hmm.. I had once one of these dreams and it was SO cool gotta be my best dream ever.

But I never remember my dreams, this one was a big exception, training is welcome but... can't it be dangerous? doesn't have long term consequences?

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Originally posted by apri_peel someone asked about brain being very active during lucid dreaming and your body not being able to rest the answer is simple, yet cannot be explained. basically, whenever a person dreams, its brain acts as if the person was awake. the body, however, is in some sort of parallisis (sp??). that is actually the reason why when we suddenly wake up we cant really move very well. not being able to move your body is simply b/c you dont really want to sleep and move your hands and feet (your brain thinks you do tho) research has showed that even tho a person can have a very vivid dream, that person's body is well rested. why? they dont really know

I think that the body is well rested is because the muscles are not being used. Think about the body as a highway where nerve impulses constantly fire and return to a resting potential after a nerve impulse has fired. If your neurons do not fire (muscles do not move) then your neurons are in a resting potential and can go through active transport where nutrients will replenish the nerves. During the day, you constantly move muscles and fire impulses, do eventually your nerves will get tired and you go to bed.

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Originally posted by Dmatrox I think that the body is well rested is because the muscles are not being used. Think about the body as a highway where nerve impulses constantly fire and return to a resting potential after a nerve impulse has fired. If your neurons do not fire (muscles do not move) then your neurons are in a resting potential and can go through active transport where nutrients will replenish the nerves. During the day, you constantly move muscles and fire impulses, do eventually your nerves will get tired and you go to bed.

i see your point, but when you just lie down without sleeping, your body doesnt get as much rest. it has something to do with being asleep. (if only i had payed more attention in psych).
logically, one might think that good rest is due to the fact that your brain is resting as well, but its not, its fully operational, as well as your nervous system

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Originally posted by _The_Storm_ hmm.. I had once one of these dreams and it was SO cool gotta be my best dream ever. But I never remember my dreams, this one was a big exception, training is welcome but... can't it be dangerous? doesn't have long term consequences?

yea, but they are all good consequences.. nothing is bad about lucid dreaming unless you think really good stuff is bad.

-Marc

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depending on what you consider bad
lucid dreaming can be quite addictive to some ppl
there are ppl out there who are somewhat insecure in real life and being able to lucid dream gives them opportunity to be a superman in their own world
addiction is not always a terrible thing but it can have some unpleasant consequences
in other cases, ppl may have difficult time distinguishing real life from a dream b/c lucid dreams are very vivid and they feel real

im not trying to scare anyone but just be careful when you try it out

bad consequences would be nightmares that feel like reality and that your actually there. depending on your mind that could be freaky scary

thanks for the info on rest during sleep and REM-sleep being non-restorative

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the other night I kinda had one.. i woke up around 2:00 and peed and then told myself I wanted to be on a beach.. i wake up on a beach and j-lo was swimming out there.. i sat around for a while and was just chillen and it was pretty cool to wake up (for real) and remember that I made it happen. Unfortunately I wasn't in control or totally lucid, but its a start.

cheers,
Marc

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Originally posted by dmcilwaine bad consequences would be nightmares that feel like reality and that your actually there. depending on your mind that could be freaky scary thanks for the info on rest during sleep and REM-sleep being non-restorative

but the thing about lucidity is that you know that youre dreaming and you can change the nightmare to you killing the monster or facing your worst fear or whatever is scaring you, its not just vivid dreaming, but "consciously" dreaming.

-m

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hah, I do that all the time, thats how i get through my long nights at work. I never realized it had a name

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Originally posted by DJ Sunburn hey i can.. i've been doin it for years here's a link to a full story i did on one that I actually did have. http://www.teenwriters.net/index.as...ge=disp&lid=596 Email me at [email protected] and I'll send u a full guide on how to do it..if i still have it that is

lmao....omg ur FRIGGIN DAD! grrrrr!!!! i was really getting into it...u are an excellent writer. MAKE UP the rest of the story so i can finish reading please. wow i have to try this..im gonna make tiesto appear at my bedroom door in his boxers and...*evil grin* hehehehee

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

i always remember my dreams which is a start
but ive never been in control or had a really nice dream like that

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