Last Updated on November 10, 2021 by Francis

Is Lucid Dreaming Addictive Or a Form of Escapism?

The most commonly asked question about lucid dreaming is whether it can be considered addictive.

There’s really no hard and fast rules when it comes to this, because everyone has their own definition of what “addiction” means, and which ones mean different things to different people.

I myself have a very vague memory of ever being addicted to anything, so maybe I don’t.

But the fact that you’re asking the question indicates that you’re probably curious to find out if there’s any way you can become addicted to lucid dreaming.

The truth is that while it’s not technically an addiction per se, there are many forms of “romantic dependence” that can be related to lucid dreaming, namely: binging on your partners desire for you, wanting to control every aspect of your life, becoming so involved in your own world that you’re missing out on real life, and so on.

To put it in very simple terms, these are forms of escapism where the dreamer engages himself in activities that he considers to be more fulfilling than the one he is living in.

While this may seem like a good thing on the surface, it can actually be a very unhealthy habit.

The best way to escape from this (if there is any way to escape at all) is to simply cut off all interaction with the dreamer while he is in his lucid state, and keep a lookout for those warnings that he is giving himself.

Once he stops dreaming he will suddenly be very aware of the fact that he is “retreating”, and this is a sign that it’s time to back away from the computer and take a break.

It’s important to note that this doesn’t necessarily mean that you shouldn’t do anything while in a lucid dream. If you’re not “dreaming”, then you can do whatever you want.

Lucid dreaming is simply a means for you to gain access to powerful abilities and experiences that you wouldn’t otherwise have, and as such it can be incredibly powerful and helpful in some cases.

Is Lucid Dreaming Addictive?

To answer the question is lucid dreaming addictive, no, it’s not.

Overall, lucid dreaming isn’t addictive, although there are a few things you should know if you decide to pursue it.

On the other hand, the same factors that make it addictive also make it a very pleasurable experience. Overall, though, lucid dreaming isn’t addictive, but there are a few things you should know such as:

– Experiencing unpleasant feelings such as fear in a lucid dream state can happen in real life, just like in real life.

The main thing to remember is that when you’re first starting out, you’ll be sure you’re dreaming, but mastering control of your dream may still be a little bit difficult.

This transition will happen gradually as you become a master of your dreams.

Some people find that their nightmares tend to worsen after the first couple of nights of lucid dreaming.

For most people, this isn’t a huge concern because their nightmares usually come at random and are unconnected to any particular dreaming pattern.

– Lucid dreaming often leads to vivid dreams that you can re-live many times.

This is actually what is called “dream tourism.” Many people who engage in this hobby also report having strange phone calls or messages from deceased loved ones in their dreams.

Again, this again is a personal thing and everyone has different experiences with it.

When you first enter REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, you can often see visions of future events, or sometimes rematches of yourself, depending on your REM stage.

As you get more skilled at lucid dreaming, you can begin to see yourself performing actions that you’ve never done before, such as driving your car, performing arts and crafts, or even sleeping with someone you haven’t seen in forever.

Lucid Dreams As Addictive Of Escapism – Myopic Natural State Of Consciousness

My use of lucid dreams has led to some interesting conversations with my friends concerning this and several other issues pertaining to the use of dream interpretation and the subconscious mind.

What I have come to find is that although lucid dreams are certainly a fascinating phenomenon, they may not be all that they seem to be.

There is a difference between what we generally label as “lucid dreams” and what we know scientifically to be lucid dreams.

Lucid dreaming is a natural state of consciousness which occurs when you are deeply relaxed, mentally focused and in tune with your surroundings.

Lucid dreams are definitely more of an occurrence than a state of being.

Most lucid dreaming is not even consciously thought about, much less recognized as such, and that is what makes them so addictive of escapism.

Lucid dreaming is actually a state of mind rather than an actual state of being.

There is nothing more to it than that, although I should note that there are people who can easily fall asleep very quickly and have no recollection of actually falling asleep or of their dream even occurring.

I believe this occurs because the subconscious mind is extremely busy filling in the blanks and completing the information loops that it had left behind while the conscious mind was busy accessing its own memories.

The fact is that lucid dreams are very beneficial to your health, but it is important to realize that they are not something you should try to force.

They may be difficult to fall asleep in at first, but it will get better, and eventually you will find yourself able to relax even in your sleep and lucid dream.

Once you realize this fact, however, you can then use lucid dreams as a method for relieving stress.

Can You Become Addicted to Lucid Dreaming Too Much?

There is no reason to worry about whether or not you can become addicted to lucid dreaming too much.

The only thing that you need to remember is that you have the ability to control your dreams and if you do, the world will bend over backwards to accommodate you.

You will be able to visit other people’s dreams as well as your own. This is something that you need to know because it may become a problem at some point in your life. It will probably happen to you sooner rather than later.

If you are not a morning person or cannot stay up all night then there are plenty of things that you can do to limit your chances of waking up at all hours of the night.

The first way to limit this is to get a alarm that will wake you up automatically in the morning.

If you cannot sleep through the night, try drinking orange juice before bedtime. Another trick is to do light exercise, such as taking a walk.

