Sleep and Dreams Megathread - General

Have any of you seen Youth in Revolt? Wouldn't it be weird if you can have that kind of relationship with your subconscious, just like have your sub take over for the shit you're too chicken to do. Like in the scene where Nick is in the frenchie's dorm room and he's too awkward to get in her bed and fuck her so Francois goes in instead but they're the same person.

[QUOTE=SteeleCratos;24480910]Have any of you seen Youth in Revolt? Wouldn't it be weird if you can have that kind of relationship with your subconscious, just like have your sub take over for the shit you're too chicken to do. Like in the scene where Nick is in the frenchie's dorm room and he's too awkward to get in her bed and fuck her so Francois goes in instead but they're the same person.[/QUOTE] I don't really want to say it works like that, but I have convinced myself to do things I normally wouldn't have otherwise. :v:

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;24480953]I don't really want to say it works like that, but I have convinced myself to do things I normally wouldn't have otherwise. :v:[/QUOTE] :smug:

Hmm, while I'm here, I guess I should get another question answered. (Sorry) I had a dream last night, and it involved dream colors, I was most likely thinking about them when I fell asleep. Anyway, I swear I saw one, that or I was just wishing it was one. It was a bright, glowing teal color. Also, is it even possible to describe dream colors?

I never thought of summoning my subconscious in a lucid dream (first time reading through the OP, I'm lazy). Call me crazy but I want to ask him what my biggest fear is. Would taking psychedelics help prepare me for it?

I finally started keeping a dream journal. I really want to do this lucid shit.

No. You will never be prepared for what you see or hear. You won't sleep properly for a good amount of time as it attempts to help you overcome it in the illusion that you think you're ready to do so

Oh look at that your unbanned

[QUOTE=Mac2468;24481107]I never thought of summoning my subconscious in a lucid dream (first time reading through the OP, I'm lazy). Call me crazy but I want to ask him what my biggest fear is. Would taking psychedelics help prepare me for it?[/QUOTE] No. Don't do that. First off, don't do drugs, they fuck you up. Secondly, it'd be horrific enough as it is, I can only imagine what psychedelics would do to you. You'd probably kill yourself, and I'm not kidding.

So no amount of psychedelics can help me get ready for it? Please don't drag up the drugs are bad aspect, it's been proven that psychedelics are much less harmful than even alcohol.

[QUOTE=Nick895;24481017]Hmm, while I'm here, I guess I should get another question answered. (Sorry) I had a dream last night, and it involved dream colors, I was most likely thinking about them when I fell asleep. Anyway, I swear I saw one, that or I was just wishing it was one. It was a bright, glowing teal color. Also, is it even possible to describe dream colors?[/QUOTE] Not really, no. We don't have the same colors in real life that we do in dreams. Dreams have an expanded spectrum. [editline]02:57AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Mac2468;24481182]So no amount of psychedelics can help me get ready for it?[/QUOTE] If I say don't take them, why would the answer be take more? Don't do drugs. For dreams or otherwise. It isn't healthy and you're not cool and it doesn't make you socially accepted. They're not your real friends and you secretly know it. [editline]02:57AM[/editline] wow that got dark pretty quick there

No no lets not have a drug argument here. Please. Back to an actual discussion. What are dream colors?

[QUOTE=Mac2468;24481182]So no amount of psychedelics can help me get ready for it? Please don't drag up the drugs are bad aspect, it's been proven that psychedelics are much less harmful than even alcohol.[/QUOTE] You know what's even less harmful than psychedelics? Not taking psychedelics.

[QUOTE=Mac2468;24481182]So no amount of psychedelics can help me get ready for it? Please don't drag up the drugs are bad aspect, it's been proven that psychedelics are much less harmful than even alcohol.[/QUOTE] No, trust me, whatever the drug's effect on you has and depending on what your fear is you could hurt yourself. Imagine your greatest fear being played out in front of you while you suffer in sleep paralysis looking at it. Now imagine the effects of your drug Combine the two, and fuck, you have a bad combination

I'm sorry but we are completely different persons on the aspect of drugs, and I will not ask anymore here. I will say this though; in a safe environment psychedelics are completely safe.

