How to Control Your Dreams
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How to Control Your Dreams
Introduction
Most people have five dreams every night and dona??t think much about them. Some, however, are able to take control of their dreams, using them for a variety of purposes from solving problems to having fun. Although some people are naturally able to experience lucid dreams, most have to learn and practice the technique. Follow these steps to do it.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Remember Your Dreams
Things You'll Need
- Dream journal
- Pen
Steps
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Step One
Get enough sleep. If you wake naturally, it will be at the end of a 90-minute sleep cycle and in the middle of a dream. Using an alarm to wake up because you didna??t allow yourself enough time for sleep will make recalling your last dream more difficult.
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Step Two
Time your alarm for a 90-minute cycle. Set your alarm for 7 or 8 ?? hours after you go to bed to increase the chance you will be dreaming when it goes off.
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Step Three
Drink a lot of water before going to bed. A full bladder will prompt you to get out of bed during the night, giving you additional opportunities to remember dreams.
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Step Four
Tell yourself to remember your dreams. Simply telling yourself as you fall asleep that you want to remember your dreams often helps.
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Step Five
Record your dreams in a bedside journal. Whether you awaken in the middle of the night or in the morning to an alarm, write down anything you remember right away. Dona??t go to the bathroom or speak to anyone before recording your dreams.
Tips & Warnings
- At first, you wona??t remember your dreams, but over time youa??ll remember more. Even if you only remember an image or two, write it down.
Lucid Dreaming
Steps
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Step One
Recognize common dreams. When you begin to remember your dreams, youa??ll see that you often dream about the same things. For instance, many people dream about being able to fly or that their teeth have all fallen out. Identify these common dream elements and see them as clues that you might be dreaming.
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Step Two
Do reality testing. For this technique to work, you must practice it regularly, even when you know youa??re awake. Periodically ask yourself if what youa??re experiencing is actually possible, particularly if youa??ve just experienced something that is a common dream element. Ask yourself if something strange is happening. Are you inexplicably naked? Did you just spit out all your teeth? If there is something going on that doesna??t seem possible in the real world, youa??re dreaming. If not, then youa??re awake. It may help to establish a regular schedule for reality testing, such as at the top of every hour.
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Step Three
Enjoy the dream. If you realize that youa??re dreaming, youa??ve just experienced whata??s known as a lucid dream. The first time this happens, youa??ll be surprised and will probably wake up. Over time, however, youa??ll learn to stay in the dream state, and can simply enjoy the dream youa??re in or work to change it to something you like better. You can change nightmares into pleasant dreams or ask someone in your dream a question about a problem youa??re having and let that person give you the answer. If you find that your dream is fading, relax and let it return, then try again to manipulate it.
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Step Four
Choose your dreams. After youa??ve learned lucid dreaming and can control the dreams you find yourself in, try dreaming about what you want. As you fall asleep, tell yourself that you're going to have a particular dream.
Tips & Warnings
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Although you can learn to be aware of a dream and even to control it, you cana??t do this every time. However, if you keep practicing, youa??ll have lucid dreams more often.
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