Im not sure if other people do this or not, or if they can do it (im a superhero?). But in the morning when I'm awake but still sleeping, or just lying in bed thinking about things. I can like start imagining a story in my head, and then I will like fall into a light sleep. While i sleep i will have a dream about, what happens next in the story i was just thinking of. So it's a bit like i can create my own dreams. Can anyone else do this?

NrG.Bamboo

United States2756 Posts

August 31 2008 02:07 GMT

Is this at all related to lucid dreaming? Where you can kind of control everything that goes on in your mind during dreams?

Sounds pretty fuckin baller but I can't do that =[

SiegeTanksandBlueGoo

China685 Posts

August 31 2008 02:07 GMT

Me, it's actually quite useful. I guess it promotes creativity and that sorty stuff.

either that or you are mentally delusional. Either ways, you are special. :D

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

August 31 2008 02:08 GMT

It's called lucid dreaming, yeah a few people are able to do this. There's even a way to train yourself to do this
http://www.ld4all.com/

Unfortunately I haven't bothered learning/I don't have the ability to do it.

GoShox

United States1837 Posts

August 31 2008 02:16 GMT

Woah, I totally want to learn how to do that. Although I think it's happened for me a few times

French_Toast

United States99 Posts

August 31 2008 02:18 GMT

I can sort of do this if I want to finish a dream that got interrupted, but many things change when I go back. I think it matters on how fast you get back into your dream because then you haven't forgotten as much.

YPang

United States4024 Posts

August 31 2008 02:19 GMT

oO, really interesting.

REDBLUEGREEN

Germany1903 Posts

August 31 2008 02:21 GMT

Haha when I was younger I was even able to switch between a few dreams, like watching TV :D But by now I can only control one dream when in lucid dreaming

Kletus

Canada580 Posts

August 31 2008 02:27 GMT

I can do this! It gets quite fun when things spiral out of control =)

nAi.PrOtOsS

Canada784 Posts

August 31 2008 02:37 GMT

#10

Im not gonna lie, i usualy do it with sexual things, it's like im living in a porno.

SiegeTanksandBlueGoo

China685 Posts

August 31 2008 02:47 GMT

#11

That hot girl in chem class? OH YEAH. :D

Srsly though, I thought I was the only one out there that had this happen. I guess it must be a special skill then.

DamageControL

United States4222 Posts

August 31 2008 02:47 GMT

#12

I have woken up and realized i was in a dream a few times

Ozarugold

2716 Posts

August 31 2008 03:10 GMT

#13

I must be getting old because I can never remember my dreams. Although as a kid I remember having this one dream where I dreamt that I woke up and went through the whole day only to wake up after I fell asleep in my dream. That was one messed up day.

ctang

China74 Posts

August 31 2008 03:15 GMT

#14

i usually have really vivid and exciting dreams when I take melatonin to help me sleep. and sometimes they can be pretty lucid. having them and going through the process of having control in your dreams is probably one of my favorite things to do. ha.

crabapple

United States397 Posts

August 31 2008 03:25 GMT

#15

practice it and master it. quiite lucky u can do this much already. make it godly.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

August 31 2008 04:34 GMT

#16

I would describe it as a combination of sleep, mindfulness, and intentional desire.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

August 31 2008 04:35 GMT

#17

On August 31 2008 12:10 Ozarugold wrote:
I must be getting old because I can never remember my dreams. Although as a kid I remember having this one dream where I dreamt that I woke up and went through the whole day only to wake up after I fell asleep in my dream. That was one messed up day.

The most likely cause of not being able to remember any dreams is distraction or apathy.

or a combination

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

August 31 2008 04:40 GMT

#18

sometimes I wonder if anyone knows what the hell I am talking about when I make these posts

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 31 2008 05:07 GMT

#19

This is a common psychological effect; if you think deeply about one subject and don't go off on tangents before you sleep, oftentimes you dream about what you were thinking about.

Another insane thing that worked for me (and works for lots of other people, I hear), is if you visualize the clock in your room saying the time you want to wake up at a few times in a short time span before sleeping (like, say, 5:00 AM on your digital clock), you will wake up at that time with no alarm clock. This is of course unless you are insanely tired or drugged or don;t concentrate hard enough.