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Yes. I was able to lucid dream about 2 years ago. I read a lot on the subject at the time, and tried many methods to induce lucid dreaming and/or OOBEs. The la
by chm 12y ago
Yes. I was able to lucid dream about 2 years ago. I read a lot on the subject at the time, and tried many methods to induce lucid dreaming and/or OOBEs.
The latter never really worked, but I once got very scared because I couldn't control myself anymore, I felt like a spirit locked into a body. With hindsight I attribute this to unintentional self-hypnosis.
The former was quite easy to achieve. The trick that did it for me was to remind myself often, while going to sleep, that I wanted to lucid dream. I repeatedly thought "When dreaming, ask myself if I'm dreaming" when laying in bed. The first night was uneventful but the second one I was able to "wake up" from my dream, but control it. By controlling, I mean move freely around in the scene I was in, not generate scenes.
I happened to be running towards a lake with my brother (recurrent dream for me) and I realised I was dreaming just next to shore. I spontaneously began to fly over the water, and I could control where I went. Still, the surroundings were a bit fuzzy, like in usual dreams, I just could move around freely.
It happens to me once in a while now, but never lasts more than what seems like a good 15 seconds. It's as if my subconscious knows it lost control, and then I wake up. It always happens in the morning.