• Sleep and Dreams megathread V4
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I hate it when I try to turn on a light switch in my dreams. I always start to panic when it doesn't turn on.
Oh god i just remembered when i had a really silly dream: I was walking along a street in a city which looked like some retardgrad from some kid show,and no matter how hard i would try to make the city less annoying, a dick would appear and say no. I went to the mayors office and there i met with my anti-sub. I asked him: What does fuck do while fuck does do do? (wtf) And the anti-sub exploded,making a sound which sounded like BITCH and some wood needles falling on the floor,making the sound FUCK. I have a weird anti sub,no?
[QUOTE=IPK;38340820]How do i DILD,since according to the instruction you need to reality check while in a dream. But how do i do that when i don't control anything?[/QUOTE] You make it a habit in real life and you eventually carry that habit into your dream automatically. Like walking. You walk in real life, you end up walking in your dreams
My main problem is that I can't seem to make it a habit. I'll try to do reality checks regularly, but I'll forget about it for days or weeks at a time.
[QUOTE=Orkel;38345311]You make it a habit in real life and you eventually carry that habit into your dream automatically. Like walking. You walk in real life, you end up walking in your dreams[/QUOTE] Ah! [editline]7th November 2012[/editline] Tips: 1. If you go enter some place and start feeling malice,get the fuck out of there,don't look through the windows/mirrors,just run away as far as you can. If you look through windows/mirrors i guarantee something scary will appear. Or a nasty screech. Don't go to dark places either. 2. Put your sheets over your head,making it complete darkness,so if you get into sleep paralysis there won't be a surface the monsters will be able to materialize,best thing is to forget you even put the sheet there or else you will hallucinate a scary monster pull it off. Also,do the scary shit appear when i wake up in the morning after lucid dreaming?
Had a semi-lucid dream about being at a beach resort. But obviously shit hit the fan, as they always do near beaches in dreams. First a huge tsunami wiped out the majority of the area. Then an oil tanker came at around 200 km/h from the sea and smashed into the beach, and fell over and crushed loads of people. Thirdly, a big alien spaceship crashed onto the beach and kidnapped several people, including me. I hanged out with their leaders and we taught eachother our planets' cultures (they spoke japanese for some reason) It always happens. Beach dreams always end up in disasters, must be a subconscious thing. Tsunamis are the most common thing that happen. I guess it's similar to being inside a skyscraper which always ends up toppling over thanks to these "dream rules" [editline]7th November 2012[/editline] Another dream was about visiting some ruins on a mountain. Got on an elevator with my father, the ruins were 600 stories high and the elevator was "supersonic" so the g-forces were hilarious during the ascent. And when we came back down it was like zero-gravity
Long time ago, I had two very bizarre dreams. (One which I don't even think was a dream, just an idea that popped in my head.) Which I think are two extremely weird fanfictions that probably could never happen. One of them had Chucky the doll and his wife overtaking a government building and taking the people hostage. The guards inside the building were actually Star Wars rebel troopers, as they both had the same white helmets. The special thing was that Chucky and his wife were puppets, and they always had a smile,and whenever someone talked to them, they always laughed. After the building is overrun, someone inside sends a distress signal, which is later picked up by the X-Men. The X-Men arrive outside the building via a helicopter, and when they start to approach the front door, Chucky, whom is sitting in front of a large security system, sees them and presses a button that fires a missile (which is located on the outside wall) directly at Wolverine, which then blows him away. The Second dream had Sonic the Hedgehog fighting Jason Voorhees at the Olympic Games, although there were no Mario characters to found. Sonic arrives at the Olympics with his friends on a train, and while they're leaving the train station, Sonic looks across to a passing train, and he manages to catch a glimpse of Jason leaning against a wall staring at him before disappearing. The dream picks up later with Sonic and his friends walking across a walkway where they discover a man in a suit who had been brutally butchered and gutted, followed by being hung from a rafter. They all are in horror as to who could have do this. There are other parts to the dream, but I don't fully remember it. I'm really thinking into making these dreams into fanfics.
