#dream tips

So, if you’ve heard of Lucid dreaming you must think it’s pretty cool. I mean, control over your dreams? Doesn’t that sound awesome, don’t you want to do it all the time? Well, if you’re reading this maybe you can’t lucid dream. Let’s start off with basics;

What is lucid dreaming?

To put it simply, lucid dreaming is when you are aware you are dreaming, and can therefore control them.

So, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of why you can’t;

Are you keeping a dream journal?

Whatever post about lucis dreaming you come across, everyone says the same thing. Keep a dream journal. Honestly, it does help.

Are you doing reality checks?

Keep. Checking. Whenever you can. Often. Let it become a habit. Take your time with it. As everyone says, habits carry over.

Are you getting enough sleep?

If you never enter REM sleep (which occurs like an hour or so after you fall asleep. If you are sleeping for less than that you won’t dream.

How long had it been?

Lucid dreams don’t happen every day, and they don’t usually happen just because you went ‘you know what? Today i want to lucid dream’. You have to be patient.

Are you taking any medication?

This is something I don’t think anyone has covered. Medication. I’m not talking about the stuff you use to help you lucid dream, but like actual medication. I take medication to slow my brainwaves down, and I find that it’s extremely rare to have a lucid dream on the medication. DO NOT STOP TAKING MEDICATION BECAUSE OF THIS. It might suck if medication stops your chances of lucid dreaming, but your health is more important. Maybe check some of the side-effects, and see if there’s anything related to sleeping problems or something similar.

In the end, don’t worry if you haven’t had one yet. Lucid dreams are just harmless fun, but they do take time!

If not then i hope you have a good day😊

Hi ! Sure thing !

Honestly, the best thing to do to remember your dreams is haing good sleep hygiene, people dont like hearing it but on the regular it is what is going to help you. Keep a notebook near your bed and everytime you wake up, the first thing you do is write what you remember, whatever it is. You dont check your phone, you dont start thinking about the rest of the day, you really write it down as soon as possible.

i’m not 100% about dream meanings and interpretations, but here’s what i found

“Fighting is a common dream symbol. Dreams about you fighting someone or seeing someone fight are usually disturbing. They often symbolize some influences and circumstances blocking your progress and preventing you from moving forward towards your goals.“

Dreams About Fighting- Interpretation and Meaning 

“To dream of fighting represents conflict and confrontation. Inner struggle with difficult emotions, with other people, or life situations. Resistance or trying to prove yourself. Experiencing intense bitterness or jealousy. Feeling that all your energy is required to achieve a goal. Heightened emotional state during an argument. Feeling that people don't like you or are trying you with an unwelcoming attitude. Feeling that people have turned on you. Resisting addiction.“

For my final research session I decided to search for tips and tricks that can help one to remember their dreams more often. I think that these tips overall help dream remembrance and lucid dreaming simultaneously. The Dream Moods site that I selected gave 9 tips for helping with dreams and I am going to talk about a few that I think are the most important. 

The first tip they listed explained that by motivating yourself to remember dreams, it will actually help you to remember them more often. For this to work, one simply must clear their mind of scattered thoughts as best as possible. These thoughts act as distractions, so by clearing them the mind is able to stay focused. I feel as though this tip is hinting at the idea of mind over matter. If one is determined to remember their dreams, they can. It is really about staying positive and motivated throughout the dreaming process. I am a little conflicted though because in one of my previous sources it stated that focusing on specific thoughts actually helps to dream of them. Which idea is more accurate?

The second tip explains that having a regular sleeping schedule can help in dream recollection as well. This tip seems fairly obvious to me but I don't think many people actually have regular schedules. By sleeping the same amount of time every night, the body receives better quality sleep which in turn presents better dream recollection. 

Their eighth tip, and my third, is to talk about the dreams out loud. They say that talking to anyone and everyone about dreams can help to bring the dreams into reality. This makes complete sense to me. The more repetition words have, the more set in stone they become. I think that discussing various dreams will help one to solidify them in real life. 

A couple of other tips they suggest include: drawing pictures of dreams, avoiding alcohol and other medication, and staying encouraged. The key to making these tips work is to not simply understand what they are saying but finding ways to apply them. In my opinion, one needs to find ways to connect the information into their daily life so real differences can be seen.