Thread: My Theory and Heuristic

Those are excellent thoughts, Earthatic, and well worth sharing -- especially because clear theories with immediate practical applications are pretty rare around here!.

My usual take on stabilization is to learn, over time, not to care that the dream might end. This ties in to what you are saying (though I personally never explained the "why" so well, if at all), I think, though I would add "keep any thought of the dream ending from your head," to your list. And keeping any thoughts out includes trying not to think about the dream ending, which might take some practice.

Originally Posted by Sageous

My usual take on stabilization is to learn, over time, not to care that the dream might end. This ties in to what you are saying (though I personally never explained the "why" so well, if at all), I think, though I would add "keep any thought of the dream ending from your head," to your list. And keeping any thoughts out includes trying not to think about the dream ending, which might take some practice.

Suppress the white bears? The way I overcame it was through the realization that it was an unnecessary concern. If something is genuinely concerning, you may have trouble with intrusive thoughts; I had issues with that when I first started to LD. Learn how to be dismissive when it comes to oneiric-sourced problems—it's a very useful skill.