Thread: Experienced Lucid dreamer big changes after COVID

I discovered Lucid dreaming after having sleep paralysis and the old hag experience most of 2000. I learned all I could and turned it into Lucid Dreaming. Eventually the SPs and Old Hag went away. I read every book I could about LD, I have quite the library, listened to every pod cast and youtube video and started studying the Bon. It became a major part of my life. How I meditated, how I walked during the day, how I thought etc. revolved around having LD that night. I even started teaching in my local community and had dozens of people show up for my classes. I now have an entire little community out here in the middle of no where Missouri that Lucid Dreams!

Then I had COVID March of 2020 and after that developed a chemical sensitivity so bad I had to quit work. I had a small business on my farm so all is well. I began noticing that when I closed my eyes during the day, I could no longer see what I thought of or what plant I had been working with. Pre-covid, If I harvested rose petals all day, I could close my eyes and see rose petals with zero effort. When I closed my eyes, I couldn't NOT see something. If I thought about rose petals and closed my eyes, the same. Now I can't see anything when I close my eyes but darkness and if I think very hard, I can sort of see the image I'm trying to think of. I can see it in my mind, but it doesn't feel like it's just right behind my eye lids if that makes sense.

I also stopped Lucid Dreaming after covid. In trying to get it back, I have worked extra hard at my mindfulness practice and dream tests all day. Journaling too (as always). Now it seems that even though I test while I'm dreaming, so I'm at least pre-lucid, the tests always fail. I'm testing more than I ever have, almost nightly in my dreams, several dreams a night. They Always fail now.

Previously I would always test when in a stair well, elevator, or parking garage in my dreams and I always passed indicating I'm dreaming (because I'm never in those place in "real life"). Now however, when I jump, I just land normally like there is gravity. When I try to float down a flight of stairs like I've done in dream time for 20 years, I can't do it etc. Zero dream tests result in discovering I'm sleeping. It's very frustrating.

Has anyone else had covid strip away their LD super powers?

First Welcome!!

Second, please read the rules... Only one thread per subject. Here: https://www.dreamviews.com/rules-reg...rum-rules.html
And the second thread that you have about COVID may have to be closed.
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That said, I never had Covid.