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smallstar · 01-04-2007, 10:34 AM

Cheers,

I have had earlier lucid dreaming experiences with the reminder technique (asking myself the question "are you awake?" several times a day). Yesterday, I programmed a little program that pops up to my computer screen every ten minutes asking "are you awake?". That worked a bit too well.

I had several (3 or 4?) LD's last night, all of them had the same theme that has also been recurrent in some of my previous dreams. Even if I knew that I was in a dream, I could not fully control them, and as such they became sort of nightmares. They all revolved around an ugly truth of myself that I'm too embarrassed to share with anyone, even as anonymous.

I have been feeling very strange since the morning, and I cannot fully identify the feeling. Even though I can now identify the problem, I don't see any direct way to work it.

* Should I delete the little program and hope for no more LD's - I can barely stand one ugly truth about myself, let alone three at a time?

* How can I get back to the same dream to control/correct the situation? How do I avoid getting another ugly truth before I have worked this one?

Sorry to ask probably a textbook question, but I don't have much experience on this and cannot do a literature search before tonight.

-SS (Mood 1)

01-04-2007, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
smallstar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 146	Lucid nightmares Cheers, I have had earlier lucid dreaming experiences with the reminder technique (asking myself the question "are you awake?" several times a day). Yesterday, I programmed a little program that pops up to my computer screen every ten minutes asking "are you awake?". That worked a bit too well. I had several (3 or 4?) LD's last night, all of them had the same theme that has also been recurrent in some of my previous dreams. Even if I knew that I was in a dream, I could not fully control them, and as such they became sort of nightmares. They all revolved around an ugly truth of myself that I'm too embarrassed to share with anyone, even as anonymous. I have been feeling very strange since the morning, and I cannot fully identify the feeling. Even though I can now identify the problem, I don't see any direct way to work it. * Should I delete the little program and hope for no more LD's - I can barely stand one ugly truth about myself, let alone three at a time? * How can I get back to the same dream to control/correct the situation? How do I avoid getting another ugly truth before I have worked this one? Sorry to ask probably a textbook question, but I don't have much experience on this and cannot do a literature search before tonight. -SS (Mood 1)