A Decade of Lucid Dreaming

[@thegreateggort1641]

Man, you’ve been doing this for a decade and I started three years ago sometime during this month (can’t remember the exact date of my first intentional lucid dream, sad I know, but I just know it happened in September of 2017). I started with the regular dream journaling and reality checks with MILD. After my first LD, it became a bit more regular as I started having at least one lucid dream a month. It stayed that way for a long time, until probably sometime in 2018 when I started having a couple a month, although they were still fairly short lucid dreams. Like most people I got into lucid dreaming looking to escape reality, but I was also deeply interested in the supposed and possible “spiritual” development possibilities. Still haven’t gotten anywhere near that unfortunately. I realized early on that I’d be better off experiencing the fun and lighthearted nature of lucid dreaming, before getting serious and trying to somehow learn more about my self. I’d love to dig deeper inside and have some interesting experiences of my own that hopefully might shed some light on things, like why I do certain things. And yes I’m very much aware that I should seek a therapist or some licensed professional if I truly want answers, but it isn’t that simple for me..as with anyone I guess. The sad part now is that due to starting a very physically demanding full time job recently, lucid dreaming has pretty much dropped out of my life, like with you during some of your time at college. I just don’t have the mental energy at the end of the day, and on my days off I’m busy recovering. I honestly have no idea when I’ll be able to get back into, lucid dreaming has always amazed me, as well as my non lucid dreams. It’s crushing that life is pulling me away from it. But I suppose it could be for the better, maybe it’s time for me to refocus on reality and get my life in check. So while I haven’t had any deep realizations or life changing revelations, I still have had an awesome time with lucid dreaming. It really is like entering another world and being a kid again, filled with wonder and excitement. It hasn’t gotten any older since I first started. I doubt it ever will. Also, (sorry if this weirds you out), but you have actually made it into one of my dreams, I had gotten lucid and after a minute or so dreamt I woke up, I came into KZbin and you were live streaming and I was excited to tell you I got lucid. Also Matt (Tipharot) showed up and talked with me in one of my longer and clearer lucid dreams to try and help me fly. It kind of seems fitting that in my dreams you guys show up as sort of teachers, because I learned everything from you and Matt and Giz. Hope to meet Giz in a dream one of these days..or get the whole gang together and see team lucid dream in a lucid dream. That would be wild hahah. Thanks for all that you guys have done. I don’t think I would’ve made it this far if I hadn’t stumbled onto you guys.

[@CloudOFmichael]

how am I just now finding your channel… time to binge!

[@frostythehoeman6969]

Just found you and now I gotta watch the video on what you've learned from LDing. I'm a natural, been doing it since idk 7yrs old to now, 36 yrs old. Your points seem on the money, tho the last few must apply to non naturals. I've always said that there are levels of control and.awareness when lucid, so yes def on a spectrum. And they sometimes really suck, I feel like I'm working so.hard in them (at least in the ones where I'm fighting with myself on where I want the dream to go) that I wake up utterly SPENT.

[@BeyondLucidDreaming]

Really good video, man. It's been great getting to know you these past few years and following your journey with lucid dreaming. I'm glad we both sort of stumbled onto this topic when we did :)

[@CRYSTALNOODLES]

Thank you for sharing, we relate to your personal experiences over the last 10 years so much as well as feel educated at the same time. It's a rare find to be able to get both in one video. :) We are exploring with a "team" right now and fear they are going to call it psychosis and not really sure if we will be taking a step "backward" and go back to denial stuff if they come back and say that's psychosis.