Thread: Something Wierd

I used to have the same issue with closing my eyes in dreams. It would instantly result in the dream ending. Since the time I used to actively LD, I still get the occasional LD, but closing my eyes no longer seems to have that effect. The thing about expectation is that it's a tricky business. It's not as simple as telling yourself you don't think it'll happen anymore, unfortunately. Expectation is definitely something on a more unconscious level, it's something heavily influenced by conditioning. You learned at some point that pushing a button causes your dream to end, and almost the same way somebody can experience psychosomatic illnesses, you started causing the dreams to end whenever you pressed a button. Unless you undergo a very convoluted process or get lucky, it's been my experience that only time can undo some of these learned reactions. Such as with my eyes closing in a dream no longer causing the dream to end--not only had I stopped thinking about it entirely because I stopped actively LDing, but there were enough experiences in between where, in dreams, I probably closed my eyes and nothing happened. That, and I simply let go of the strong association of eyes closing to dream ending.

As for now, you could see this as something useful, if you need to end a dream for whatever reason, you know how to do it easily... oops, just now read sageous' post, he already said this, lol. If you find yourself having to press a button, now's the time for some creative problem solving skills to develop! Hopefully you're able to get past this though, if it's bothersome to you.