Lucid dreams

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Hey humans! Today I'll tell

you some information about

lucid dreams. I hope you can

learn something new. Have

fun reading.

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Lucid dreams are dreams,

where the dreamer gains

control about their dreams

And knows they're dreaming.

The dreamer could control

the dream characters, the

narrative and environment.

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Reality testing

Reality testing is some kind

of mental training. Your me-

tacognoticion will be increa-

sed by training your mind to

notice your own awareness.

Your metacognition level is

similar in your waking and

dreaming sites. Higher me-

tacognition while awake can

lead to higher metacogni-

tion while sleeping.

Follow these steps several ti-

mes a day for reality testing:

• Ask yourself "Am I dreaming?"

• Check your environment to

confirm if you're dreaming

• Take notes of your awareness

and how you interact with your

surroundings.

Common reality checks :

• Check your reflection in a mirror

• Push your hand against solid

objects or push your fingers into

your opposite palm.

• Check if your hands look normal

• Look at the time, it will constantly

change if you're dreaming.

• Pinch your nose to see if you can

breath, if you can, you're dreaming

You should pick one of them and

repeat that one. It trains your mind

to repeat reality checks while dre-

aming. This may induce a lucid

dream.

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Wake back to bed (WBTB)

WBTB involves entering REM

sleep while your still conscious.

There are many different types

of WBTB, but consider this

technique:

• Set an alarm for 5 hours after

you fall asleep

• Go normally to sleep

• Stay awake for 30 minutes

when the timer goes off

• Go back to sleep

After falling asleep, you'll be

likely to lucid dream. Do any

activity which requires full

alertness while you're awake.

The chances of lucid dream-

ing depends on the level of

alertness and not on the ac-

tivity itself.

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Mnenomic induction of Lucid dreams (MILD)

MILD is the first scientific

technique to induce lucid

dreams. It was created in

1980 by LaBerge.

MILD is known as pros-

pective memory, which

includes planning to do

something in the future.

You set the goal to re-

member that you are

dreaming in MILD.

How to use the MILD

technique:

• Think of a recent dream

when falling asleep

• Try to figure out a "dream-

sign", something strange

or weird to find out if you

are dreaming (like flying)

• Try heading back to the

dream. Recognize that

the dreamsign only app-

ears while dreaming

• Recite the phrase "The

next time I dream, I want

to that I am

dreaming " in your head

You can also practice

MILD if you wake up in

the middle of the night.

This is recommended,

because the dream will

be fresher in your mind.

A combination of WBTB,

Reality testing and MILD

usually works the best.

By setting up an alarm

for five hours, you can

combine WBTB and MILD.

Practice moderate when

you're awake.

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Keeping a dream journal

A dream journal is a pop-

ular method for initiating

lucid dreams. You have

to write down everything

that happened during the

dream. This technique is

helping you to recognize

dreamsigns and to en-

hance awareness of your

dreams.

You should note your dr-

eams right after waking

up for the best result. And

it is recommended to read

your dream journal often.

Wake-initiated lucid dreaming (WILD)

WILD happens if you dir-

ectly a dream from

waking life. Your body

stays conscious while

your body goes to sleep.

You'll need to lie down

and relax until you have

a hypnagogic hallucina-

tion, which is a halluci-

nation that happens right

before you fall asleep.

WILD is simple but hard

to learn. If you practice

the other techniques, you

will have a higher chance

to master WILD.

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Try the following techniques

to wake up from lucid dreams:

• If you yell or speak out loud

it tells your brain to wake up

• If you blink repeatedly it may

help your mind to wake up

• Falling asleep in your dream

will wake you up in real life

• Reading signs or books in

your dream can active parts

in your brain that aren't active

in REM

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You may think that lucid drea-

ming sounds fun and maybe

you wanna try it.

• Dreams that are vivid will

wake you up and make it

difficult to fall back to sleep.

And if you're too focused

on lucid dreaming, you mi-

ght have trouble sleeping.

• Lucid dreams can blur the

line between what is real

and what is imagined in pe-

ople with some mental health

disorders, which can lead to

confusion, delirium and ha-

llucination

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But there are also some good

effects of lucid dreaming:

• Less anxiety. The sense of

control you experience during

a lucid dream can linger and

make you feel strong. You can

form the plot and ending until

you know you're in a dream.

This may be used as a Form of

therapy for people who suffer

from nightmares, showing them

how to manage their dreams.

• Better motor skills. Restricted

research indicates that by "pra-

cticing" during your lucid dream,

you may be able to develop ba-

sic skills like clicking your fing-

ers faster. If you visualize the

motions when awake or run thr-

ough them in a lucid dream, the

same portion of your brain be-

comes involved.

• Improved problem-solving. Re-

searchers discovered evidence

that lucid dreams can help pe-

ople solve problem involving i-

magination (such as dispute

with another person) rather than

logic (like math problems).

• More creativity. Some partici-

pants in lucid dream studies we-

re able to produce new ideas or

observations, often with the as-

sistance of characters in their

dreams.

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This is everything for today. I

This post was Informative and

easy to understand. Feel free

to share your experience with

lucid dreaming either in the

comments or pms. Goodbye!

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