Frequently asked questions about lucid dreaming
1. Do lucid dreams feel real?
Try to remember any dreams that you have had before then try to explain in as much detail as possible the dream. You may have difficulty conveying it clearly and difficult to convey the feelings you felt in the dream.
Or maybe you are able to explain in detail, but you have difficulty trying to convey emotions and emphasize what happened in the dream.
When you dream you will experience interesting things, unfortunately when you wake up it is very difficult to remember. different when you are in a lucid dream state. You will remember it over and over again.
It’s the same when you feel something during a lucid dream. Our brain will process the memories that have been felt to the five senses. So while in a lucid dream you can also feel the stimulation and touch just like in the real world.
2. Are lucid dreams dangerous?
Lucid dreaming is a way to explore things in a fun and safe way. With lucid dreaming you get extraordinary experiences without using dangerous methods such as the use of certain drugs that are used just to get a state of fantasy or feel something interesting.
No one can be trapped in a dream or get into danger while in a lucid dream. Because lucid dreams are a part of you and of course you will come back and wake up in bed as usual.
3. Difficulty remembering dreams; what should be done?
misterhidayat.blogspot.com has explained in a previous post how to remember dreams. Please read and understand again. If you’ve tried but still can’t remember your dreams, maybe you have a sleep disorder or certain health problems that interfere with your sleep patterns.
So make sure you try the previous steps correctly.
4. Have you ever had a lucid dream and it was scary; is that normal?
Lucid dreams can be scary if you are not well prepared. Many people are so happy but there is the opposite, sometimes scary things just happen. The best way if you have a scary dream experience during a lucid dream is to realize that it was only formed because your own mind made it.
Everything that happens in a dream is a form of your own mind. Scary things that appear are only signs or symbols from the mind.
5. I had a lucid dream but couldn’t control the dream, why?
It is difficult to fully control the dream world, especially for those of you who are just learning it.
Maybe you realize that you are dreaming but can’t control it or create something in it, that’s because some people have different concentration and thinking abilities. So keep practicing.
6. What is the difference between day dreaming and lucid dreaming?
The difference between the two is that you are conscious and awake during day dreaming and asleep during lucid dreaming. Day dreaming in Indonesian means daydreaming, you must have daydreamed, right?, but not daydreaming with an empty mind but your mind imagining something interesting just like lucid dreaming, only day dreaming is done in a awake state instead of sleeping.
7. Will lucid dreams make us tired when we wake up in the morning?
As long as we do lucid dreams we will do things that seem to make us tired. But many people actually feel fresher and better after they have had a lucid dream. This happens because when we are in a lucid dream we are in a pleasant place and it will restore our body and mind indirectly.
Having awareness while dreaming will not have a negative impact on the state of one’s body.
8. Can we taste food during a lucid dream?
Sensors send stimuli to the brain and the brain stores all forms of these stimuli from what has been experienced in the real world, you may also experience it in dreams. You can try to imagine your favorite food.
Think clearly and visualize it in your mind. If you try it right, you can stimulate the brain to feel what you want to feel.
9. What is the relationship between remembering dreams and lucid dreams?
Remembering dreams in a dream journal or storing them in an audio journal, it will familiarize the brain to be in a conscious state even though it is in a dreaming state.
When you remember previous dreams, the brain will store the information/memory of the dreams that have been experienced to be remade in the future or with the same circumstances/situation/feelings that you will feel in the next dream.
Then when you feel the same as in the previous dream. The brain will easily respond if it is a dream state because you have felt the circumstances/situation/feelings that you have experienced. In the end you realize that this is a dream, that’s when you are in a lucid dream state.
Those were some common questions about lucid dreaming, if you want to ask other things about lucid dreaming, please submit them in the comments.