Damnit zin I'm trying to give him a legitimate answer without taking any sides and you're shooting everything that moves

[QUOTE=SteeleCratos;24481246]No no lets not have a drug argument here. Please. Back to an actual discussion. What are dream colors?[/QUOTE] Your eyes have rods and cones, right? Basically, you can see light of certain wavelengths, which are then intercepted by said rods and cones, fed to brain through various visual pathways, blah blah blah. now, obviously we can have wavelengths that CAN'T be intercepted by our eyes, but they obviously still exist. And because they exist and give off energy, they give off a certain color. Now, what color is that? And that, my friend, is what a dream color is. Dream colors are colors that we just can't see given the limitations of our eyes. There's no way to describe it because it's not possible, but it's somewhere in the violet area (only because light gets bluer as it gets larger). But it's not violet, it's ultraviolet. [editline]03:02AM[/editline] [QUOTE=solid_jake;24481260]No, trust me, whatever the drug's effect on you has and depending on what your fear is you could hurt yourself. Imagine your greatest fear being played out in front of you while you suffer in sleep paralysis looking at it. Now imagine the effects of your drug Combine the two, and fuck, you have a bad combination[/QUOTE] Or, to put it another way. Imagine taking 10 grams of shrooms. Last time I did that, I was writhing around on the floor, screaming that I didn't exist. My friend had to run into my room and convince me that I existed for a half hour. And that was completely harmless. Now imagine a fear so completely evil that you can't even think of it; your brain naturally rejects it because it's so bad. Now imagine that playing out in your head. Now imagine THAT amplified by the power of psychedelics. You would literally kill yourself. (Incidentally that is why I don't do drugs anymore.) [editline]03:05AM[/editline] And remember, you asked me if it would help. No it will not, and you'll regret it enough without your mind going warp speed into the land of flying fire hydrants.

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;24481297] Or, to put it another way. Imagine taking 10 grams of shrooms. Last time I did that, I was writhing around on the floor, screaming that I didn't exist. My friend had to run into my room and convince me that I existed for a half hour. And that was completely harmless. Now imagine a fear so completely evil that you can't even think of it; your brain naturally rejects it because it's so bad. Now imagine that playing out in your head. Now imagine THAT amplified by the power of psychedelics. You would literally kill yourself. (Incidentally that is why I don't do drugs anymore.) [/QUOTE]10 grams of shrooms? Sounds a bit excessive. A heavy dosage is 5 grams. On topic, i tried doing the WILD technique last night, and right as i felt myself getting pulled into my dream, the dryer beeped, and i opened my eyes :(

[QUOTE=Robot Jesus;24481418]10 grams of shrooms? Sounds a bit excessive. A heavy dosage is 5 grams. On topic, i tried doing the WILD technique last night, and right as i felt myself getting pulled into my dream, the dryer beeped, and i opened my eyes :([/QUOTE] I am fully aware of that now. That was probably one of the worst things I've ever done. EVER. I hate when that happens.

10 grams of shrooms :psypop: [editline]11:12PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Zinayzen;24481297]Your eyes have rods and cones, right? Basically, you can see light of certain wavelengths, which are then intercepted by said rods and cones, fed to brain through various visual pathways, blah blah blah. now, obviously we can have wavelengths that CAN'T be intercepted by our eyes, but they obviously still exist. And because they exist and give off energy, they give off a certain color. Now, what color is that? And that, my friend, is what a dream color is. Dream colors are colors that we just can't see given the limitations of our eyes. There's no way to describe it because it's not possible, but it's somewhere in the violet area (only because light gets bluer as it gets larger). But it's not violet, it's ultraviolet. [/QUOTE] Can you create this lucidly? I want to see.

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;24481444]I am fully aware of that now. That was probably one of the worst things I've ever done. EVER. I hate when that happens.[/QUOTE] I bet. My cats knocked something over while I was on a low dosage of LSD, and I was freaking out for like 5 minutes. I can't imagine how 10 grams of 'shrooms would affect your mind. Does anyone know if the "hand technique" works? Like where you tell yourself "When i see my hands, i will know that I'm dreaming", and then when you see your hands, you become lucid. Because i'm thinking about trying that, because WILD doesn't seem to work for me.

