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I'm sleepy buy I can't sleep because my dreams don't make any sense
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:06:41 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark How strange are these dreams?
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:08:27 UTC from web -
@ceruleanspark Are they about ponies? If not, I can see the lack of sense *nodnod*
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:08:27 UTC from web-
@tenmihara @pinhooves Oh it's just stupid stuff. I've been a natural lucid dreamer since I was very young, but if I'm TOO tired, realising a dream is a dream just wakes me up, rather than me assuming direct control.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:10:03 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark LUCKY! I want to learn how to lucid dream. :C
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:12:08 UTC from web-
@pinhooves I learned it as a natural defense to repeated horrifying nightmares every single night keeping me from sleeping for months on end. So it's not SO lucky.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:13:21 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Is there anyway to learn how to? I want to experience it badly. :o
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:15:55 UTC from web-
@pinhooves Yeah, It's easy enough to do, but it takes a while for it to become ingrained. The first thing you'll need is to "Clean up" your sleep environment to induce the maximum amount of REM sleep possible. This basically means to adopt good sleeping habits. No computers, caffeine or eating immediately before bed. Try to reduce the temperature in your room by a few degrees by leaving the window open. If possible, only use your bed for sleeping to create a psychological association between "bed" and "sleep". (not, for instance "bed" and "place to surf the internet" or "bed" and "Most comfortable seat in my room
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:24:24 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark I got the bed and sleep part down. Now I need to work on the computer and temperature part.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:28:27 UTC from web
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@pinhooves The next stage is to introduce the concept of "reality checks" to your waking life. This is the process of performing an action that doesn't work in a dream. You are essentially asking yourself, "am I awake right now" and testing the answer. Such subjects include: Trying to read the time on a digital watch and checking if it remains constant. Looking at yourself in a mirror (dream selves often appear blurred), trying to read a body of text. (text frequently changes in dreams) jumping on the spot (dream physics with regard to jumping is frequently skewed). Attempt an act of physical violence. You will often find that you can't punch in dreams, no matter how good you are at real life. You could even just set your cellphone wallpaper to an image saying "Are you awake?" and check it every now and then. My method is to ask yourself "how did I even get here" periodically. In a lot of dreams, the answer is "Wait, what?"
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:29:02 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark That doesn't sound too difficult...I hope.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:31:55 UTC from web
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@pinhooves Along side building the habit of reality checks, begin keeping a dream diary (ON PAPER). Keep a book and a pen by your bed, and write down EVERYTHING you remember about your dreams as soon as you wake up. Over time, the act of doing this exercises your brain and boosts your natural dream recall. It will seem like you're dreaming more often, but really, you're just remembering more of them. You have to do this as soon as you wake up. Within 5 minutes of waking, 90% of dream content is forgotten unless revisited.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:31:28 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Also, studies have shown that the firing motor neurons severely impairs dream recall. Big stuff like moving multiple limbs, getting up and walking can actually prevent the memory formation.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:40:33 UTC from web-
@gangstashy Yeah, I try to just lie in bed and tell myself the whole dream-story before I get to writing it down. That's partly why I suggest keeping the diary by the bed, and on paper. Just lean over, pick it up, and start writing. No computer boot sequence or other distractions.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:42:54 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Yeah. I keep my log close enough to reach it in one motion. Deciphering my just-woke-up handwriting is a completely different story. I've got a recorder handy, would it work to recall my dream like that and then write it down?
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:44:57 UTC from web-
@gangstashy I've never tried using a recorder or a dictaphone before, but it seems like a neat solution. My handwriting is always terrible, so it never came up as a problem for me. I don't really tend to talk when I get up anyway, so I don't know what the impact on recall would be.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:47:51 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Hmm alright then. Next stop, Ponyville.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 11:19:14 UTC from web-
@gangstashy I've been to Canterlot before. It was...interesting, if difficult to navigate.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 11:41:51 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark That sounds awesome! There's a guy on FA that's been having a huge months long series of lucid dreams in Equestria. He posts sketch dumps of what happened and gives a lot of backstory, too. It's been pretty awesome.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 11:54:27 UTC from web-
@gangstashy If I could draw it, I would. It was the beautiful, european inspired architecture with these amazing sweeping bridges between the various turrets of the structure. Like venice, with sky.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 12:00:28 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark God that's amazing. As a raging fanboy of sky-fi, I'm super jelly.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 12:23:42 UTC from web-
@gangstashy It wasn't rendered all cartoony like it is in the show, it was essentially HD Canterlot, and me and my girlfriend were HD ponies. I guess my mind was drawing on imagery of the castles I've visited and places like Anor Londo in dark souls.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 12:25:19 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Ohhh so Gothic architecture eh? I can kinda see Canterlot being like that. Maybe the Royal Archives and Offcies with huge Notre Dame-esque insides.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 12:51:10 UTC from web
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@ceruleanspark I've been able to assume comprehension in my dreams a few times, but I've never gained full control
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:25:51 UTC from web-
@tenmihara It is most analogous to taking the red pill in the Matrix movies. It takes time to build up your "control" to the degree that you can do stuff without waking up. The more frequently you lucid dream, the more natural it will become for you, before you can hold onto the fact that you are dreaming AND assume control at the same time.
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:34:22 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark The in dreams realizations usually seem to come from one of two things; the presence or absence of something easily noticed (such as one dream where I was walking down the street away form work without my DS on hand), or a particular vividness (such as boxing with a shark while climbing a skyscraper).
Sunday, 20-Nov-11 10:42:47 UTC from web
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