Thread: Sharp pain in dream eye ruined my lucid...

I had an extremely vivid lucid last night. I became lucid and everything was vivid. I was at a moderate lucidity level. But a second after I was lucid and everything focused in I had a sharp pang in my left "dream eye." It stung very badly, like when you put in contacts and have something acidic on your hands. I didn't want to close my eyes and rub them, for fear of my dream ending (often happens when I close my dream eyes). Eventually I just had too because the pain was too sharp. I shut my eyes and rubbed them a bit. When I opened them I was still in the dream, but my eyes still stung sharply. I repeated this a couple times and eventually my dream faded. When I woke up my eyes were perfectly normal and I could sense no pain whatsoever. I sat up and went back to sleep a bit confused about the pain. I can't wait till christmas

Hey there, I've experienced strange sensations like this also while lucid, but I've learned to ingore them because once I wake up everything is always normal. One time I could only see out of one eye b/c my other eye hurt so bad I had to close it and didn't want to end my lucid, another time my mouth and bottom gums hurt so bad I thought my botton teeth were going to fall out (but I realized that it was ridiculous so I ignored it and stayed lucid), another time I was in an LD and a whole chunk of my head was missing and it "hurt" like hell and felt really bizarre at the same time. I don't know why weird sensations like this occur, just learn to ignore them, I guess b/c its more like "fake" pain...and realize that once you wake up everything will be normal again.

Originally posted by lucidnina
another time I was in an LD and a whole chunk of my head was missing and it \"hurt\" like hell and felt really bizarre at the same time.

Nina is right! Once you develop your level of control, you can just 'will' the pain away, or if you prefer symbolism, you can create a 'lucid asprin' and take it in your dream.

Slightly off subject here: Has anyone tried using scenes from the Matrix to try and help control? Am a bit early in my LD experiences to have tried myself yet. But if I remember I might.

Things like the 'jump' scene, or 'dojo' one (that would be a laugh!)?

Originally posted by White Shadow
Slightly off subject here: Has anyone tried using scenes from the Matrix to try and help control? Am a bit early in my LD experiences to have tried myself yet. But if I remember I might.

Things like the 'jump' scene, or 'dojo' one (that would be a laugh!)?

Yeah SLIGHTLY OT lol. But seriously man your avatar makes me have to do a reality check and your sig just flat out kills me, that's hilarious. On a more serious note, I've never tried to use scenes from the Matrix, I usually always just come up with my own stuff or do whatever I feel like at the moment. I've never fought anyone...like Kung Foo style, but I think it would be fun, I should try that one next time...but who to fight... ...i bet I could take on Angelina Jolie, and maybe rip some of her clothes off in the stuggle? HA!

Originally posted by lucidnina
I bet I could take on Angelina Jolie, and maybe rip some of her clothes off in the stuggle? HA!

sounds like something i'd do

Back to our first off topic-topic. I prefer to use Jedi hand wave when I have difficulty. Just wave your hand wave in front of the think you are tying to control, like a Jedi master. It has worked many times for me when something is being stubborn.