Author Topic: Lucid Dreaming (Read 1451 times)

TeamXtreemer · « **on:** February 20, 2012, 01:28:22 PM »

A lucid dream is any dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming. The term was coined by the Dutch psychiatrist and writer Frederik (Willem) van Eeden (1860–1932).[1] In a lucid dream, the dreamer may be able to exert some degree of control over their participation within the dream or be able to manipulate their imaginary experiences in the dream environment.[2] Lucid dreams can be realistic and vivid.[3] It is shown that there are higher amounts of beta-1 frequency band (13–19 Hz) experienced by lucid dreamers, hence there is an increased amount of activity in the parietal lobes making lucid dreaming a conscious process.

Has anybody ever experienced this?

I have been able to experience this on numerous times, and if you can manipulate your dreams, you can get some cool sh** out of them.

secks

Discuss.

Philippa · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:30:51 PM »

Quote from: TeamXtreemer on February 20, 2012, 01:28:22 PM

Has anybody ever experienced this?

Yeah. All the time. It's quite fun but it gets boring after a while so I just wake up.

Enigm@ · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:32:16 PM »

all the time

NFX · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:33:49 PM »

Not that I can remember. I can distinctly remember last night's dream involving a portal on the ground, with a golden ring around it, and a purple lid with the number 12 in gold blocking it off, and a rug being held down by a "weight", a kettle and a toaster.

Lucid Dreams sound like fun, though. Is there any way to induce them manually, or do they just come along when they feel like it?

Sage · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:37:34 PM »

I know a lot about them but have only had one. Wish I could have more, but for the most part I can barely even remember my dreams, let alone be lucid in them.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:37:49 PM »

Quote from: NFX on February 20, 2012, 01:33:49 PM

Lucid Dreams sound like fun, though. Is there any way to induce them manually, or do they just come along when they feel like it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Lucid-Dream

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:44:42 PM »

Sage if you smoke herb there's the problem.

Also I have realized I was in a dream but never did anything

Badnik96 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:48:55 PM »

for some reason most of my dreams don't involve me so I do realize I'm dreaming but I can't change anything.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:58:09 PM »

All I seem to dream is random crap, really- and I have trouble remembering what half the time.

My subconscious is a very scary place.

ty4er · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:00:55 PM »

i dont remember my dreams :P

NFX · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:06:30 PM »

Quote from: ty4er on February 20, 2012, 02:00:55 PM

i dont remember my dreams :P

Your sig matched up beautifully with that post.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:06:58 PM »

Don't you hate it when you're dreaming that you're about nail some ****in' hot bitch, but then you wake up before you do?

****in' sh** pisses me off...

Urjak · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:11:01 PM »

Did it once. I surprised that it actually took effort to do things in the dream.

Naryar · « **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2012, 12:26:19 AM »

Once or twice. And it was interesting for sure.

It's kinda like being an author in it's own story.

Hydro · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2012, 01:24:08 AM »

Yes. The last one I had, I was helping at a hospital after some apocalypse had killed most of the Earth. Then I got malaria and died.

Kujii has these every night, and they always try to kill him.

Fracture · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2012, 08:13:04 PM »

Quote from: TeamXtreemer on February 20, 2012, 01:28:22 PM

secks

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on February 20, 2012, 11:06:58 PM

Don't you hate it when you're dreaming that you're about nail some ****in' hot bitch, but then you wake up before you do?

You'd probably wake up right before your orgasm (or just during sex) because of how excited your mind gets, so there'd be no point.

*ruins half of people who have read this thread's plans for the night*

TeamXtreemer · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2012, 06:20:46 AM »

Quote from: Fracture on February 21, 2012, 08:13:04 PM

Quote from: TeamXtreemer on February 20, 2012, 01:28:22 PM
secks
Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on February 20, 2012, 11:06:58 PM
Don't you hate it when you're dreaming that you're about nail some ****in' hot bitch, but then you wake up before you do?
You'd probably wake up right before your orgasm (or just during sex) because of how excited your mind gets, so there'd be no point.

*ruins half of people who have read this thread's plans for the night*

Well, sex in dreams probably won't feel the same as real sex (for me, anyway, I've never had it, so I'm assuming the brain doesn't know what it feels like yet), So for all I know, that could be a sex orgasm what I had already, not sure though.

FOTEPX · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2012, 06:42:42 AM »

I had a double lucid dream last night. First dream was where I was in a dream, and I was in my house, but there was an extra room with no lights in it, and I knew I was dreaming, so I slapped myself awake, only to wake up in another dream, that I thought was real. So, considering that in the dream it said it was 3AM, I fell asleep in the dream. Weird thing is, when I dreamed in the dream, I woke up IRL.

With a really bad headache.

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2012, 07:34:10 AM »

Quote from: FOTEPX on February 22, 2012, 06:42:42 AM

I had a double lucid dream last night. First dream was where I was in a dream, and I was in my house, but there was an extra room with no lights in it, and I knew I was dreaming, so I slapped myself awake, only to wake up in another dream, that I thought was real. So, considering that in the dream it said it was 3AM, I fell asleep in the dream. Weird thing is, when I dreamed in the dream, I woke up IRL.

With a really bad headache.

http://inception.davepedu.com/INCEPTION.swf

Scorpion · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2012, 11:51:31 AM »

I've had these a few times, not much for ages though.