主题:When Experienced, Do Lds Become Vivid Enough To Be In Par WI have had some LDs before, but most of them felt like "nothing" upon waking up. It just felt like some random blurry dream. Yet I have some non LD dreams that were so vivid, that I sometimes mistaken them for memories!
So question: when you become an experienced LDreamer (to the point where you can just decide if you wanna have a DILD any day), do you have vivid enough dreams that feel really legit even after waking up?
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Do you still keep a dream journal?
Absolutely, a fully lucid dream feels like you are in a real physical space, you have depth perception, etc etc. so they basically feel as if you are THERE. Even after you wake up. A good LD can make your entire day.
And yeah, in the beginning most LDs are blurry and not very vivid, this will improve over time provided you stick with it and continue to be motivated to have vivid LDs.
Yes, keep a dream journal, it is a FOUNDATIONAL practice, really crucial for developing solid lucid dreaming skill. It makes you subconsciously pay more attention to your dreams, which increases your chance of lucidity, and also it makes you more aware of the fact you could be dreaming at any point in time. Plus, while not all dreams are interesting, I've had some really neat non lucid dreams too, and it's fun to go back and read them. And recall.
Yes. It's pretty similar to a real life memory.
Lucid dreams have little difference from normal dreams when it comes to memories of them after you wake up. They WILL feel hazy and if you are not well trained in dream recall you may forget them all together. This is a safety mechanism which you'd better keep and not breaking it. Mixing real life memories with dream memories can be disastrous. It CAN happen but the effect usually fades after a few hours.
In terms of memories after waking up, lucid dream is different from normal dreams in one aspect. You do remember your intentions and other abstract thoughts clearly. It's simply because the corresponding brain regions, such as those responsible for reasoning and self-reflection, are activated during lucid dreams.
My first and only LD so far(about a month and a half ago, have been trying to LD since, although not as much effort as i need to put into it) was exactly like real life. I was so amazed by how real it felt, which was what made me start to take it all seriously.
A true lucid dream will seem no different than real life
Thank you for that thing about journals. I didn't really know much of its purpose, so I had stopped doing them when I was practicing DILDs (they were tiring to do). Now I realize its importance. Because I became lazy to write them, it meant that my dreams were no longer IMPORTANT.
I see journalling in a totally different perspective now. I will once again give DILDing a try. I also stopped my attempt because although I had a few LDs here and there, none of them felt "real", when I woke up. So, knowing that they become very legit if I master them is another motivation for me to attempt it again.
Thanks alot :)
As with any skill, learning to have clear, vivid, powerful, long LDs is a process with a lot of practice, patience, and dedication involved.. it doesn't just happen.. you have to put a lot of effort into it. If you stop putting effort into it, you stop making progress and can even regress. So just keep it up and be consistent and eventually your LDs will be amazing.
Most of my lucid dreams are vivid and easy to remember, including the first one.