What is Lucid dreaming ?

What is Lucid dreaming ?
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A lucid dream is defined as a dream during which dreamers while dreaming are aware they are dreaming. Though Lucid dreaming is not harmful to our body in any way whatsoever, it can be extremely addictive.
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Have you ever experienced "Lucid Dreaming'? If yes, what was it like?

Description : Have you ever experienced "Lucid Dreaming'? If yes, what was it like?

Last Answer : I did a few nights of melatonin to help me sleep and on the last night I had a horrible nightmare in which I could do anything- like in a lucid dream- but I was very slow at all of it ... Maybe not the exact thing you are asking- but it was terrifying enough that I have never taken melatonin again!

What is the deal with lucid dreaming?

Description : What is the deal with lucid dreaming?

Last Answer : I have done it a few times, but not for about a year. With me it starts with waking up in the morning as normal, but noticing that things seem a bit strange, and then checking and double checking ... awakening. I get stuck in that cycle for what feels like about an hour until i genuinely wake up.

Lucid Dreaming -- Is it a good or bad idea?

Description : Lucid Dreaming -- Is it a good or bad idea?

Last Answer : I’ve only had a few lucid dreams and it was a good time. I’m not sure why it would be a bad idea, though.

Any tips on Lucid Dreaming?

Description : Any tips on Lucid Dreaming?

Last Answer : It was simple for me.I used to have nightmares about getting attacked by bears.I finally told myself before I went to sleep that I would fight back if I dreamt of bears again.Sure enough,it happened.I ... bothered by those dreams for a long time.Until recently. What does that mean?? Oh,never mind ;)

When's the best time to learn and start lucid dreaming?

Description : When's the best time to learn and start lucid dreaming?

Last Answer : answer:There are two ways Ive heard are really good. The one that I tried and had success with was every time I walked through a door was touching the frame and asking myself Am I dreaming? and really ... . Like I would be like YES HOLY SHIT IM DREAMIN RIGHT NOW!! and that would wake me up lol

Good lucid dreaming techniques?

Description : Good lucid dreaming techniques?

Last Answer : Write down your dreams throughout the day. Ask am i dreaming and test it. Eventually you’ll ask while your seeping.

Could Lucid Dreaming effect my brain?

Description : Could Lucid Dreaming effect my brain?

Last Answer : you could start sleeping too much and get addicted to It…I’m a lucid dreamer too… I miss the good old days…It’s good for your spatial ability

Has anyone used lucid dreaming to resolve an emotional problem or concern?

Description : Has anyone used lucid dreaming to resolve an emotional problem or concern?

Last Answer : Well, when I’m lucid in my dreams I do the most fun things I can think of doing at the time. So, that at least helps. I’m sure I’ve had lucid dreams that dealt more specifically with hangups and burdens. So, yeah, I guess.

Any tips on intentionally lucid dreaming?

Description : Any tips on intentionally lucid dreaming?

Last Answer : Edit: the question that partially inspired this question is http://www.fluther.com/disc/60808/what-is-the-scariest-dream-you-can-remember-having/, not the link I posted in the question.

Have you ever experienced lucid dreaming?

Description : Have you ever experienced lucid dreaming?

Last Answer : @jess, sorry I didn’t see your post!

Has any one ever had sleep paralysis, I recently experienced this and it was horrible! I ususaly have lucid dreams where I know im dreaming but never something like this?

Description : Has any one ever had sleep paralysis, I recently experienced this and it was horrible! I ususaly have lucid dreams where I know im dreaming but never something like this?

Last Answer : Holy shit. Ive had the same thing. Its pretty wierd and my friends have had it too. Its like your mind is a awake but your body isnt. Sometimes people have told me they even feel as if there is something evil beside them.

Have you ever had a lucid dream?

Description : Have you ever had a lucid dream?

Last Answer : Yes, only once too, but I distinctly remember, consciously thinking, this is a dream, just wake up and I did. haha I dreamed my car rolled down a hill above a lake or drainage canal of some sort and after I ... a dream and I woke up. What a relief, I didn't actually drive my car into a lake. lol

Why is it hard to fly in a lucid dream?

Description : Why is it hard to fly in a lucid dream?

Last Answer : Direct yourself to a place rather than thinking about the flying. Think about the place.

What do you do in your lucid dreams?

Description : What do you do in your lucid dreams?

Last Answer : Never experienced a lucid dream, though I’m keenly interested in the subject. I’m considering purchasing the Remee Dream Mask which uses lights to cue the sleeper into recognizing and controlling the dream. Haven’t made up my mind yet; would appreciate your feedback.

