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    looks outward, dream; who looks inward, awakens.” Through the dreams, people can obtain the freedom and express themselves that they cannot in real life because dreams are their own. Most of the people, however, do not realize they are dreaming because dreams are so powerful, and their consciousnesses do not recognize it as dreams. However, there is some people who can control their dreams in a state of consciousness, and those dreams which are controllable, are referred as a Lucid Dream, by psychiatrist

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    looks outward, dream; who looks inward, awakens.” Through the dreams, people can obtain the freedom and express themselves that they cannot in real life because dreams are their own. Most of the people however, do not realize they are dreaming because dreams are so powerful, and their consciousnesses do not recognize it as dreams. However, there are some people who can control their dreams in a state of consciousness, and those dreams which are controllable, are referred as Lucid Dream, by psychiatrist

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    Did ever want to have power over your dreams? Did you ever want to do almost everything that you can't do in real life? Well what if I told you that you could? It’s a simple skill called Lucid Dreaming. Lucid Dreaming is any dream in which one knows that they are dreaming. I would now explain on how this skill can be done, on why the brain can help you, and on how awesome it is! The process of having your first Lucid Dream is very simple, easy, time consuming, and it considers lots of patience.

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    Sleep is often accompanied by the hallucinogenic state of dreaming comprised of lucid thoughts which can often seem like real life. Recently recorded studies and experiments have exposed the world of dreaming to physiatrists. Dreaming parallels many life experiences and is unique to each individual person. With the recent observations of lucid dreams and the studies of the REM sleep, this field has vastly improved its understanding and knowledge. Dreaming has often been viewed as a mysterious state

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    I once tried to lucid dream, just to see what it was like. It seemed like it would be cool, and I wanted to see if it is actually possible to control your own dreams. I researched it and tried to find a guide to achieving it. After a while, I found one, and followed the instructions, but instead of having a lucid dream, I experience sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis occurs when your brain thinks that you’re asleep, so you produce a chemical that keeps you from moving. This is done to ensure that you

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    awoke to the sound of a thousand sirens. It was only a dream, but it felt real enough. I’ve been trying to lucid dream for a while now, and although I’m getting better at it, the more I try, the more engrossed I get in the dream, the harder it is to wake up. It’s dark outside and it’s cold. I can see the moon reflecting off the surface of a nearby lake less than 30 metres away. I’m not really used to waking up this early, but after a lucid dream there’s almost no chance I’ll get back to sleep. “Might

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    Sigh, time to go to work. Dreams are often liberating experiences, fantasies that take people away from the demands of the waking world, especially if they are lucid dreams. Lucid dreams are when someone is in a sense, awake in a dream. The person knows that they are dreaming and can sometimes even manipulate the very fabric of the Dreamscape. Dreams are a very important part of life, humans spend over one third of their lives asleep, but it is all too often that dreams are forgotten or muddled.

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    113).” Dreams come in all shapes and sizes; some seem random and others may seem to hold more meaning. There are a wide array of dream theories including Freudian theory, information-processing theory, and activation-synthesis theory as described in the aforementioned book. Freud’s perspective emphasizes the unconscious mind and how dreams can reveal repressed memories. Similar to Freud’s theory, the information-processing theory attributes dream content to daily stress as the brain uses dreams to process

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    Why Do Lucid Dreams Exist

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    There are several theories as to why we dream. One theory is that dreams work with sleep to help the brain sort through everything it collects during the waking hours. Everyone dreams during sleep, but not everyone can recall the mental escapade the next day, scientist aren’t sure why some people remember more than others. “in every sleep stage, there’s some kind of subjective experience,” said Michael schredl, a researcher in the sleep laboratory at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim

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    Dreams can make that empty feeling in someone’s to be filled with satisfaction, even when not real. But, these gifts of ultimate pleasure and fulfilling needs can take a very dark turn, bringing all of someone’s deepest fears and secrets out like a bottle that has tipped over. You can see the thing you’re most afraid of chase you through the shadows or something you’ve been hiding all your life popping out in the middle of a perfect dream, destroying it completely and filling you with so much guilt

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