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I experienced lucid dreaming last night

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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I woke up around 5 and was then trying to fall back asleep. I was picturing myself in my childhood home. I was jumping between picturing it in my mind and it springing to life in complete vividness. For example, I was looking out the window at the river and it burst to life, from dark to broad daylight.

What was amazing was that I was fully aware I was interacting with 'falling asleep'.

I wanted to touch things and see if I could feel it. I grabbed the chairs at the dinner table and amazingly I could feel it in my hands. I could feel the smooth wood that I hadn't really thought about since the last time I was there, 8 years ago.

I touched other things and I could feel them as well.

Lucid dreaming is like being God for a few seconds. You're sort of creating the world around you, or wishing it into life.

[–] McQualude (4231) 4 years ago

I used to lucid dream a lot as a teen and 2 things I tried in every dream was having sex with the prettiest girl in school (or some hot celebrity) and flying like Superman. Meditating before sleep helped, I would sort of just "wake up" in my dream and realize I was dreaming. Cool stuff. Also played around a lot with biofeedback.

[–] ghostboy (652) 4 years ago

Wow, sounds more like an out of body experience, either way I am sure it was incredible.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

In terms of a video game, it's like stepping back from playing a level to programming and testing levels.

[–] beavis (3249) 4 years ago

I had a dream about david pakman and had morning wood and was trying to agree with him in my sleep few days ago, it was right before I woke up

only sharing because I thought it was funny

[–] jriley555 (8204) 4 years ago

Sgt. Snorkel used to eat too much pizza and have lucid dreams.

I would like to have some, maybe had a few along the way, certainly the sleep paralysis.

[–] jasonbourne (1027) 4 years ago

I think I've had a dream like that; Never knew there was a name for it. Is it a deep REM sleep? Or one you experience when about to wake up?

One can actually feel things in the dream like a chair and table in your room. I don't think I've experienced the outside like you did and I live next to a river. This was as a small child. I saw the yellow crackled ice breakfast table with metal legs in our small kitchen. It felt smooth and the legs were metal. There were metal grooves on the side. The chairs were yellow crackled ice pattern and somewhat soft, but not plush. Medium firm. There was linoleum tile in the kitchen and small, dark wood planks in the the breakfast area next door. I could feel it under my bare feet. I tried to look outside the window, but could not see and then either woke up or went back to sleep for a bit more. This was at our house in San Francisco. I think it happens when you're about to wake up. However, you still have time to sleep after you do.

Could it be based on our muscle memory? It's interesting you had much control in your dream. Mine was just experiencing things as they were. There were other objects like the kitchen sink, large window in front of sink, gas stove, pantry, etc., but I didn't see those. They seemed to be not there or in the dark area. Could you see everything as you remembered it?

I dunno if that makes sense since it may have been only once or twice.