![]() ![]() Thirdly, in Western culture, disturbing dreams and grotesque imagery in general are the Black Sheep of our cognitive landscape. So if you”re not in control, by this logic, then you are revealing your inability to lucid dream “correctly.” Secondly, these experiences are disturbing, and there is a cultural assumption that lucid dreaming means you are in control. First, many lucid dream researchers in the past de-emphasized these experiences as they were trying to legitimize lucid dreaming as a verifiable state of consciousness that is safe and fun. These kinds of dreams are not discussed in the lucid dreaming literature due to a number of factors. Why are lucid nightmares still not understood? Otherwise, the dream is not technically a nightmare. The dream ends by you waking up immediately. You are not consciously directing the disturbing imagery – rather, the imagery is self-generating, surprising, or confrontational.ģ. You are self-aware and know “this is a dream.”Ģ. A lucid nightmare often has a “confrontational” feel.ġ. You may feel out-of-control, or you may be calmly witnessing some horrible scene that is not the product of your conscious intention. ![]() Lucid nightmares are dreams that you know you are dreaming, but are confronted with a dream scene or imagery that is disturbing or feels unsafe. This is the first post in a series in which I will explore nightmares and lucid nightmares in depth, so stay tuned. I will present my findings next summer at the annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Chicago. Want to participate in dream research” I”m now officially collecting dream reports for lucid nightmares, a type of lucid dreams that is often not discussed in the field of dream studies. ![]()
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