ATRL: Lucid Dreaming? Can you really know you are dreaming?

Departure

Like call me crazy but I can see the signs of a nightmare and wake myself up before it actually happens. Is that weird?

Like really though last night I was about to have a nightmare. Here is what happened.

I was at my desk, it was dark out. I saw these lady bugs, or something, crawling on my desk. I was like ok? So I went up and tried to turn my light on. It wouldn't turn on.

So I was like omg, creepy! Then I went to my phone, and remember this seemed so real I didn't even know it was a dream. I tried turning my flashlight on (on my phone) and it wouldn't turn on for some reason. It was dark. Then something start spewing out of my poptart box. Like hornets or bee's.

Then at that second I knew it wasn't real, it was a dream. I somehow forced myself to wake up before it got any creepier.

But that's just not it. Like if I'm falling or something in my dream, I can always wake myself up before I actually hit the ground. Like literally in my head, I can tell if I'm dreaming or not and I somehow have this power to FORCE myself out of my dream and wake myself up.

Then when I do I just get creeped out.

So when I woke up during the night, I was creeped. Heard a noise. And I turned my lava lamp on. I think my 3D sensor fell off my HDTV.

Does anyone else experience this super natural events??? Or is it just me?

-Maybe it depends on the sleeping stage. Maybe when these nightmares happen I'm not fully asleep and I'm able to control it? I'm partially still awake but still sleeping?

ChrisRTW

isnt that a lucid dream?

JoshBTW

Everyone can do that. Some people just don't know it. Find something else to feel special about. Sorry.

ViTiLiGO

Knix

Maybe the devil is really after you.

Departure

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Originally posted by ChrisRTW

isnt that a lucid dream?

*googles*

Medo

Mani.

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Like if I'm falling or something in my dream, I can always wake myself up before I actually hit the ground.

That's actually pretty normal. I'm pretty sure 95% of everyone on here has had that dream at least once. When you feel like you're falling & suddenly pop up before you hit the ground.
As far as your nightmares, you might be looking too much into it. Its normal to be able to wake yourself up out of a nightmare... I guess. I rarely have them.

Medo

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Originally posted by Mąni Lιn`Dεε

That's actually pretty normal. I'm pretty sure 95% of everyone on here has had that dream at least once. When you feel like you're falling & suddenly pop up before you hit the ground.
As far as your nightmares, you might be looking too much into it. Its normal to be able to wake yourself up out of a nightmare... I guess. I rarely have them.

Yes, cause if you die from falling in your dreams you actually die

i know creepy, but i saw it on tv that when you're falling in a dream and you don't wake up before falling you actually die because i dunno something to do with your brain thinking you're dead or something

EDIT: but maybe that's a myth, cause i read this by googling it

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Actually , I´ve hit the ground once...and it feels as if u get smacked on ur head very hard and then when u wake up u r very confused because the pain just goes away.

KevinKDC

Yea sorry man. Nothing really special. Not everyone can do it. But it is something positive. Very positive in fact. It kinda means you have a big "want".

Wilkes

Ch.... that title.

PopBoi

Maybe its a sign that the world will end on november 22nd.

Mani.

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Originally posted by medosuxx

Yes, cause if you die from falling in your dreams you actually die

i know creepy, but i saw it on tv that when you're falling in a dream and you don't wake up before falling you actually die because i dunno something to do with your brain thinking you're dead or something

EDIT: but maybe that's a myth, cause i read this by googling it

Yea, its definitely a myth. You can't die just from dreaming about it.
If thats the case, I'm pretty sure we'd all be dead by now

Medo

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Originally posted by Mąni Lιn`Dεε

Yea, its definitely a myth. You can't die just from dreaming about it.
If thats the case, I'm pretty sure we'd all be dead by now

I Should try it today and i'll tell you tomorrow, if there is a tomorrow

Jameson Teqkilla

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Originally posted by medosuxx

Yes, cause if you die from falling in your dreams you actually die i know creepy, but i saw it on tv that when you're falling in a dream and you don't wake up before falling you actually die because i dunno something to do with your brain thinking you're dead or something

EDIT: but maybe that's a myth, cause i read this by googling it

Mani.

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Originally posted by medosuxx

I Should try it today and i'll tell you tomorrow, if there is a tomorrow

Ch..

Medo

OMG, when i saw "out of body experience" i thought of Insidious and was like nu-uh, no lucid dreaming for me

PopBoi

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Originally posted by medosuxx

Yes, cause if you die from falling in your dreams you actually die

i know creepy, but i saw it on tv that when you're falling in a dream and you don't wake up before falling you actually die because i dunno something to do with your brain thinking you're dead or something

EDIT: but maybe that's a myth, cause i read this by googling it

Yeah, its an urban legend. Like, if you die in your dream you die in real life (how would anyone actually know this?)

eli's_rhythm

Yes, Kevin. You're a psychic genius.

Vulps

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Originally posted by medosuxx

Can you tell me which part to skip to to learn how to control them?