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    #1: My First Lucid Dream!

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    SquillTwin
    , 08-01-2013 at 03:52 PM (655 Views)
    I am playing Minecraft. Well, living it, not playing it. I am literally inside the world. I think suddenly, "Duh, I'm dreaming ." I plug my nose to make sure of this. Yup!

    I don't feel any different. No "pop" of clarity. No sense of freedom. No excitement. Nothing. My sense of touch doesn't even work.

    I get up off the ground and fly. This is easy, seeing as flying is a natural thing in Minecraft. But again, I don't feel any exhilaration in the act of flying...

    I remembered people saying it was fun doing math inside a dream so I try that out. I end up saying, "2,4,6,8. Hm."

    Not very fun.

    As I'm flying around, I try and manipulate the generation of the world. I try making mountains form. Nope. Didn't work. I see a river and dive in, thinking about performing a RC. I dive underwater, and breathe. Yup, still dreaming.

    I try twirling around to change the dream scene. (Who wants to dream about Minecraft?) I twirl around, and end up in another Minecraft world. I try about 5 times, and end up     losing my lucidity.

    On the last try, I end up sitting at my house in front of the fireplace, reading a magazine. "Hey," I think. "I could use this in my dreams!"

    I wake up.

    How lame.

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    Updated 08-03-2013 at 04:09 PM by 64637

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    Comments

    1. JoannaB's Avatar
      Congrats on first lucid dream! Why do you think it was lame? What bothered you the most about it? Whatever it was, you can improve it. For a first lucid this one is actually pretty impressive. For most of us first lucid is "This is a dream!" And then wake up almost right away. You kept your cool and staid lucid for quite a while. You flew and did scene changes. If it was not vivid enough or not enough control, you can work on improving those, but it is a good idea to not be disappointed, because if you give your mind negative feedback of "this was lame", it may be less likely to give you another lucid.
    2. SquillTwin's Avatar
      The thing that bothered me the most was the lack of emotion. I was expecting to be overwhelmed with happiness and excitement, but instead I got a measly "blah".
    3. JoannaB's Avatar
      It is indeed unusual to have that emotional response to a first lucid - the reason why most people's first lucids are usually so short is we get too excited. How are you doing emotionally in waking life right now? Could an answer to this strange emotional lack of response be found in your current waking life emotions - stress, depression, or anything like that? Emotional excitement level is something you can try to consciously adjust and control. Good luck with that!
    4. JPdreamlord's Avatar
      When you recognize your in a dream try rubbing your hands together or do anything to force your mind to make "this situation" a real one. For example if you have a object that you are very familiar with (phone, wallet) try feeling it, like really really feeling it... I've had dreams based in video game settings where I don't feel anything either I think it has something to do with the real life action of playing the game. (When you break up bricks an ore in mine craft you don't feel vibrations thru the handle of the axe because your not really holding one)

      The other thing is happiness is not native to dreams. Fear is. So maybe if you find yourself in mine craft again imagine there is a zombie behind you and then fly away. This worked for me when I was surrounded by dragons high up above dark water. The adrenaline from a flying escape is amazingly fun!
      Updated 08-01-2013 at 06:38 PM by JPdreamlord