Sleep and Dreams Megathread v2 - General

How do I intentionally induce nightmares on myself? Note: I have no bad thoughts capable of making me shivering wondering in the back of my head.

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Looking for someone to analyze this: I had a dream last night that my eyes wouldn't open and I was freaking out and trying to claw them open as best as I could, but then I awoke from the dream and everything was normal. Is that some kind of sleep paralysis?

[QUOTE=killa101;24876863]Looking for someone to analyze this: I had a dream last night that my eyes wouldn't open and I was freaking out and trying to claw them open as best as I could, but then I awoke from the dream and everything was normal. Is that some kind of sleep paralysis?[/QUOTE] Thats a nightmare. If you SP and panic, you'd see images of the things you fear most, or least your mind will make up new things to fear.

[QUOTE=Oblivious1;24876669]How do I intentionally induce nightmares on myself? Note: I have no bad thoughts capable of making me shivering wondering in the back of my head.[/QUOTE] Watch the shining. Trip. Oh you are asking how you menage to do it, not how you can do it ? Well I dont know then.

HEHEHEHEHEHHUHUHUHUHUHUUHUHUUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! I DID IT! UNLIMITED SMILEYS :D:D:D:DD:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D I WENT LUCID HHAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA!!(at least I think so) Ok, so I was standing next to a small yellow car, there was someone else standing, and I heard music start to play (for my alarm, I have it set to radio, then 20 minutes later, buzzer). I realized that i was dreaming, and I looked over to this person to express my joy and happiness, and then I started to wake up. By the time I remembered to rub my hands together, it was too late. I barely managed to remember this, as I reached for my dream journal I forgot it. Then I repeated what I remember to myself, and then I remembered most of it. I remember there was some kind of story before the lucid part, but I cant remember it. VICTORY MUSIC: [MEDIA] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbOYBa77TCo[/url] [/MEDIA] I also remember that there was a dream before that, but FUCK DAT HOOHOOOHOHOHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!!11!!OnE!!1!! [editline]07:48AM[/editline] Cheers to you, doc :cheers:

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24877780]HEHEHEHEHEHHUHUHUHUHUHUUHUHUUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! I DID IT! UNLIMITED SMILEYS :D:D:D:DD:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D I WENT LUCID HHAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA!!(at least I think so) [/QUOTE] Congrats !

I just realized (after the Can I tap that thread): What if Jake was lying all along? I don't want to believe that, but it brings a new perspective to everything. OR he's a genius and the dream sign hew drew was for me to think all this so I don't move too fast with my sub. more at 11

rated bawks^ I do not believe you. I think that subs can alter our communication just enough so that it makes sense to a deeply believable state. I mean, DJ had us all fooled like, hardcore. None of us could have possibly guessed. hmn, it is confirmed. You are, in fact, an idiot.

Ill repeat what i said once, He doesn't sprout enough nonsense to be lying, he'd attention whore if he was.

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24877780]HEHEHEHEHEHHUHUHUHUHUHUUHUHUUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! I DID IT! UNLIMITED SMILEYS :D:D:D:DD:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D I WENT LUCID HHAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA!!(at least I think so) Ok, so I was standing next to a small yellow car, there was someone else standing, and I heard music start to play (for my alarm, I have it set to radio, then 20 minutes later, buzzer). I realized that i was dreaming, and I looked over to this person to express my joy and happiness, and then I started to wake up. By the time I remembered to rub my hands together, it was too late. I barely managed to remember this, as I reached for my dream journal I forgot it. Then I repeated what I remember to myself, and then I remembered most of it. I remember there was some kind of story before the lucid part, but I cant remember it. VICTORY MUSIC: [MEDIA] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbOYBa77TCo[/url] [/MEDIA] I also remember that there was a dream before that, but FUCK DAT HOOHOOOHOHOHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!!11!!OnE!!1!! [editline]07:48AM[/editline] Cheers to you, doc :cheers:[/QUOTE] How the fuck did you do it? I wanna try that lucid dreaming thing too :saddowns:

Gonna share a weird dream experience with you guys. Tell me what you think. So there I was, in some wrecked car, was a bus or something, I was clinging to the wall of it, crouching in the corners. There were two more guys with me. And suddenly, this fucking huge monster, with tentacles for a head and on each tentacles head there was an eye. So then, through the window, a huge boney-chunkey-meaty hook scraped one of the guys out of the bus leaving a blood mark. I was scared shitless. I was cowering in the corner looking out of the windows above me praying the tentacle monster doesnt see me. And just as it was about to leave the danger zone one of it's tentacle-eyes saw me. I fucking shit my pants. I jumped out of the bus and ran for it FEELING it running after me with it's monstery legs. While I was running I did some reality checks. Looked at my arm - can see all the fingers normally... That got me into a bind. Then I did the nose check as in pinch your nose and try tro breathe trough it... I COULD NOT!... So basically, I thought that was reality. But while running I deducted that this HAD to be a dream. I tried waking myself up but with no fruit. Then I got cornered. As a last resort I imagined a gmod menu screen and was panicly looking for a disconnect button... I couldn't find it. The monster came round the corner and out of fear I closed my eyes. In a few moments I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my chest. And then I woke up

