Lucid Nightmares

Lucid Adventures
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Hey, sorry if this is in the wrong section.

I recently started to try doing lucid dreaming based off this guide I found online. However, whenever I fall asleep, my dreams get taken over. I can recognize I’m dreaming and everything is fake, but I can’t seem to wake myself up. Each time I try to lucid dream, the nightmare becomes more intense and scarier. It’s gotten to this point where I have to remind myself as I’m falling asleep not to become lucid.

When I first tried it, I had an out of body experience where I could see myself sleeping in bed. I could recognize that it was all a dream, yet I couldn’t really control it. All of a sudden, I started to hear my mom screaming in the other room. I remember the screams being horrifying, they sounded so real. I tried to get up and help her but I couldn’t seem to wake myself up (my dream self), and I couldn’t seem to wake myself up in real life either.

Anyways, I shook this off and then I tried lucid dreaming a week later. At first, it seemed to work, I knew that I was dreaming I even did the whole flying thing. Then all of a sudden, my dad (in the dream world) tells me to visit my aunt. I end up walking into their house and it’s abandoned and dark. And I keep telling myself that it is just a dream, and that I can control it (yet for some reason I still follow my dad’s command and visit my aunt?). So as I’m walking through the house looking for my aunt, I start to hear voices and I don’t know how to describe it but I could like…sense something was with me. And this being a lucid dream, I take out a wand, and pretend I’m in harry potter casting spells to protect myself and what not (don’t laugh, I know it’s geeky). And I swear to god I am not even lying this was literally what happened, I hear this voice from out of nowhere, and it starts mocking me. This pressence or whatever was in the house I was in literally tells me, and I’m not even kidding, “You think you can control this because it’s your dream?” At that point, no matter how many times I tried to tell myself it is a dream and change the scenario of what was happening nothing would work. The last thing I can really remember was being physically choked by this pressence or whatever it was as I was trying to change the dream.

recently, the other night, I wasn’t trying to enter a lucid mode or anything, I was just dead tired from the day and I fell asleep. my dream was a repeat of this nightmare i used to have as a kid. i haven’t had this nightmare since i was like 10, but for some reason (im not even playing, i swear to god this happened) i had this nightmare where I was alone in a giant white room, and for the whole thing all i could hear was screaming from everywhere. the only difference was that this time i was aware i was dreaming as well- yet i couldn’t control anything or even speak. i had that thing where no matter how loud i would scream in the dream, my throat wouldn’t make a sound.

i really don’t know what to do, I’m getting scared to fall asleep to be honest. I don’t know if these dreams are actually lucid, or if they’re dreams about me dreaming lucidly. Either way, I just want them to end.
Anyone have similar experiences like this the first time they tried lucid dreaming? Any tips on how to stop nightmares?

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I had a similar experience. I was being hunted by a big ol’ neon monster, and I was locked in my room. I dreamt of this often, and knew that I was asleep. Trying to escape the monster, I broke the door and amputated my mom’s legs while trying to wake her.

As for help, that is not my strong category. But you must expect know and believe you can control your dreams. I know it sounds like a sappy disney moral, but that’s what they say works.

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It sounds to me like you are not actually having LD’s. You are having FLD’s (false lucid dreams) where you act as though you are lucid while you are actually not, or a semi-LD. In a real LD, you would have a distinct moment when you realize you are dreaming. Since you are still a beginner, the shock of this moment would probably wake you up. So I do not think that you are having full-fledged LD’s.

What your problem is is that you have now connected LD’s to nightmares and fear. But that’s not what it is at all! Having a LD will not intensify the nightmare, it will help you get rid of it. It’s very crucial that you believe this with all your heart, 1. because otherwise you won’t be able to overcome your fear and 2. because it is completely true and has been proven so by hundreds of people. It’s your fear that’s making this happen, not the LD’s. You’ve got to remember that LD’s are not something to fear. LD’s are amazing, incredible, and entirely rewarding experiences.

Next step… ok, I know this might sound scary at first, but you’re going to have to face your fears head on. Next time you have a nightmare, take control of the dream. Stop trying to run away. Dive straight into the thing that is scaring you the most, and confront it. Tell it to show itself, and then tell it to leave you alone, as an order. It’s time to start making decisions about your own dreams. Because guess what, you can! If you want these dreams to end, then you have to make the dreams end.

Another way to stop the nightmares is simply to think positive. Before you go to bed, instead of worrying about what you might dream of, make up other things. As a kid (and I still do it to this day) I used to visualize stories in my mind before bed as I was falling asleep. Sometimes they were love stories, sometimes adventure, but they were always epic and amazing. The cool thing about that bit of time before you fall asleep is that you’re so close to sleep that your imagination runs completely wild. You can make up the best, most amazing stories and imagine them coming to life in your mind. It’s incredible. Take advantage of this! It will not only help your dreams become more positive, but it’s something to focus on instead of worrying about your dreams.

Once you actually achieve some high quality LD’s you’ll realize that they are the most awesome and rewarding experiences you could ever dream of. They are nothing to fear. Dreams in general are nothing to fear. I used to get lot’s of nightmares, but now, I actually am grateful for them. I enjoy writing stories and books, and nightmares make for the best stories. And it’s the most wonderful thing to wake up and realize that it was all just a dream…

And if it helps, get a dream catcher. They actually do work great; mine works wonderfully for me. Sometimes all it takes is that little spark of faith to set a fire, so if that’ll help you realize that you can end these nightmares, by all means get one. I know you can do it. Good luck, and don’t ever be afraid to dream.