Lucid dreams are dreams in which you know you are dreaming. You then

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Lucid dreaming is the phenomenon where individuals are aware they are dreaming and can manipulate their dreams. Participants in the discussion shared personal experiences, noting that lucid dreams often occur spontaneously during childhood and can be induced through techniques like reality testing and meditation. Many emphasized the creative benefits of lucid dreaming, using it as a tool for problem-solving and creative writing. The conversation also highlighted the challenges of maintaining lucidity in dreams and the emotional factors influencing dream recall.

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This discussion is beneficial for individuals interested in enhancing their dream experiences, including creative writers, psychologists, and anyone seeking to explore the depths of their subconscious through lucid dreaming.

Have you had lucid dreams?

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I love the 'flying' dreams. No height limits. Sometimes I am flying an aeroplane (open top), sometimes I just take off from walking, running etc. I love getting an aerial view of tree-tops, jumping over buildings, cities, etc. :D

Real-life airplane travel is :( when compared to these. No bad side-effects (ear block, nose pain, face burn, nausea, headache ), just the wind-rushing and tummy-thrill feeling :). All the flying dreams I remember (a handful in total) are very adventurous/thrilling sort
. I don't know whether I don't have calm flight dreams or I just don't remember them.

But the frequency of the flying dreams decreased as age increased :(I love my flying dreams, solution dreams, intrinsic detail dreams, book dreams.*solution dreams - solutions to equations, debugging. I sometimes depend on these ;)
*intrinsic detail dreams - zoom in on something in nature (plants, cauliflower :D) to amazing depths. On waking, the feeling is indescribable. I will be awestruck for the whole/half day thinking about it.
*book dreams - I read pages, chapters of imaginary written stuff. lol.If I am worried about some current situation in life, I also get 'moral of current situation' dreams - on introspection, it will always be indirectly correct & very simple but still I don't like these too much & if it gets too crazy, usually some item in the dream intersects with real life and I wake up abruptly.
Sometimes I become aware that it is a dream and still continue dreaming but I don't remember manipulating the dreams while dreaming.
Sometimes I try to continue with the dream thread while exercising options but I think I am awake while doing this.And yes, sometimes I get that fall/jerk/trip abrupt return to consciousness. Though I have tried to capture what gave me that feeling , I don't think I remember how or why this happens. I find it odd but I recognise it and so don't get disturbed (I just find it very curious) and I return to sleep almost immediately. 1. How many have had out-of-body dreams where you have looked down upon yourself asleep?
2. Has anyone had a black & white dream ?
[ Someone once asked whether people dreamt in colour (which I do) and I wonder whether the opposite happens to anyone & why :? ]
3. How many experience deja-vu dilemmas?
 
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