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24882448]rated bawks^ I do not believe you. I think that subs can alter our communication just enough so that it makes sense to a deeply believable state. I mean, DJ had us all fooled like, hardcore. None of us could have possibly guessed. hmn, it is confirmed. [B]You are, in fact, and idiot.[/B][/QUOTE] Why are you so mean. There's no need to throw that word around.

[QUOTE=Recurracy;24883473]How the fuck did you do it? I wanna try that lucid dreaming thing too :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Well, hearing my radio go off in real life made me realize that I was dreaming. However, It was my alarm, and it happened to wake me up as well. tl;dr I happened to have a REM at 7:10 am. I had fallen asleep doing homework around 12:30, woke up at 2:00, turned out the lights, and went back to sleep. messed up sleep patterns FTW [editline]03:12PM[/editline] @hmn: you started it. yesterday. in chat

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24882448]You are, in fact, and idiot.[/QUOTE] When calling someone an idiot at least learn grammar and spelling.

[QUOTE=Jimmg;24883906]When calling someone an idiot atleast learn grammar and spelling.[/QUOTE] atleast isn't a word inb4 failed grammar nazi [editline]03:15PM[/editline] I see what you did thar. changing it before anyone else could see.

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24883880]Well, hearing my radio go off in real life made me realize that I was dreaming. However, It was my alarm, and it happened to wake me up as well. tl;dr I happened to have a REM at 7:10 am. I had fallen asleep doing homework around 12:30, woke up at 2:00, turned out the lights, and went back to sleep. messed up sleep patterns FTW [editline]03:12PM[/editline] @hmn: you started it. yesterday. in chat[/QUOTE] No, I mean, how'd you get into lucid dreaming or what's it called? I wanna try what it feels like.

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24883880]Well, hearing my radio go off in real life made me realize that I was dreaming. However, It was my alarm, and it happened to wake me up as well. tl;dr I happened to have a REM at 7:10 am. I had fallen asleep doing homework around 12:30, woke up at 2:00, turned out the lights, and went back to sleep. messed up sleep patterns FTW [editline]03:12PM[/editline] @hmn: you started it. yesterday. in chat[/QUOTE] I did no such thing you jackal. Anyways, I might as well explain where this idea came from. I was in the bus, listening to Karma Police on my iPod (not related, but it's a fucking great song). I close my eyes because I'm tired and I begin "hallucinating" (that state between being asleep and awake. I wasn't actually dreaming, but I could control things). Here, it's just me and this semi old woman seating in front of me. I think "is this my sub (always think that to remind myself to summon it)?" and she says "no.". She comes closer and says "open your eyes..." and I wake up with the idea that Jake might be lying, for some reason. I don't want to believe that, I don't think it's true, but the thought is sort of stuck there, you know? On a side note, I "fell asleep" later on the same bus trip, and I was moving around in this "dream", yet I could still feel my body being there irl. It was weird as fuck.

Where would lying get me, a place of epicness on [B]THE INTERNET[/B] There's no point.

[QUOTE=solid_jake;24884184]Where would lying get me, a place of epicness on [B]THE INTERNET[/B] There's no point.[/QUOTE] Need I remind you the can i tap that thread?

Ok. So its possible that jake is lying. But there really wouldnt be a point. Ive thougt about it, but i havnt come up with a good reason for him to do so. We can either assume hes lying and not believe a thing he says, or we can continue to believe him. But there is no reason not to v:v:v

I already solved it doc. He performed inception on himself. Yeah.....

[QUOTE=PyroCF;24885195]I already solved it doc. He performed inception on himself. Yeah.....[/QUOTE] It sucks.

Aw man, i have got 2 lucid dreams without even trying! Oh god its soooo cool! When i try, it doesnt work :/ I should really start practicing reality checks

Can you have thoughts within a dream? Last night I had a wonderful dream where Starbucks was giving away free coffee and it was filled with strippers and outside was a tiny lake with lots of fish. Well I tried fishing with a rocking and some string and failed, and then I grabbed a fish directly out of the water. After doing that I thought back to an episode of The Office where Creed does that, but I thought it, while dreaming.

