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You can develop lucid dreaming abilities. I don't think it goes with age. Basically the problem is with dream recall after you wake up. And establishing a rou
by kamaal 6y ago
You can develop lucid dreaming abilities.
I don't think it goes with age.
Basically the problem is with dream recall after you wake up. And establishing a routine so frequent you could witness that routine even in dream, so that you can spot anomaly in the routine in the dream.
Basically there are certain things you can't do properly in a dream. Things like adding numbers, counting, reading a watch correctly twice in a row etc. For some reasons our brains seem to have a hard time maintaining state in dreams. So you establish a stateful routine in wakefulness which would not be possible in dream, making you realize you are now in a dream.
As you can see there are a range of things that need to happen. Routines in wakefullness(like counting, repeating clock check), well rested body, low stress, ability to remember a dream etc.
I think with age a lot of parameters are hard to keep up with.
- throwaway189262 6y agoIt could indeed just be declining sleep quality. No more 13 hour nights on weekends. Waking up to alarms every day even without work. Constant stress of the grind. I've considered getting one of those REM signalling masks to recapture my lucid adventures. Haven't taken the plunge yet though
- srean 6y agoI have had it very rarely but it is quite amazing how much control one has over how the dream pays out, what you want to see etc. I could literally do a walkthrough in a house, checking out rooms one by one, houses I was familiar with. I have heard that you cannot see your face reflected in a mirror in a dream. So sure enough when I got my next one I had to try it. I did not see my face, but not sure how much of that was affected by my expectation.
- justaguyhere 6y agoAny resources that you have used and can recommend?