<p>When I can, I try to control my dreams. Instead of following the dream like a movie, I prefer to be consciously involved since it's so much fun to fly around and summon chi blasts in your hand and blow up walls. (That last part is what I've been trying to do in my dreams lately without success.) </p>
<p>The problem is that my unconscious mind can't keep up with my conscious thoughts. That's why when I'm flying the dream slows down and I don't seem to get anywhere. It's like "lag," and I think it's caused by the subconscious mechanisms in the dream having trouble generating places for me to go.</p>
<p>In another instance, if I'm talking with someone and I ask them a question, if I start waiting to find out what they're going to say the dream will often 'freeze' and crash. In other words, I awaken. I think the reason is that my unconscious has trouble answering situations called for within the dream.</p>
<p>Has anyone successfully controlled their dreams?</p>
<p>I've had lucid dreams before, but I've never pursued the mechanics of them like that. Mine are like stories... I decide things should happen, they happen, the plot ends at a reasonable time, etc. Sorry I'm no help.</p>
<p>If it starts to freeze either spin in circles or rub your hands together in your dream. I tried the spinning once but was too awake and fell off my bed, lol. For some reason those 2 see to work the best.</p>
<p>according to freud, no u can't controul dreams. dreams are the "unopened letter" the "royal road to the unconscious." they cannot be controuled by consciousness</p>
<p>I have, however, had dreams that involved some sort of struggle, like trying to run away but not being able to run fast enough... that sort of thing.</p>
<p>I think I actually control my dreams on a regular basis-- that is, when I'm not too sleep deprived to realize I'm alseep. I generally am aware that I'm dreaming and choose to either change the dream, or if it's good, simply enjoy the experience. Generally my dreams have complicated plots and numerous people, most of which I had been thinking about recently.</p>
<p>^Any advice for making dreams easier to maniplate? Also, have any interesting dreams lately? (Last night I rode a motorcycle down a sidewalk in the park, forcing pedestrians to scatter in every direction.)</p>
<p>I read that. Looks interesting and I'll be sure to try a "reality check," next-time. </p>
<p>I wouldn't want to try any of those deep relazation or hypnosis things though because they're somewhat frightening. I tried it once while at a friend's house and I felt like I couldn't move. Scary-I jolted awake and decided never to try it again!</p>
<p>I've also noticed while dozing-off sometimes it's not immediately clear when the day-dream becomes a dream.</p>
<p>"Meditation, and involvement in consciousness focusing activities can strengthen the ability to experience lucid dreams.[20]</p>
<p>Children seem to have lucid dreams more easily than adults do. The ability to sleep appears to decrease when people get older.[21]</p>
<p>Hypnotism may help induce lucidity[22]</p>
<p>Induction techniques can help a great deal in becoming lucid.</p>
<p>Induction devices are also available to assist lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Dream recall, the ability to remember one's dreams, is often practiced in conjunction with learning to lucid dream. A better dream recall ability makes one more aware of their dreams in general as well as allowing one to remember if they did have a lucid dream."</p>
<p>I meditate every night from 5-15 minutes on average, and make a habit of remembering my dreams for as long as possible during the day-- in fact, I still remember the one I had last night (I am sure I had a few, though generally I one remember one or two each night). I didn't consciously do any of this in attempt to have lucid dreams, it just kind of worked out that when I did these things I started to have lucid dreams on a very regular basis.</p>
<p>Also, I tend to have almost hallucinogenic type dreams when I am extremely sleep deprived, not sure if this means anything, it's just very strange</p>
<p>"I’d like to make sure that anyone reading this site is pursuing lucid dreaming for the right reasons and also understands the possible consequences involved with excessive force. First off, as will be suggested on the next page, lucid dreaming should not be used to escape from reality. I cannot stress that enough—there is a real world out there, and lucid dreaming is best used both as a recreational activity and to aid in personal development; lucid dreams should not be used as a vehicle to displace reality. Seven or eight hours of sleep per night is enough—don’t sleep your life away."</p>
<p>Yup, take his advice-- over that stage of my life now, but for a while it consumed me... anyway, I think I've come to the conclusion that I have lucid dreams pretty much all the time-- after reading this thing it seems like I don't even really know what a "regular" dream really is... I am in control in my dreams, though sometimes it becomes difficult to control... other times I just want to see what my subconscious or semi-conscious mind has in store, so I let it take me where it wants...</p>
<p>I experienced lucid dream several times, it's a really really interesting feeling "dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming". I could control everything, they happened accurately as I want. Very funny, I always dreamt being with a beautiful strange girl, and do what I want with her, but the problem is I knew that I was dreaming, consequently I was afraid that someone was seeing me, that made me being shy and I stopped at the final step.</p>
<p>I cannot control when I have lucid dreams. =/</p>
<p>Remi, you're such a dolt. I do that, too! The being shy part or the not doing something because you wouldn't do it in real life. When I wake up I get so mad at myself. It's kind of funny. </p>
<p>Right, I had a dream I was getting hit on by this amazingly hott black guy. Because I have this thing where I'm just not sexually attracted to most black guys, but if I married a white guy my family would laugh at my for the rest of my life. So I wanted to get with this guy in my dream and then some how my mind ****ed things up and made this hot guy my brother in the future. Then I had to kill him...</p>
<p>remi, i envy u...for some reason, i don't get any girls in my dreams. all i get is disturbing things like killing, chasing.
has anyone killed someone in a dream? i think i did once. so terrible. i've seen lots of deaths too. </p>
<p>that's why lot of my happy moments were in the mornings when i would be able to wake up from those weird nasty dreams of violence.</p>
<p>quitejaded, that's kind of weird. u actually can tell the race of the people in ur dreams?? wow. sometimes, my dreams are so freakin gay that i can't tell a rabbit from a human when it's running around. </p>
<p>^^i bet u were dreaming of Thierry Henry. a amazing football player that succeeded Zidane as lord of france.</p>
<p>i tried learning how to do them, and i did. I know all the methods to help realize you are asleep so that you can control your dreams. But im no pro. I do often find out in my dreams now that i am asleep, and i become lucid, but i dont try and make it a ritual. I just do it when i realize it. I have a lucid dream about once in every 2 weeks</p>
<p>I just found out I have sleep paralysis. I go through it about once a month. During your REM sleep is when you dream. In order to prevent yourself from acting out your dream you become paralyzed. When you have sleep paralysis you become conscious during REM sleep, and it is really creepy when you want to move, but are unable. It is common for people to hallucinate during sleep paralysis. I do, and it is always an animal on my chest. Having a hallucination of something on your chest seems to be common.<br>
A lot of people will pass this event off for a dream if they fall asleep right after an episode, but it is not. Any one else ever have this type of event?</p>