Have you had a lucid dream?

Description : Have you had a lucid dream?

Last Answer : I used to experience them regularly, but in the last year or so I am having trouble remembering my dreams at all. I’m okay with that, right now.

Would love a neurologist to answer this question about Lucid Dreams.

Description : Would love a neurologist to answer this question about Lucid Dreams.

Last Answer : AFAIK there are no neurologists on Fluther.

Can you give me tips on how to have a lucid dream?

Description : Can you give me tips on how to have a lucid dream?

Last Answer : Ha I just saw that movie waking life. go watch it. Anyways I just started trying to figure that out too. I guess the first step is to knowing you are dreaming. The other night i knew I was ... I walked up and started talking to someone in my dream. But thats all the further ive gotten with it.

Are lucid dreams actually possible?

Description : Are lucid dreams actually possible?

Last Answer : Yes. It takes a little practice, but it does work.

Do you lucid dream?

Description : Do you lucid dream?

Last Answer : Nothing like this has ever happened to me and if it did it would scare the hell out of me too!

How often, if ever, do you lucid dream?

Description : How often, if ever, do you lucid dream?

Last Answer : I have only lucid dreamed a couple times in my life. This was many years ago, and I was being chased by Freddy Kreuger (morphed with the person who abused me when I was a child). In the ... friend recently, and will try to notice when the opportunity arises again, so I might attempt to lucid dream.

Has anyone else experienced lucid dreams?

Description : Has anyone else experienced lucid dreams?

Last Answer : Yes I have. I made a comment answering what you’re asking in this other thread, which I will link to instead of copying and pasting my answer here.

Whats the best tenchnique to have a lucid dream like what do you do what do you think would work?

Description : Whats the best tenchnique to have a lucid dream like what do you do what do you think would work?

Last Answer : answer:I like the wake induced lucid dream. Check out this site: http://howtoluciddream.wordpress.com/ The WILD technique is detailed on this page: http://tinyurl.com/28bxeu

Is there a way so i can have a lucid dream bye tonight?

Description : Is there a way so i can have a lucid dream bye tonight?

Last Answer : I can’t really help with your question. But maybe you could help me experience Déjà vu?

Does anyone have lucid dreams?

Description : Does anyone have lucid dreams?

Last Answer : I had one once. I decided to try and fly like everyone talks about in dreams, turns out I could jump really high and far, but not really fly. I woke up disappointed.

how do I delete emails from my verizon lucid android phone?

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Do you enjoy dreaming?

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Last Answer : I do. My dreams are very cinematic and since I am a very light sleeper, I often wake up in the night remembering them. Sometimes they are working out an emotional issue I have and often just a mishmash ... of my days. The one problem is that I often wake up tired from living so much at night!

Did you ever have a dream where you figured out that you were dreaming, or probably dreaming, and did not or could not awaken?

Description : Did you ever have a dream where you figured out that you were dreaming, or probably dreaming, and did not or could not awaken?

Last Answer : No. When I realize I am dreaming, I have no problem waking up. In fact, I am more or less forced awake through the process of reflecting on the dream. It's a funny sort of thing, but as the ... my this can't be right switch, and the realization that I'm dreaming puts an end to it all.

Are you dreaming of the weekend?

Description : Are you dreaming of the weekend?

Last Answer : My weekend starts now. Home alone for the next few days and while I have the usual stuff to do I am looking forward to a lot of solitude too.

"Recently, I have been dreaming about a crush I haven't seen for six years. What does this mean?"?

Description : "Recently, I have been dreaming about a crush I haven't seen for six years. What does this mean?"?

Last Answer : answer:It means that something has triggered the memory of her. Memories from one's past never disappear from your brain. I still dream from time to time about people I haven't seen in 50 years, and ... though for me it doesn't seem to be working right this minute. Dream questions are asked A LOT.

I keep dreaming about my first car....why?

Description : I keep dreaming about my first car....why?

Last Answer : We generally look fondly on our first car in much the same way as our first sexual encounter, nice ride, but it didn’t last long.

How has your dreaming changed over the years?

Description : How has your dreaming changed over the years?

Last Answer : I dream and have always dreamed a lot, and they have ranged from funny and entertaining to downright scary. But these days they seem often to bring up anger and sadness. I keep seeing old friend’s faces or composites of them and having lengthy conversations, not always pleasant ones.

Despite being in your late 30s or early 40s, do you still find yourself dreaming about high school or college final exams?

