doctor about them.
I really don’t get why!
I mean I have them all the time and they aren’t that great.
You feel as if you are trapped in this weird trippy world and you just want to wake up.
I mean seriously.
I don’t know why people try to have a lucid dream.
It is not that fun.
Seriously, I know EXACTLY what you mean by "weird trippy world" because sometimes you really do have scary, freaky lucid dreams like ones you are about to die in and stuff. But actually, it’s pretty great if you want them to be great.
It’s just like a trip. If you think "OH SHIT! I HOPE NOTHING GOES WRONG!!" things will go wrong, but if you go into it thinking "Oh my god! I can’t wait until I see a wild Pikachu!!" then BAM it’s lots of fun.
Seriously, you can have all kinds of fun in lucid dreams. Though don’t have too much fun, because like I have had sex in lucid dreams SO many times, and it’s GREAT, but it’s so great that when I have it in real life, it’s like "Oh, this isn’t as good as it was in my dreams…" HAHAHA
Ever since i watched the movie ‘Waking life’ i’ve been trying to lucid dream and i’ve been successful a couple of times so far, but i want to try this method and see how well it works. I would also be interested to know if it actually works, and anyone would recommend it?
Don’t do that! Just learn to do it manually!
Lucid dreaming takes time. It took me 3 weeks before I finally had my first lucid dream.
Do at least three reality checks every time something seems out of the ordinary, strongly frustrating, or nonsensical, and that habit will carry on into your dreams. In a dream, these will tell you that you are sleeping, allowing you to become lucid. In order to remember to do reality checks in dreams, you need to establish a habit of doing reality checks in real life. One way to do a reality check is to look for "dream signs" (elements that frequently occur during your dreams, look for these in your dream journal), or things that would not normally exist in real life, and then conduct the reality checks. When these actions become habit, a person will begin to do them in her or his dreams, and can come to the conclusion that he/she is dreaming. Some tactics include:
* looking at a digital clock to see if it stays constant;
* looking at a body of text, looking away, and then looking back to see if it has changed;
* flipping a light switch;
* looking in a mirror (your image will most often appear blurry in a dream);
* pinching your nose closed and trying to breathe;
* glancing at your hands, and asking yourself, "am I dreaming?" (when dreaming, you will most often see greater or fewer than five fingers on your hand);
* jumping in the air; you are usually able to fly during dreams
* poking yourself; when dreaming, your "flesh" might be more elastic than in real life; a common reality check is pushing your finger through the palm of your hand;
* Bite your arm. In a dream, you shouldn’t be able to feel your bite.
* Try leaning against a wall. In dreams, you will often fall through walls.
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I don’t suggest the hands and mirror reality check. >_>; I did that a few times, and I sunk straight into a nightmare. Your image on a mirror becomes blurry, and sometimes you can lose lucidity and a nightmare starts. It’s horrible.
Last night I had a lucid dream. I was trying to light a match and start a fire (god knows why), and the match wouldn’t light up. Then I remembered "hey, I’m dreaming", so I just looked at my match in my hand, concentrated on the match, and tada, it caught fire. ^^
I love lucid dreaming, but you gotta be REALLY patient. It takes time to master lucid dreaming. I’ve been doing it since August 2008, and it took me 3 weeks to have my first lucid dream (even then, I wasn’t -that- deep into lucidity). I’ve yet to master it, but I can control my dreams a fair bit. To the point that if it’s getting to a nightmare, I can halt the dream and un-nightmare it. It’s a great and interesting thing.
Just be patient, alright?
Good luck!