I do not recall the beginning of the dream, in fact most of it seemed devoid of any chronological order, events that appeared temporally disconnected still had a strange link between them though. The first thing I remember was the forest, the forest was a very strange place set deep inside a cramped inner city suburb during late afternoon. Its opening was between two tall stone walls that bordered the backyard of a small 2 storey house. I recall someone knocking on one of the windows from inside the storey, but I do not recall investigating any further as I was utterly encapsulated by the forest. The forest really didn't look anything like a forest, it looked more like a hedge maze from my view, but I knew in my mind it was literally called "The Forest". I do not recall walking into the forest, I only remember suddenly walking down its hedgy halls during the dead of night with absolutely no light coming from the sky. As I progressed I found certain turns in the hedge maze that was the forest, revealing long corridors full of deciduous trees aligned in perfect rows. The last thing I remember of the forest was walking down one of these long corridors full of trees to be confronted by something I did not care for and do not remember. I then returned to a group of people that I must have been walking with but do not recall entering the forest with. Next thing I know, it was late afternoon again and we were back in the backyard of the house, still in the forest but facing us at the entrance was a figure, I do not recall any detail about it apart from the fact that it had skin colour similar to that of a Caucasian. That is the last thing I remember of the forest. It is certainly up there in my notable dreams though
Has anyone ever had a dream where you wakeup and go back to sleep and it's the same dream?
Last night I dreamt I went to Birmingham and an atomic bomb went off in London where I normally live meaning that my family were most likely dead. I was with friends and they were out in the garden of this house we were at when suddenly they all ran off and there was a gigantic flash and a mushroom cloud appeared. The reason this dream was so scary was that when the flash happened I felt the heat on my back, which convinced me it wasn't a dream. I turned on the t.v to see what was going on and apparently the whole world was in chaos, Obama had been assassinated and everything was going to shit. I tried to call my parents but both their phones went straight to voicemail. One of my friends came back from outside and said "this is like fallout!" and I said it wasn't the time. It started to rain so we closed the curtains because the windows had been blown in. Not sure what happened next, but then I was in Ireland with my cousins (which should have clued me in that it was a dream) looking for my mum and dad. I remember the sky was a really odd colour. It was a really depressing dream and I was really happy when I woke up. My question is, how come I felt the warmth on my back? [editline]8th November 2012[/editline] Oh yeah and I had a dream before that one where my piano teacher came around and I fell asleep halfway through the lesson (because I was in bed) and when I woke up he had just been sitting there doing nothing. I saw a cat with shoes walking through the garden too.
According to the V1 scary shit happens when you wake up. Or is it only when doing something in particular?
[QUOTE=jaykray;38368070] My question is, how come I felt the warmth on my back?[/QUOTE] you can feel anything in a dream. even pain, if you want to (the brain usually "disables" that though)
[QUOTE=Orkel;38372911]you can feel anything in a dream. even pain, if you want to (the brain usually "disables" that though)[/QUOTE] I thought you couldn't feel anything which is why people pinch themselves to see if they're awake (although I don't think anyone has ever done that seriously).
[QUOTE=jaykray;38374161]I thought you couldn't feel anything which is why people pinch themselves to see if they're awake (although I don't think anyone has ever done that seriously).[/QUOTE] pinching doesn't work for me as a reality check, it does feel slightly painful even in dreams. the brain can simulate those things if it wants to
Let me ask again,i read somewhere that scary hallucinations appear when you wake up after a lucid dream. Is this true?
[QUOTE=Orkel;38374424]pinching doesn't work for me as a reality check, it does feel slightly painful even in dreams. the brain can simulate those things if it wants to[/QUOTE] Scary
[QUOTE=cubis;38364427]Has anyone ever had a dream where you wakeup and go back to sleep and it's the same dream?[/QUOTE] I once dreamed about being in a strange fantasy/sci-fi hybrid swordfight and getting knocked off a platform. I woke up, saw it was 2:00 in the morning, and went back to sleep. I was greeted by everyone I had been fighting alongside standing over me looking concerned, saying I had been unconscious for a good half an hour. That was legitimately one of the weirdest things I've ever experienced.
how do i make dream recall better? i can remember dreams quite well for a little while, like in the morning, but by that afternoon its almost totally gone for some reason
Last night I dreamt I was a huge squid.
