Hi, this will probably sound really stupid to you but about 10 minutes ago I had my first ever LD I was in a normal dream (really cool one as well) when I realised I was dreaming.
At first, I thought “oh my god- this is mint!” but then I started to panic that i’d get stuck between being awake and asleep. Is this even possible? Is there any way you can get stuck in an LD or anything similiar? I was so worried, that I woke myself up. It didn’t work the first time but it did the second. Can somebody please reassure me that there’s no way to get stuck? I know this is probably a really stupid question but I am a very anxious person.
Also, I could here my telly in my LD. It’s on in my room because I woke up, started watching it and then fell asleep again. Is it normal to hear things from rl?
Thank you so much for any help!! I hope you don’t all think I’m too weird lol!!
I wouldn’t worry about getting stuck. Regardless of what happens in the dream, you will eventually wake up. There is something called sleep paralysis where you wake up unable to move, but it wears off after a few minutes at most. Besides, why would you want to wake up? You’re in your own world where you can do anything! Most people (including myself) have the opposite problem; they can’t avoid waking up.
I’d say it’s normal to be able to hear or feel things from RL. I know I’ve felt my cat jump on me while I was in an LD, and I’ve heard my alarm through it as well (nothing ruins an LD like knowing you have to end it to get up for work).
I completely agree with Synneth Relmn, you wont get stuck in a dream, I havent had an LD yet but once I do the last thing I’ll be doing is wake myself up.
And hearing real things in a dream is wery normal, for me they have often influenced my dreams, so I don’t think that’s anything to worrie about.
Thanks both of you. I guess I was just being paranoid lol! I wish I’d stayed in the ld now!! It was really cool for the ten seconds I was in it (lol) and totally unexpected! I hadn’t tried any methods for weeks and it just sort of popped up-so cool!
Thanks for the congrats- I hope you get an ld soon!
I was in a normal dream (really cool one as well) when I realised I was dreaming.
