Dreams?

[Angel Walter]

What? As in Persona 4? Or is this another persona?

[Desimodontidae]

Lucid dreaming anyone? That's when you realize that you're dreaming and can have control of the dream. Literally whatever your brain can imagine. For me the realizing part is usually associated when I hear the word "dream" in my dreams. Also, it's hard to stay in REM sate once you've realized you're in it on a conscious level. For me anyways.

[fruckert]

I was about to say something about that but decided "**** it".

[Archem]

Sorry, no. Lucid dreaming is beyond my reach, or at least that's what I remember. They say you don't remember most of the dreams you have.

I don't remember any.

[Zerlina]

Do you guys ever get when you're having a nightmare and you realize it, so you wake yourself up, but then when you wake up, you can't open your eyes, or move? Sometimes it happens to me where I'm fully concious and putting in a lot of effort, but I can't move...it's the most exhausting, and scary thing... and I find it's hard to stay awake once I do it, so I fall back asleep and then go through the process over and over again. Sometimes I can do things like wiggle my toes or fingers slightly to signal a person I'm with that they should shake me. They usually miss it. It's a realy weird feeling, like calling for help to someone who can't hear you.

[fruckert]

Do you guys ever get when you're having a nightmare and you realize it, so you wake yourself up, but then when you wake up, you can't open your eyes, or move? Sometimes it happens to me where I'm fully concious and putting in a lot of effort, but I can't move...it's the most exhausting, and scary thing... and I find it's hard to stay awake once I do it, so I fall back asleep and then go through the process over and over again. Sometimes I can do things like wiggle my toes or fingers slightly to signal a person I'm with that they should shake me. They usually miss it. It's a realy weird feeling, like calling for help to someone who can't hear you.

Yeep.
Basically your brain hasn't realized that it's awake yet so it hasn't started the movement abilities yet.
*shudders*
While I haven't experienced sleep paralysis, it does sound awful.

This is turning into a "Weird things related to REM" thread.

[Valiere]

I've had a handful of lucid dreams I remember...They're a bit tricky. It's rare to realize you're dreaming while in a dream, and it's hard not to quickly wake up when you do. You have to constantly distract yourself from waking yourself up...the few times I've successfully done this, I was flapping my arms to make myself fly. I could obviously still fly without the flapping, but the rote motion distracted me enough for me to focus on the experience and not think, "Wow! This is a lucid dream! I wonder what I can-- oh crap, I'm up."

I read a book about lucid dreaming one time, and it had a handy tip to up your chances of having one. Make a list of common, everyday items and whenever you see any of them, resolve to ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?" ...even if you know for certain you're not. This will eventually become a mental habit that you'll take with you in your dreams.

[MissingName]

Sleep paralysis, one of the banes to my existence.

I watched a special last night.  Apparently, nightmares occur mainly in REM sleep.  Also, depressives tend to skip every sleep cycle except REM and are more tired than other people.

Hum.  That sounds almost exactly like me.

[Archem]

Also, depressives tend to skip every sleep cycle except REM and are more tired than other people.

I can verify this as fact.

[SaiKar]

I can verify this as fact.

Emo

[Felix-0]

Emo

That was MY line. I've expirenced sleep paralysis all the time in school. scary feeling. I generally have control of movement in my dreams. everything else is there. I REALLY need to lay off video games

[Angel Walter]

I know I've HAD lucid dreams. I just can't remember what the hell happened in them...
This thread is getting pretty interesting. I had a dream where I managed to get Legend of Zelda: Four Swords for GBA to work without any other players. That's one of my nerdier dreams...
My dad's pretty spiritual and he says that if you have a falling dream and you manage not to wake up before you hit the ground, your spirit sorta falls out of your body and you have an out of body experience... I never tried it though...

I REALLY need to lay off video games

Looking at this thread, we ALL need to lay off the games...

[Archem]

Emo

What? I can't have depression and not be emo?

I think I should cut myself. It's all your fault.

I had a dream where I managed to get Legend of Zelda: Four Swords for GBA to work without any other players.

Dude, that would be so awesome. I finally found my copy, and all my friends who had it have moved.

Well, at least I got the Whirlwind Blade and the bonus dungeon.

[Felix-0]

HUD's don't appear in normal dreams. also archem if you do you must post pics

[Angel Walter]

Also archem if you do you must post pics

GENIUS! If anyone feels like drawing/spriting/artifying their dreams, I fully encourage them to post it here!
p.s.

Your avatar.

I forgot to say: Is my av really that effeminate?