jesus fuck dude. ive heard that theres major downsides to lucid/vivid dreams, but fuuuuuck. :(
Lucid dreaming is different to vivid dreaming, my friend. Reaching lucidity means that you’ve recognized you’re in a dream, and you can stabilize yourself and take control of the world. Vivid dreaming means that everything seems so much more real, even when the paranormal and supernatural begin to unfold around you. It means you’re much more aware, and that you’re more prone to actually feeling what happens in the dreams.
I’ve always been able to dream vividly. Lucidity, on the other hand, is something hard for me to achieve. And when I do achieve it and recognize myself in the dream, I can’t take control of my environment. It’s awful.
Being afflicted by chronic nightmares at the same time as having vivid dreams leads to a very horrible conclusion. Believe you me. <:(
damn…
though by ‘lucid’ i think i used the wrong expression. i meant….the transition? sleep paralysis? when people are unable to move but can see/feel sometimes terrifying things. happened to a friend of mine, before he figured out lucid dreaming.
my dreams tend to be very…emotionally distant. if i think about it, i have nothing but what people would call nightmares, but despite pain, or horror, im so apathetic that im almost…fine to be murdered, or attacked, or whatever.
its only when i wake up that im actually scared or upset. luckily i dont dream all that often, and re-occuring dreams is a thing. scary dreams arent as scary if you know what’s going to happen, i guess. <:)
though that really sucks for you, damn. wish 'Dreamless Sleep’ potions were a thing, for you. theres no way to stop them, im guessing?