There is a lot of controversy over the possibility of lucid dreaming and its benefits. Or, how you define a lucid dream.

Some assert that lucid dreaming is in fact impossible and that you only dream of lucid dreams. Thus, you are not having authentic lucid dreams but dreaming of luicd dreaming. To this I say, you are still lucid dreaming. Whichever the context is, you are still in some kind of control of these lucid dreams. You may not do what you originally intended to before falling asleep, but you are still under the impression, or are, in control of your dreams.

Also, some assert that lucid dreaming is actually adverse to psychological development. They purport that you must face your issues and conflicts without any delusion, cheating, or inauthentic methods. I would not call lucid dreaming cheating or inauthentic as it teaches the individual how to control their dreams, their fears, and give them an overall sense of higher self-confidence as they now have much more control in their mind. With the results I have seen with lucid dreamers, I have yet to see one have substitute psychological issues or have none resolved. In fact, I attribute most of my rise out of depression to lucid dreams (the rest I attribute to my precious Ruby).

Either way, the lucid dreaming opposers assert that lucid dreaming is fake and encourge a pejorative connotation to lucidity. However, this is not like "the Matrix" - is there any consequences of a "fake" lucid dream? Is this to say that non-lucid dreams are more beneficial?

Lucid dreaming skeptics usually make the effort to simply postulate that authentic dreaming is simply not real. They may agree to all of the above but still argue - lucidity is still not authentic.

What do you think..?
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