[QUOTE=Birdman101;24877780]HEHEHEHEHEHHUHUHUHUHUHUUHUHUUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! I DID IT! UNLIMITED SMILEYS :D:D:D:DD:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D I WENT LUCID HHAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA!!(at least I think so) Ok, so I was standing next to a small yellow car, there was someone else standing, and I heard music start to play (for my alarm, I have it set to radio, then 20 minutes later, buzzer). I realized that i was dreaming, and I looked over to this person to express my joy and happiness, and then I started to wake up. By the time I remembered to rub my hands together, it was too late. I barely managed to remember this, as I reached for my dream journal I forgot it. Then I repeated what I remember to myself, and then I remembered most of it. I remember there was some kind of story before the lucid part, but I cant remember it.[/QUOTE] On the lucid bit, sucks to be me(lucid twice and didn't even know about hand rubbing). But how did you remember the whole dream with only a fragment. I had a very small fragment I can't even get the whole dream.

Hmn, I still give you empty bockses. Empty, like your vague claims of heresy. On another note, I was helping the aforementioned group of friends on our junior class homecoming float (were welding shit to a '93 S-10 blazer to make it look like a tank), and we went back to Gitchi Manitou. It was way more intense than yesterday. We had 4 people, (the same group as yesterday+a fat gamer friend of mine) we split up into groups of two, me and tom took the front while the fatties walked slowly behind. Me and tom decided to walk into a forest by the river (BAD FUCKING IDEA). We heard something 5 feet away make a clicking sound 4-5 times. I mimicked it, and right after that we hear a loud knock on a tree stump. He was like, holy shit lets go now. And I'm like, OH SHIT dude fuck run fuck! I was jogging out, and I feel in the back of my head, my mind pretty much just said to me: SPRINT. For no reason at all, I start out in a DEAD FUCKING SPRINT (pretty fast; I'm in track) and just come steamrolling out of these woods, and get back on the main trail. This whole thing scares the shit outta tom, and he runs out a different course. When the fat kids cought up to us, I received two mindfucks. 1) They said they saw a shadow person appear behind me as I sprinted out of the woods, with a twisted fucked up face, just staring at me. It had the same exact build as me, height, composure, fuckin everything. and 2) The fatter of the two found a 40 year old 12gauge shell. I'm not even going to explain why this scared the shit out of me, but I forced him to throw it back, before he crossed the spirit stones. I'm not taking ANY fucking chances here. [editline]09:48PM[/editline] I shat bricks this time. [editline]09:49PM[/editline] [quote=sottalytober;24888118]can you have thoughts within a dream? Last night i had a wonderful dream where starbucks was giving away free coffee and it was filled with strippers and outside was a tiny lake with lots of fish. Well i tried fishing with a rocking and some string and failed, and then i grabbed a fish directly out of the water. After doing that i thought back to an episode of the office where creed does that, but i thought it, while dreaming.[/quote] redneck. Fucking. Paradise. [editline]10:10PM[/editline] although, IF by any chance, jake did happen to be fabricating falsities, I would then acknowledge him as the best fucking troll in the history of facepunch. [editline]10:12PM[/editline] Now I shall get to sleep at a reasonable time, and set my radio to go off during my scheduled REM stages.

Can someone tell me if BAC is proportional to lucidity chances?

You people make me see green of envy, I wanna try this lucid dreaming thing too. :smith:

I had sleep paralysis in the past 6 months two times. Fucking horrible shit. Basically you wake up during a dream and become half-conscious while the rest of your body and brain is still sleeping. Usually you cannot move at all because your muscles are all asleep. You can only blink. First time, I woke up middle of the night, to see a shadowed man-shaped thing "hold me against the bed" (was actually the non-functioning muscles that created that effect) and I instantly thought it was a zombie getting ready to bite my neck. It was fucking horrible, I couldn't even scream, which was honestly my first instinct, after not being able to move. I could only produce a quiet sigh sound. Then my body decided to wake up, and so did the dream monster dissipate. I was pretty fucking scared at first, but then I wrote it off as just a dream. Later I learned it's called sleep paralysis. Then I had it again, this time I was laying on my side, and I "woke" up to the shadow of a ghost girl child thing standing at the side of my bed, right in my face too. I was freaking out, not being able to move again, of course. It took me a few seconds to realize I'm having sleep paralysis again, but until I did, I was scared shitless. After that, however, it was rather amusing, trying to wake my muscles up. It's a very strange experience, and it must be what it's like to be actually paralyzed. You try and try, but you can't even move your head.... Strangely enough, I tried screaming again, to see if I can do it, and although I couldn't, it somehow triggered the rest of my body to wake up. Overall, though, it's a bad experience.... locked into a staring contest with a demon child in the middle of the night is not my idea of fun.