It's awesome to be able to recognize certain things in dreams which trigger lucidity. I just woke up from a dream where I went to my girlfriend's house and the staircase was on the wrong side of the room. It was also a totally different color, so I called her brother out on it and said "why is the staircase in a different place?" He responded as if he was scared that I noticed, almost as if I was in his dream world which he had made, saying "I... Don't know..." I walked over to him, and hit him in the face with a book.
It's important to look out for these triggers when dreaming. Lucid dreaming is totally amazing, and it's also pretty easy to get in to.
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You actually dream every single night, you just probably don't remember it at all. The bad dreams stand out to you more because they're easier to remember because of their frightening content.
You'd probably benefit from trying to remember any details at all from dreams you have, and building up your ability to recall dreams. Then you might find yourself remembering the good ones more often
Good idea. I would love to relive a sleazy dream
Also, another good way to "wake up" inside a dream is to look at a clock, look away and look back again. Generally the time will be very different since it isn't actually flowing, or if it's analog the numbers may be all fucked up.
Looking at text works too. Look at some text, look away, and then check the text again. It will often be different, or distorted etc.
Looking at the time is good, but it only (apparently) works on analog watches. If it's a digital one, it's likely to remain the same.
Good points. Sometimes I've dreamt I was reading a book, got distracted, and when I looked back I was reading a completely different one.
I've been able to tell when I was dreaming with an analog clock although I'm not sure how reliable it is. The numbers were normal but at second glance they were weird looking alien type characters.