[quote=Dream Journal]Another weird dream occured during my nap. It started off all in wireframe. I was standing in the middle of it all looking around. I started imagining a city, no need to close my eyes this time though, it generated dynamically. I put a fountain in the middle of a city block for ambience. I rethought that, and clashed my hands together. The fountain disassembled and was replaced by traffic lights. Everything seemed prepared for something, so I began thinking of people. Quickly clouds began to take their places on sidewalks and streets and such. I imagined some cars on the streets and more clouds began to come to these places. Now they were forming into people and cars and even the people inside the cars. After they were done taking their shapes they stood there in the middle of an action as if someone pressed the pause button in a movie. I walked to a building and drew a rectangle on the wall, imagining it be a mirror. It began to reflect slowly and then it was a full fledged mirror. I looked around at the people, they were wearing suits, most likely buisness men. I took a look at the mirror and started changing my clothes. I was wearing a black fedora and a black suit. I took another look at myself to make sure and compared it to everyone else. Suddenly the people started moving and I scrambled a little bit. I leaned on the wall and looked opposite the block I was on. And there I saw her. My subconscious was walking through the people I had placed and was holding bags. She came accross the crosswalk and tried to press the button to turn the light red but couldn't reach. I focused in on her and isolated her voice. "Excuse me sir" she said to the guy next to him. I looked at the man. The man was still looking straight. She sighed. "SIR" she yelled louder. The man turned to her. "Could you please press that button" she said to him eying the crosswalk button. He pressed the button for her. She smiled. "Thanks" she said to the man. The light turned red and all the cars stopped. She started walking to my block. She saw me midway of crossing and her eyes widened. I grinned. She looked extremely confused and started walking towards me slower. On the way, she pinched her nose to see if she was dreaming. She looked down at her hands holding the bags. I couldn't help but smile. She was now in front of me. I lifted my hat. "Madame" I said greeting her. "What's this all about" she asked me. "I thought I'd try something a little different" I said to her. "Yeah I can see that" she said looking at me then looking around. The people around us started to get louder and eventually began to fade. "Woh take it easy" I said to her. "You might overwhelm yourself" I said again. She took a few breathes. I started changing the area we were in. I cycled through some relaxing areas. I saw her look up in awe and then back at me. I stopped at a grass meadow. "Is that even possible" she said. I looked at her. "Very possible, infact you're seeing it right now" I said. She shook her head. "I don't believe it" she said looking down now. "It may be hard to believe but it's really happening" I said to her. She was still shaking her head. "Prove it" she said to me. I looked at the meadow. I raised my hand and structures began to rise from the ground. I looked up at the clouds and changed the color of the sky. She was staring in shock and awe. She feel to the grass. "I guess it's true" she said. Something felt weird. I started thinking, how did I know what she was talking about, how I was able to do all these things. It hit me, I was my own subconscious. Now MY eyes widened. I was puzzled how this was possible I was just thinking how the whole time. She looked at me and put her hand on my shoulder. "I think it's time I woke up." she said to me. I was in shock, still. I nodded my head still looking down. She started doing something and with that she vanished and the dream faded back to reality and I was now awake[/quote] Go crazy

So basically you were the subconscious. I knew it. You started as the architect. Then you decided to throw people in there. And then you felt Ellen coming. AND THEN SHE SAW YOU AND HER EYES WIDENED. SHE TRIED SOME REALITY CHECKS, TRIED MORE, AND THEN APPROACHED CAUTIOUSLY. [B]THEN YOU ACTED LIKE THE SUB AND SHE ASKED THE QUESTIONS WHILE YOU KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS. THEN SHE WOKE YOU UP.[/B] [B][I][U]I AM A MOTHERFUCKING MIND NINJAAAA[/U][/I][/B]

[B]GET OUT OF MY HEAD[/B] [highlight]LEAVE MY BRAIN ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE[/highlight] :byodood:

If you're now your own subconscious... What does that make her?

want to know the really fucked up part, jake?

Scared to hear this one but sure

[QUOTE=solid_jake;24482097]Scared to hear this one but sure[/QUOTE] I can't really tell how to put this, but I'll try. I knew there was a pattern, but I didn't really know what was coming next. I just started typing whatever came into my head. My sub has a plan for you.

today i had a dream that the polypack was released side by side with the fictious "I Hate Maggots" update.

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;24482119] My sub has a plan for you.[/QUOTE] What