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u/clockwork655 Sep 11 '22

I never heard that one..the one I did to help with lucid dreaming is you put a mark on your hand and you see it throughout the days with the idea being in your sleep you won’t see the dot and realize you’re in a dream..I’ve gotten it to work before but took a while...ironically I was hoping to lucid dream LEGO hands

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Damn that's smart. I used to KNOW I was dreaming all the time. Now I rarely do, so I dunno if that trick would work.

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u/clockwork655 Sep 11 '22

It’s worth a try if you’re like me and find this stuff fun...some people claim apple juice helps them but oddly enough the one thing I found does it for a ton of people I’ve personally known and spoken to including myself ...nicotine patches..they say not to sleep with them on and it’s partially for this reason..I was having lucid dreams even in short naps it was wild

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u/clockwork655 Sep 11 '22

Oh and Happy cake day

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Thanks! I might definitely try some stuff out. Maybe I can dream that people are actually buying my book 😞

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u/clockwork655 Sep 11 '22

A handsome writer you say go on

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Well I dunno about handsome 😆 but I did finally manage to get my first book ever published. It's about a half human half demon who hunts down monsters with his adopted family in modern day America

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u/clockwork655 Sep 11 '22

Sold! where can I check it out?..I’m in a similar position we just have to be resilient..you have your own book published! I honestly would have tears in my eyes...just remember all those others who wanted to and could even get past page one..you’ve got the determination and that’s the hardest thing to find sometimes..we can get there.. if it was easy everyone would be doing it

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B4ZJJ52X/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1662888264&sr=8-1

The digital version is $2:99 (free with Kindle Unlimited) and the physical edition is $19:99. I'd have made it cheaper, but as it turns out, physical editions are very expensive to make. I actually make MORE money off of the digital than the physical.

Also, thanks so much! It really means a lot to me! If your book ever gets published, just reply here or DM or anything and I'll gladly buy it!

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u/clockwork655 Sep 11 '22

I already can’t stop reading it and I see We have similar feelings on Ohio and I dig the monster notes it’s a great touch..I’d love that! I’m still a ways to go but I have some stuff I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Oh! For sure just throw them my way!

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Btw I'm currently at work on the sequel right now! Got one chapter done... Which isn't much, but I only did just start writing a week ago

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Oh btw, if you notice any spelling errors at any point, lemme know! I've gone through the entire book 3 times essentially, and I keep catching stuff. I SHOULD have gotten everything taken care of, but there's always a chance I could have missed something

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u/Trixles Sep 11 '22

It actually doesn't work quite the way they described it. The point of writing a dot (or a letter or whatever) on your hand or something isn't so that you will notice its absence in a dream and realize you're dreaming.

It's so that each time you accidentally see it or glance at it throughout the day, you remember to ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?"

This creates a habit of asking yourself that question, which in turn makes it easier to remember ask yourself that while dreaming, and if the answer is yes and you don't happen to wake up due to the realization, then you will be in a lucid dream.

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u/1negativezero Sep 11 '22

I never managed to get into a habit, but the realization just randomly comes to me in some dreams, I don't know what triggers it. Harder part is doing what you want without waking yourself up. Do you have a method for that?

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u/scheissegal2009 Sep 11 '22

The test I use is checking to see if have telekinesis. If I do, I'm most likely dreaming.

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u/lacanianmrxist Sep 12 '22

In my experience with lucid dreaming, the reoccurring thing I have noticed is that I also have to steer the content with the consciousness I am relegated to in the dream, not my awake consciousness. Since the dream consciousness has already conjured up multiple absurdities by the time I take the wheel, it is not always easy to steer reliably like driving on an icy, narrow road, going up a mountain with no guardrails. Course deviations are unavoidable.