• Limitless_screaming@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    That’s if I even realize that it’s a dream. I rarely get dreams, and when it happens I just cannot tell, no matter how wacky it gets.

    The one time it happened, I just decided to walk into a mirror that wasn’t showing anything.

    • cynar@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I use dream checks. In dreams, you generally act on day to day habits. I personally check my back pocket for a AK47 randomly (no I never find one, but that’s not the point!). When I have a nightmare, that artificial “habit” kicks in and I check. Low and behold, I’m now armed. I’m also now aware that my “dream check” just triggered. This often raises me to a lucid dream. From there I can either overload the dream, and so wake up, or roll with it. Balancing lucidity with not waking is a minor art. It slowly comes with practice.