Lucid Dreaming

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Have you ever heard of lucid dreaming? It is where you gain awareness of your dream state and gain control over what you dream about and what you do. It is pretty hard to do, but it is pretty cool when you succeed.

Yep

i dont understand what's desirable about this. the whole fun of dreams is their subconsciousness

I have heard of it. I would love to be able to achieve it. There's just so much to do for it...

The closest I've come is being aware that I was dreaming, but I didn't seem to have any control over it. I suspect that the vast majority of people who claim to do it are either lying or mistaken.

I've managed it a few times, as well, but I prefer to just go along with what my unconscious mind has in store for me.

try looking up webpages on how to do it.

Anyway, the most effective method I use is pinching my nose and breathing. If I can still breathe through it, I know I'm dreaming. I get into the habit of doing it in real life so that I do it in a dream too. Other methods include looking in a mirror for abnormalities (not recommended if you are prone to nightmares), jumping up and down, checking a digital clock (or any digital text) twice to see if it makes any odd changes, etc. Pinching yourself isn't effective because your nerves treat it as real. I once got shot with a gun in a dream, and it hurt. Probably not as much as in real life, but still.....

Once you know how to gain awareness, the hardest part is staying in the dream state. Stay still, feel around your surroundings so they feel real to you. Do whatever it takes to deny your brain the sensation of lying in bed.

i shouldnt read this after just watching inception

were they about your crazy dead wife

in the culminating scene of his and his 'wife's relationship he concluded that she was...flat, as you say...because she was only a part of his mind. so i'm guessing it was intentional. i think it worked