Lucid dreaming is dangerous. I used it to debug code - no shit. I've spent the last 15 years trying to err.. 'become normal' and sleep (again) err.. properly. Currently I do 2 sleeps per night with a 1-2hour break in between. One day I hope to sleep through a whole night. On the plus side sunrises......
Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming
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It's not like I posted porn; it was just a comment, you guys truly are super sensitive over there in California. Plus I really wanted to point out that 99% of the straight males in the world would do sexual things in their dreams if they TRULY could control their dreams, if lucid dreaming wasn't just another vapid fantasy about being able to control one's brain.
It isn't sensitivity in the way you're thinking. The issue is that unsubstantive comments grow like weeds if we let them. Since we don't want them to take over the site, we need to not let them.
Fair enough. Still don't think we stand on the same ground of what are the acceptable ways of speaking out one's opinion.
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#223Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not like I posted porn; it was just a comment, you guys truly are super sensitive over there in California. Plus I really wanted to point out that 99% of the straight males in the world would do sexual things in their dreams if they TRULY could control their dreams, if lucid dreaming wasn't just another vapid fantasy about being able to control one's brain.
> if lucid dreaming wasn't just another vapid fantasy about being able to control one's brain. I can do sexual things in real life. I can't fly or walk through walls in real life though. Why do you think that lucid dreaming is not real?
The big loud part in the center of of your brain is the sexual part, you are not programmed to enjoy flying that's why many of us don't enjoy that, and the little piece that may enjoy it is incidental, the only 4 hardwired desires are food, sleep, sex and offspring/family protectionism.
Lucid dreaming is real, being able to control what happens there is not (lack of evidence shows so)
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#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
It isn't sensitivity in the way you're thinking. The issue is that unsubstantive comments grow like weeds if we let them. Since we don't want them to take over the site, we need to not let them.
Fair enough. Still don't think we stand on the same ground of what are the acceptable ways of speaking out one's opinion.
When we post moderation comments here we're not making any statements about acceptability in general! Only about what tends to have a good vs. bad effect on HN, relative to the goals of the site (which are described at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).
HN is a specific kind of web site and all we care about is keeping it on track for its particular purpose. I'm sure those comments are entirely acceptable in many other contexts.
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#225Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fair enough. Still don't think we stand on the same ground of what are the acceptable ways of speaking out one's opinion.
When we post moderation comments here we're not making any statements about acceptability in general! Only about what tends to have a good vs. bad effect on HN, relative to the goals of the site (which are described at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ). HN is a specific kind of web site and all we care about is keeping it on track for its particular purpose. I'm sure those comments are entirely accep…
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#226Earlier quoted context omitted.
> if lucid dreaming wasn't just another vapid fantasy about being able to control one's brain. I can do sexual things in real life. I can't fly or walk through walls in real life though. Why do you think that lucid dreaming is not real?
The big loud part in the center of of your brain is the sexual part, you are not programmed to enjoy flying that's why many of us don't enjoy that, and the little piece that may enjoy it is incidental, the only 4 hardwired desires are food, sleep, sex and offspring/family protectionism. Lucid dreaming is real, being able to control what happens there is not (lack of evidence shows so)
> and the little piece that may enjoy it is incidental, the only 4 hardwired desires are food, sleep, sex and offspring/family protectionism.
I enjoy music and programming, where does that fit into that narrative? I also dream about a lot more varied things than those you list. Including flying, when I have a lucid dream.
Controlling what you do during a dream makes it a lucid dream. Saying there is an issue with them because nobody talks about satisfying their sexual desires is an odd argument to make, and may show your biases more than anything.
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I can't agree with you enough in everything you've said. I taught myself how to lucid dream in 2011. I used a technique where I made a habit of checking reality through the day every day. Eventually the habit became ingrained enough that I started remembering to check even during dreams, triggering a realization that I was actually dreaming and initiating a lucid dream. It is exactly as you described. Nobody can ever…
Its a LOT like the matrix. Perception of your ability to alter reality makes reality altering possible, with the only limitation being your own faith in the extent reality can be altered. Very meta. I never consciously do reality checks, but I'm a very inquisitive and skeptical person. Easily distracted by cracks in the wall type. I wouldn't let one bad experience stop you from lucid dreaming :( . I might be an outli…
The faith part is hard. When I've managed to be lucid flying is a skill that is hard to master. I get a lot of big hops but can't seem to actually fly.
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#228Just throwing this out there. I've had hundreds of lucid dreams and it's the most amazing experiences I've have in my life. It takes practice to 1) figure out you're dreaming with some level of reliability 2) learn to take control 3) train yourself not to get too excited so you don't wake yourself almost immediately. I believe the first step is to train yourself to recognize a dream. It becomes easier once you've don…
I've heard that in recent years there's an increasing understanding that while achieving lucid dreams is very doable, full dream control is rare even with years of practice. (I'm pretty sure there's at least one journal article on this, but I can't find it now.)
Do you find that you have pretty much full control, or are you just along for the ride a lot of the time?
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I've always had trouble with false memories. Not of anything important, but I sometimes dream of very mundane things, like moving my wallet or keys. Or telling someone something. Makes it very difficult to keep track of things.
I used to have regular hypnogogia, and I often imagined that monsters were coming to steal my wallet and keys from my bedside. Those items started "moving" during the night, to under the mattress, or into blankets in the closet, so "they" wouldn't find them. It is genetic for me, as my mother had some similar experiences. I only happened to learn it was a "thing with a name" because I was dancing Argentine tango with…
Would love to hear this very long story!
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#230I've never dreamed. Or at least I've never had any recollection of dreaming upon waking. I wonder if this would make it so that I could dream, or remember that I dream (if I do dream)?
I rarely remember my dreams, except, when I make a conscious effort of remembering them when I wake up. One night, right before bed, make the mental note that you need to remember your dream when you wake up. Maybe even write yourself a reminder on your phone or post-it note. When you wake up, seeing the note might help you remember what you dreamed off. Maybe the first time you still won't remember, but I'm sure aft…
Thanks for the suggestion. I've been trying it, but so far no dice. Though, since I've never dreamed previously, would I recognize it if I started dreaming now?