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StudentPermalink Reply by Faxz on March 3, 2011 at 1:41pm

I had a lot of lucid dreams since I was a little child, and I learned to control them when I was over 20 years old. The reason for that was because from one moment to another I had really, really scary moments before I woke up. My mind was already awaken, I knew that I was lying in bed, what day it was an so on... but I couldn't move my body. First time when this happened I thought I was dead!!! Then this happened every morning before I "woke up", and it took about 1, 2 minutes until I could also move my body. I tried to open my eyes and scream... but couldn't, so I tried to find literature about dreaming, and now I also know what to do ...this has also a name Sleeping- paralysm or so (just now the german word...)...yes dreaming - very funny, scary, amazing stuff

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Permalink Reply by Katie Eastman on November 7, 2011 at 7:57pm

When you are in the REM cycle your body is paralyzed. Sometimes people wake up during this stage and it can be quite frightening because you are semi conscious but can not move. This is even sometimes accompanied by 'hallucinations' or pretty much like dreaming awake. Many pieces of literature were inspired by this, such as Dracula.

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Permalink Reply by Katie Eastman on November 7, 2011 at 7:58pm

I know this is an old thread but I love dreaming in general. Only been lucid a few times but that is what I strive for, there are so many things I want to do in my dreams. I have breathed underwater before and it was freakin awesome. Not much flying, but jumping really high and long.

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Permalink Reply by Harlow [Hulacination Hoops] on November 7, 2011 at 8:49pm

I can always breathe underwater in my dreams... but yeah, it all fascinates me too. And sleep paralysis is what got me into sleep phenomena. I don't get it anymore but for the longest time I'd get it 2 or 3 times a night as I was falling asleep. I think it may have had something to do with my anxiety because I've got more of a handle on it now and I don't get sleep paralysis at all.

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Permalink Reply by Tweed on November 9, 2011 at 8:30am

I'm so glad you guys bumped this thread back to the front page. I need to check out these forums more.

One of my first lucid dreams was of me swimming deep underwater. I panicked at first until i realized I could breathe and that made me aware i was dreaming. It was such an amazing experience. Lucid dreaming is, so to speak, something out of this world.

I stopped remembering my dreams for years and they're finally coming back to me. I'm excited. I definitley want to try flying soon!

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Permalink Reply by Katie Eastman on November 10, 2011 at 11:05am

All of you dreamers should watch the movie Waking Life. if you havn't already. Its all about dreaming and is a really amazing and beautiful film. I actually had my first lucid dream within a week after watching it. Its like it enabled something in me. Dreaming is probably one of my favorite things.

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Permalink Reply by Tweed on November 10, 2011 at 11:12am

great movie!

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Permalink Reply by hoop-sea-biscuit on June 22, 2012 at 3:41pm

i also fly :) even tho in the dream i tell myself im dreaming i cant completely controll the dream and alot of times i will look at my hands in my dreams but they look no different so i assume its real

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