Thread: The Loneliness of Lucid Dreams

Why not try engage yourself in and explore the world you've created instead of focusing on the loneliness you feel. Perhaps more dynamic dream scenes would help you enjoy your lucid dreams. And yeah, I know that's easier said than done but worth a shot.

mr beelzy:I think you've really got the idea, I like that perspective.

Originally Posted by Vex Kitten

Why not try engage yourself in and explore the world you've created instead of focusing on the loneliness you feel. Perhaps more dynamic dream scenes would help you enjoy your lucid dreams. And yeah, I know that's easier said than done but worth a shot.

I suppose I was being a little dramatic. I DO enjoy my lucid dreams, and do not focus on the loneliness. I just can't help but notice it. It's a very bizarre thing lucid dreaming.



and westonci: for me, it is undeniably obvious that the characters in my dreams are NOT true exterior consciouses, and that's the problem. It isn't that I'm literally alone in the dream.



and abra: interesting philosophy. I will have to see in future LDs if that helps any, creating more obviously fictional characters.

Maybe I've never had a full lucid dream before, but when I interact with people I know from real life, I tend to be under the false impression that they are in a lucid dream of their own.. that we've somehow met up on this different plane of reality and are now experiencing the phenomenon together.

At the time, I truly believe that. Once I wake up, I realize it was all an illusion. I do find it peculiar though, that the only person I don't see in my lucid dreams is the person I spend most of my time with. He refuses to believe lucid dreams are possible and, obviously, has never had one of his own.

Originally Posted by Casualtie

Maybe I've never had a full lucid dream before, but when I interact with people I know from real life, I tend to be under the false impression that they are in a lucid dream of their own.. that we've somehow met up on this different plane of reality and are now experiencing the phenomenon together.

At the time, I truly believe that. Once I wake up, I realize it was all an illusion. I do find it peculiar though, that the only person I don't see in my lucid dreams is the person I spend most of my time with. He refuses to believe lucid dreams are possible and, obviously, has never had one of his own.

I suppose you haven't had a full lucid dream, or rather you have obviously never been fully aware in one.
But hell, for all we know maybe you are actually talking with these people in that alternate plane.... who knows?

One question, can a lucid dream last or feel like it lasts for hours?

Originally Posted by oscepott

One question, can a lucid dream last or feel like it lasts for hours?

as far as I know, yes. The longest I've had felt like about 10 minutes.
So, I can't say I know that they can last an hour, but I've heard accounts of it.

Why this thread??

Ok, all mine just lasts for like 2 minutes max.

I find the most rewarding LDs are the ones I use for self-exploration, usually by talking to DCs. I'm endlessly fascinated by these apparent 'others' that derive from my own consciousness, and particularly when I talk to them about the situation--most of them just dismiss that they're DCs, like it doesn't matter.

When people from waking life turn up in my LDs, tho, it almost always indicates something wrong or stressful in the relationship.

Originally Posted by oscepott

One question, can a lucid dream last or feel like it lasts for hours?

Yes it can. I have lucids that seem to last hours frequently.

I'm actually glad I'm the master of everything in my lucids. I like the fact that I'm alone in my own infinite world that I control

It is true that you are alone in your dreams ( unless you believe the spiritual/dream sharing/ astral-traveling view of dreams ).

What can be done to relieve some of the loneliness, is share your experiences with others ( while you are awake), discuss with others technique and insights - basically what we do in the forum.

But it's best if you find non-virtual friends ( friends that you physically meet ) that share with you the enthusiasm for lucid dreams.

Think about it as some kind of exploration that can be done only alone:
for example say you are a scuba diver. and there is some amazingly beautiful underwater coral-reef tunnel, but it is narrow, so you can only enter it one person at a time.
So you meet with your scuba diving friends, you go together to the location of the reef, you set up your gear, you dive together down to the entrance of the tunnel, and then only one person at a time enters.
After you all get out of the water, you share your experiences and impressions. This way, the lonely part is only the actual core experience ( reef tunnel exploration, or LD experience ), and everything that surrounds it can be a source of social interaction and sharing.