Thread: Question... Sometimes I can't speak

I am about to hit lucid dream #40 and this is a problem that I thought I would overcome but it is still haunting me.

Since my very first lucid dream when I try to talk the words come out but it's a huge struggle. It's as if I had eatin an entire tube of Ora-gel. I have spoken clearly many times in lucid dreams but about 70 percent of the time I have a hard time getting the words out. This is a huge problem seeing one of my main goals is to speek to dream charicters and find out what they represent.

This problem occurs whenever it wants, last night I couldn't say anything not even a simple "increase lucidity" command

If you have some tips please post them... I just don't know what would help?

I have had this too on a couple of occasions. Luckily it doesn't happen that often, but when it happens it is as if my throat would be really really dry, and because of that I am unable to speak properly, and I really have to force out the words. The thing is, the solution to this all up to you really. What helps with me is something simple, like drinking a glass of water, while keeping myself totally convinced that that will help
You could ofcourse go and do the more unsubtle thing, namely focusing your mind on the fact that it's your dream and making it obey:p But when I do that more often than not it distances me from my dream too much and I lose lucidity or wake up.

As I said, there's not really a fixed solution, it can be all you can put your mind up to.

Maybe try using telepathy? I haven't personally done it, but I've heard of people having good results from that. It didn't occur to me until I read your post WhatsReal, but I haven't really said much at all beyond the initial "I'm dreaming!" which is always out loud. In the one LD that I did speak, I didn't seem to have any problem ranting and raving at one of my DCs about how horrible the last dream sequence went (as in, not according to my plans)...

Ah you took my response!, yeah telepathy is often what I use anyway. The feeling has affected my limbs before too, and usually occurs when the dream is weak, stopping the problem at the source would be my goal, basically the better I got at lucidity the less it happened, I'd forgot about it till this thread reminded me.

this happens to me to like my throat is numb or super dry and if i do speak it really low

Realize that you are in control, and that there is NO reason you shouldn't be able to talk. Or you can just think, you don't need to speak.
YOU ARE IN CONTROLLLL

You are afraid you will wake up. The only way to fix it, is to do it. Even I have trouble every once in a while speaking. I think, the sound will wake me, even though it's in my head. It never has though

Originally Posted by ninja9578

You are afraid you will wake up. The only way to fix it, is to do it. Even I have trouble every once in a while speaking. I think, the sound will wake me, even though it's in my head. It never has though

I like this explanation, as soon as I become lucid I am afraid I only have a limited amount of time before I wake. I'm scared every little thing will wake me.... Thanks

Yeah, I have that problem sometimes too. But the only thing you can do in your dream to wake accidentally is destabilize it, or change your breathing, or add adrenaline.

Use telepathy. Then, realize that trying to speak is exactly the same thing since it's just happening in your mind

One reason that may cause this is that you're focusing too much on one sense(taste, hearing, feeling, etc) Try to equalize/stabilize/balance you're senses. If you think your skin is numb, try rubbing your hand. If your taste is numb, try eating lots of stuff or lick everything, etc. I still don't know how you can remove your numbness/inability to speak. I suggest drinking lots of liquid(in the dream world) or try to find a musical instrument(flute,tuba,etc) that requires your mouth. Then try to speak after drinking water or playing the instrument. Hope this helps.