Sorry i havent posted any storys yet, lots of shit going on in life, i'll write some up on here from my journal later and explain the situation.
[QUOTE=IPK;38374576]Let me ask again,i read somewhere that scary hallucinations appear when you wake up after a lucid dream. Is this true?[/QUOTE] only partly true, sleep paralysis is more common before/after lucid dreams (well atleast for me) so it's more likely to happen then. but not always, not at all.
Struggling with dream recall, haven't been able to remember any dreams in the last 2 nights, but was able to extract something 3 nights ago. Just picked up writing in my dream journal again after several months so I hope it's just because I'm out of practice.
Alright, i'm going to try WILD today. Any help? Does sleep paralysis got side effects? When should i dream check?
Even though I'm newbie to lucid dreaming, I've found one new reality check: Try reading books, words won't mean shit.
[QUOTE=kron555;38385884]Even though I'm newbie to lucid dreaming, I've found one new reality check: Try reading books, words won't mean shit.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Orkel;38259245]lucid dream 10 mins ago. thought "the funniest joke in the world" and opened a piece of paper. it read "i like costa mega more, but hobotid"[/QUOTE] reading in particular is some trippy shit in lucid dreams
[QUOTE=Lefter;38385827]Alright, i'm going to try WILD today. Any help? Does sleep paralysis got side effects? When should i dream check?[/QUOTE] Well,scary blahblahers appear. You know when you look at the sun with your eyes closed,then look away and all these squares and you start seeing squares and shit? Well,sleep paralysis is the same,except you don't look at the sun and scary things appear instead of shapes. Heck,maybe something super scary appears and you get scared for a long time.
[QUOTE=IPK;38386342]Well,scary blahblahers appear. You know when you look at the sun with your eyes closed,then look away and all these squares and you start seeing squares and shit? Well,sleep paralysis is the same,except you don't look at the sun and scary things appear instead of shapes. Heck,maybe something super scary appears and you get scared for a long time.[/QUOTE] I'm reasonably certain the scary shit is placebo. I've had some incredibly pleasant SP episodes. Orkel, you can either back me up or call me on my bullshit that scary sleep paralysis is placebo.
Had a dream that it was early in the morning and I was at school trying to catch the bus home. So I walked to where the bus usually is, and I see a bunch of real life people whom were on my bus standing nearby. I approach the people, where I soon see the bus directly in front of me taking off down the road at fast speeds, leaving everyone behind. I look around at the confused people before I take off after the bus. As I leave the school, I turn the corner and I am suddenly on a completely different road riding on a bicycle with the bus far ahead of me. I peddle along for awhile when I unexpectedly fall of the back of the bike. The bike continues to go forward in a pop-a-wheelie stance until it stops and crashes midway down the road. I get up and continue walking down the road. Out from the right there comes a man who walks down the road, picks up my bike, and drags it to the right. I don't get a clear look at him, as it was too dark to see. I continue further until I see my bike leaning against a gate at the side of the road. I look up and I see this small building complex in the distance. I move towards it and I meet a lady nearby that mentions the building has some kind of Scottish soldiers living in it. When I approach the building, I am assaulted by the Scottish soldiers, who are toy soldiers, barely a foot tall, and who wear colonial British uniforms and hats. They point their muskets at me and begin to fire, which stings a little bit. I started yelling at them because I didn't even do anything. The dream ends with me inside the building(which looks like a tiny one-room hospital.) being attacked by more soldiers.
[QUOTE=Ekalektik_1;38391473]I'm reasonably certain the scary shit is placebo. I've had some incredibly pleasant SP episodes. Orkel, you can either back me up or call me on my bullshit that scary sleep paralysis is placebo.[/QUOTE] It is for the first few times. And it is a placebo. Anything can appear,usually scary stuff because you get anxious due to the buzzing and numbness
[QUOTE=IPK;38386342]Well,scary blahblahers appear. You know when you look at the sun with your eyes closed,then look away and all these squares and you start seeing squares and shit? Well,sleep paralysis is the same,except you don't look at the sun and scary things appear instead of shapes. Heck,maybe something super scary appears and you get scared for a long time.[/QUOTE] No what you're describing is hypnagogic imagery and those can be anything, not just scary stuff. Places, objects etc.
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