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How vividly can you see pictures and scenes inside your mind?

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maleonolo said:
By force dreams do you mean lucid dreaming? That only works when I'm aware that I'm in a dream - there are ways to check if you're inside one
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Lucid-dreaming does not apply. Images in dreams are spontaneous - it's best to "let it happen."
 
RemyZee said:
what are the ways you can check to know if you are having a lucid dream?
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The dream only turns lucid once you know you're in it. One method is by integrating reality checking habits in your daily life such as counting your fingers to check if they have the correct number, checking your reflection, looking at the clock etc. If these habits are deeply ingrained, you will begin to check them while dreaming as well. When you realise you have 6 fingers in one hand you know that you are dreaming. Once you know the world isn't reality you can manipulate it. It's possible to lose awareness gradually and fall back into a normal dream
 
RemyZee said:
what are the ways you can check to know if you are having a lucid dream?
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I'm a heavy sleeper and don't normally have any recollection of having dreams, but I had a scary experience once.

I had come home from work and decided to have a nap on the couch before getting tea ready. It seemed like only a few minutes later I woke up and I was completely paralised. I could move my eyes and nothing else. Naturally this panicked me a bit and I tried to call out but my voice wouldn't work either and I couldn't move my mouth.

I became determined to make my voice work and managed to create a sort of croaking sound in the back of my throat. That woke me up, I had been dreaming that I was awake.
 
maleonolo said:
The dream only turns lucid once you know you're in it. One method is by integrating reality checking habits in your daily life such as counting your fingers to check if they have the correct number, checking your reflection, looking at the clock etc. If these habits are deeply ingrained, you will begin to check them while dreaming as well. When you realise you have 6 fingers in one hand you know that you are dreaming. Once you know the world isn't reality you can manipulate it. It's possible to lose awareness gradually and fall back into a normal dream
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What if you DON'T dream--but you WANT to experience lucid dreaming? I've actually thought quite a bit aboutII a heavy sleeper and don't normally have any recollection of having dreams, but I had a scary experience once.
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I had come home from work and decided to have a nap on the couch before getting tea ready. It seemed like only a few minutes later I woke up and I was completely paralised. I could move my eyes and nothing else. Naturally this panicked me a bit and I tried to call out but my voice wouldn't work either and I couldn't move my mouth.

I became determined to make my voice work and managed to create a sort of croaking sound in the back of my throat. That woke me up, I had been dreaming that I was awake.
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I've had that a couple of times: it's very jolting, because it's like you feel awake but have no control over what you are doing.
 
Outdated said:
I'm a heavy sleeper and don't normally have any recollection of having dreams, but I had a scary experience once.

I had come home from work and decided to have a nap on the couch before getting tea ready. It seemed like only a few minutes later I woke up and I was completely paralised. I could move my eyes and nothing else. Naturally this panicked me a bit and I tried to call out but my voice wouldn't work either and I couldn't move my mouth.

I became determined to make my voice work and managed to create a sort of croaking sound in the back of my throat. That woke me up, I had been dreaming that I was awake.
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Those dreams are the worst, I once woke up at least 3 times in the same dream. Sleep paralysis I'm used to because I've done it intentionally

RemyZee said:
What if you DON'T dream--but you WANT to experience lucid dreaming? I've actually thought quite a bit aboutII a heavy sleeper and don't normally have any recollection of having dreams, but I had a scary experience once.

I've had that a couple of times: it's very jolting, because it's like you feel awake but have no control over what you are doing.
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It's possible that you just don't remember your dreams, I forget mine quickly unless I actively try to recall them over and over again. Even so most of my dreams I forget in a few minutes after waking up. A really memorable dream was me hiding under a bed while a giant stomped around the house searching for me. Even lucid dreams can be forgotten iirc unless you keep a dream journal which is basically just jotting down what you saw in dreams. I don't have experience in forcing dreams to occur, only manipulating existing dreams

Edit: I wanted to add that this method might not work for aphants who can't visualise anything in their mind. You have to be able to visualise your fingers subconsciously in your dream to be able to check them, after all
 
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Ronald Zeeman said:
I've had dreams so realistic could not tell I was dreaming until I woke up.
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Did you try those checks? I suppose more fantastical methods of testing would be trying to push your palms through each other like magic, or jumping to see if you can float, squeezing metal to see if you can bend it
 
I mean that I can't have in mind what topic or even that I want to dream about something. My dreams are just random occurrences.

Closing my eyes and visualizing is a constant ability, though.
 
I have a physics thread, before retiring my education is chemical engineering technologist, Also took micro biology concurrently in college.
 
What an interesting subject. I have wondered if I have aphantasia. My dreams are also vague, rarely much dialog. They much more focus on environments based on real places.
I'm an artist and love visual things, fantasy. I just can't create in my mind, always wish I could. Never can write stories. When I draw I just start and keep forming until it looks right. I know of an interior designer with aphantasia and she's really good at it. I had a friend with asd who's dreams were so vivid and crazy, filled with so much complex dialog I found it so strange whereas mine I'm usually just running around trying to survive some kind of apocalypse.
 
8398 said:
What an interesting subject. I have wondered if I have aphantasia. My dreams are also vague, rarely much dialog. They much more focus on environments based on real places.
I'm an artist and love visual things, fantasy. I just can't create in my mind, always wish I could. Never can write stories. When I draw I just start and keep forming until it looks right. I know of an interior designer with aphantasia and she's really good at it. I had a friend with asd who's dreams were so vivid and crazy, filled with so much complex dialog I found it so strange whereas mine I'm usually just running around trying to survive some kind of apocalypse.
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Can you see zombies in your dreams?
 
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