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Do you enjoy dreaming?

Description : Do you enjoy dreaming?

Last Answer : I rarely sleep deep enough to dream and when I do dream my dreams are mostly stressful. I prefer not to dream.

What would possibly be causing me to suddenly start dreaming?

Description : What would possibly be causing me to suddenly start dreaming?

Last Answer : Are you getting more sleep lately? As in, you used to get less sleep than you needed, and now you’re on a more stable sleep schedule?

Does anyone else here like Kate Bush's "the Dreaming"?

Description : Does anyone else here like Kate Bush's "the Dreaming"?

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Has anyone had the experienced that while you are dreaming, you feel that someone came into your actual bed and when you wake up, there was no one there?

Description : Has anyone had the experienced that while you are dreaming, you feel that someone came into your actual bed and when you wake up, there was no one there?

Last Answer : answer:Tell me, does this smell like chloroform to you? On a slightly more serious note, I do have similarly vivid dreams sometimes, it's rare but it happens. Enjoy it (unless it's creepy lol), ... hop skip and a jump away from lucid dreams, and those are AWESOME. Oh, and: Welcome to Fluther!

How would you interpret dreaming about the same thing two times in a week?

Description : How would you interpret dreaming about the same thing two times in a week?

Last Answer : answer:two possibilities 1. something weighing heavy on your mind 2. omen of something to come/ guidance for a current situation

What does it mean dreaming about your ex and the guy you love in the same dream?

Description : What does it mean dreaming about your ex and the guy you love in the same dream?

Last Answer : It means you’re unsure which one you want to be with.

What does it mean to be dreaming about your ex ?

Description : What does it mean to be dreaming about your ex ?

Last Answer : answer:In my case it means that I am mentally trying to re-write reality. I think you need to understand that dreams are your projection upon the world. They are not a mystic portal to the future nor are they a sign of destiny. It is a dream. Just a dream.

Do you ever have delusions of grandeur while day dreaming?

Description : Do you ever have delusions of grandeur while day dreaming?

Last Answer : I’m hesitant to say that I have delusions of grandeur, but I often visualize success, or a happy ending, or the best possible outcome. These imaginings are not so much related to me, but to a situation. But that convertible Lexus sounds lovely—maybe, just maybe.

If you suspected you were dreaming, what would you do to find out for sure?

Description : If you suspected you were dreaming, what would you do to find out for sure?

Last Answer : Open my eyes? Or are they already open? If so, I think I’d shut them.

How can I stop dreaming so much at night?

Description : How can I stop dreaming so much at night?

Last Answer : You can’t really stop yourself from dreaming. Maybe you could listen to some soothing music before you go to bed and things won’t be so hectic.

How can I stop dreaming about my abusive ex?

Description : How can I stop dreaming about my abusive ex?

Last Answer : answer:When things are doing really well in your life, I don't think it is uncommon to fear the worst could happen. In your case, because your past relationship was so bad, a return to it would be ... from reaching that safe place increases. I hope that you will be very happy and wish you the best.

To dog owners, have you seen your dog dreaming?

Description : To dog owners, have you seen your dog dreaming?

Last Answer : The poor angels; I see our male squeaking and wiggling and I wake him up.

How do you know when you're dreaming?

Description : How do you know when you're dreaming?

Last Answer : answer:When one is aware that they are dreaming, it’s called “Lucid Dreaming”. It’s quite a fascinating phenomenon. Wiki :: Edit :: I just realised that is not at all what you were asking. I have no opinion on this philosophical question. I apologise.

Where do we go while our minds are dreaming?

Description : Where do we go while our minds are dreaming?

Last Answer : I have no idea, but welcome to ask-public..and I starred it because it was a very good question. :P

What does dreaming of washing hair mean?

Description : What does dreaming of washing hair mean?

Last Answer : You’re going to meet a rich handsome fella and live happily ever after.

Dreaming about death?

Description : Dreaming about death?

Last Answer : The odds of her dying are 100%. Whether or not it will be of cancer, I don’t know, and neither does your dream.

What do seeing a group of three red cardinals mean in dreaming?

Description : What do seeing a group of three red cardinals mean in dreaming?

Last Answer : Birds or members of the RCC?

What does it mean when you keep dreaming of someone you formerly liked?

Description : What does it mean when you keep dreaming of someone you formerly liked?

Last Answer : From dreammoods.com: To dream of an old lover, signifies unfinished/unresolved issues related to that specific relationship. Your current relationship may be awakening some of those same issues.