How Long Can a LD Last?

I am new here. I recently had these crazy dreams and I can't get over them. I wanted to learn more about dreaming and wondered upon this site. Lucid dreams are extremely fascinating to me. I have read most of the sites information from the main page, I am still working on it. I do have a question though. How long can a dream last? Not in real time, but in your dream? Also, is there any risk of going into some sort of comma? That is really my only concern and I am sure it isn't an issue, but I would like to know. Thanks for any information you may provide for me.

-Steven

In real time, you are limited to the amount of time you spend in REM. However subjectively, there are some here that have been able to slow down time so that a dream spans entire days or weeks.

I wouldn't worry about the coma thing. You will wake up when your body has had enough sleep.

I was also wondering if my taking sleeping pills would alter my dreams in anyway. I have been having trouble sleeping lately and though I don't use them everyday, I find myself using them occasionally.

Varies. Some folk I know take them and have horrible false awakenings where a big bloody cockroach crawls under their bed eating them alive, and others have no ill side effects at all. That's the human body for you, I guess.

Supposedly there was some guy who stayed in a dream for 90 years :o

Anyway...WElcome to the board!

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Originally posted by Lowercase Society
Supposedly there was some guy who stayed in a dream for 90 years :o

Anyway...WElcome to the board!

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There goes a frightened newb.... :P

Oh well, hope he read Seeker's response too....

WELCOME TO THE BOARD STEVEN!!! Hope you come back to us after you read the whole site...great read