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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
I’ve read terrifying accounts of sleep paralysis and the attendant feelings of oppression and supernatural presence they elicit. Thankfully, I’ve never experienced it. What I have experienced, on the other hand, is waking up in the dark and —for a short while— having zero recollection of where I am. The bed is unfamiliar, the room is strange, my muscle memory is helpless at locating the light switch, etc. The feeling of disorientation and vulnerability is unsettling. Though that’s just coming from traveling all the time and staying at so many hotels that they just become a forgettable blur at some point
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
Ever had "false awakenings" Thomas? Where you dream you wake up, only to release later you're still in the dream, then you "wake up" (but you're still in the dream...then <loop>). Can be a little terrifying too! But full on waking sleep paralysis is legit scary!
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Oh yes! And recursively too. I remember being annoyed inside the dream and worried about missing my morning meetings lol
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John Camkiran
@johncamkiran
There is a curious asymmetry in that a false awakening can be confused for a genuine one but a true awakening is unmistakable. So any doubt regarding the trueness of an awakening is actually a reliable indicator that it is false. Ever had longer lucid dreams?
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Very rarely have I had lucid dreams — I understand they can be trained for but I’ve never invested the time. Have you?
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John Camkiran
@johncamkiran
A fair few back in my days of keeping a dream journal. You just need adopt a habit of making some ‘reality check’ throughout the day while you’re awake, like the spinning top from Inception. One day the check will fail and you’ll gain lucidity in a dream. Might miss your morning meetings though..
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
I've read about that before. Like observing a clock or your hands? I've also read that keeping that dream journal upon waking up somehow induces lucid dreams more frequently. Were all your lucid dream experiences positive? Why did you stop keeping the journal?
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John Camkiran
@johncamkiran
I’d started keeping the journal after reading of its supposed benefit myself and I can’t say it didn’t work. No particular reason as to why I stopped. It is interesting to consider lucid dreams from a phenomenological perspective. Your surroundings are in a constant state of flux in what is really a cascade of continuity errors with some plot if you’re fortunate. Things like looking at yourself in a mirror will spook you, but your omnipotence is always there to prevent it from turning into a total nightmare.
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