You do not have to do anything difficult. The idea here is to do something that will get your mind off of whatever it is that you are worrying about or trying to do so that it does not become as obsessed with you as it could otherwise.

Another thing that you can do to help you limit your chances of becoming addicted to lucid dreaming is to not think about it during the day.

If you have a dream, it can still be stored in your subconscious while you are awake, but it is not as easily retrieved.

What this means is that you cannot keep thinking about the dream while you are awake. You have to allow your brain to forget the dream when you are sleeping.

This can be difficult, but just by doing something simple like closing your eyes for a few minutes before bed, it will have a positive effect.

Do Most People Lucid Dream?

Majority of people report that lucid dreaming makes up only a tiny percentage of ones dreams.

This can be an indication that they are not sensitive to the conscious dreams that they do have.

Lucid dreaming is when you are fully awake, but still have an awareness of the dream world, and can still make plans and accomplish goals.

Most people, when they wake up, do not remember anything that happened during their dreams, and have only vague recollections of them.

Many people, however, claim to have had many lucid dreams in a single night.

Lucid dreaming can occur while one is asleep, with the intention of tricking your subconscious into believing that you are awake.

Lucid dreams are considered to be dreams that contain important or relevant information for your waking life.

This is because many people are able to control the dream by thinking certain things while they are asleep. Lucid dreams may contain information about past lives, future lives, memories of loved ones, or anything else that you wish to remember.

If you are having problems falling asleep at night, and are afraid that you might be having a nightmare, there is a chance that lucid dreaming is the cause.

This is because, while you sleep, your subconscious brain will send signals to your conscious mind about the contents of your dream.

When you wake up and try to recall the dream, you are likely to find out that it is completely different from what you remember.

In majority of cases, lucid dreaming is harmless, although people who are highly sensitive to light and sound may experience nightmares and have trouble sleeping.

Lucid dreaming is an experience that most of us have had at some point or another but it is also an ability that only a select few possess, namely the lucid dreamers.

Lucid dreaming is a state in which you are aware you are dreaming while your subconscious mind is in a state of full understanding and control.

If this was not true lucid dreaming would not be able to produce any dreams or experiences other than those that are lucid.

Many experienced neophytes show extreme passion for lucid dreaming because lucid dreaming is their conduit to unlimited creativity and psychic activity.

Many a novice has said that the biggest difference between a good dreamer and a bad dreamer is the amount of effort that they put into dreaming.

If you wake up in the middle of the night with a feeling that you need to go somewhere then chances are you are dreaming.

In addition to this if you are aware that you are dreaming then it will mean that you are probably experiencing a wide variety of things.

The truth is that the conscious mind takes over the role of the subconscious mind and so a lot of what the conscious mind believes are actually creations of the subconscious mind.

Can You Have Problems From Lucid Dreaming Too Much?

Some people go through their entire lives never having had a single lucid dream, while other people have problems from having too many lucid dreams in a short period of time.

I personally have had problems from lucid dreaming so much that I began to see patterns in my life. I now know how to cure these problems and I want to show you how.

One of the biggest reasons that people have these problems is because they are trying to do too much at once.

When I first discovered this habit, it took me years to get rid of it but I did.

When you are trying to do something in your life, and you suddenly decide that you’re going to make a major change, you can sometimes come up with all kinds of excuses as to why you can’t do it.

You have to understand that this is all mental tricks to disguise the fact that you are not mentally strong enough to handle the change.

People who have problems from dreaming too much often end up making changes that aren’t really necessary.

Instead of focusing on what’s wrong, they end up focusing on fixes that aren’t necessary at all.

You shouldn’t be changing something that you don’t feel comfortable with because it makes no sense whatsoever.

If you are changing something in your life to make it better, then you need to be comfortable with it. I know lucid dreaming, I used to live this lifestyle, until I started realizing that I was actually living in a world where I didn’t have complete control.

Popular Techniques For Inducing Lucid Dreams Are Reality Checks

One of the more popular techniques for inducing lucid dreams is reality checks, also known as “forced dreams.”

This is a technique that has worked for me and for many other people (though I wouldn’t call it popular), because it forces you to think about certain things before you go to sleep.

What makes this technique so great is that it forces you to look into things that you may otherwise pass over or ignore completely while falling asleep.

The truth is, that’s kind of what lucid dreaming is all about, looking deeply into things that we usually wouldn’t. It’s all about learning how to trust in things that you see and hear when you’re falling asleep.

For example, one popular technique is called “reality checks.”

Basically, you sit down in a relaxed position either on your bed or wherever, and do a reality check.

You ask yourself, “Do I really exist?,” or “Am I dreaming?” Once you’ve answered these questions truthfully, then you can fall asleep easily.

Most people skip over reality checks when they first learn how to lucid dream, and by omitting this step, you could end up making yourself physically exhausted by focusing on reality too deeply, which is what happened to me when I was first trying to do this.

So by requiring yourself to perform reality checks during the course of every single night you’re asleep, you’ll ensure that you’re not exhausted in the long run.

Another popular technique for inducing lucid dreams is related to physical exercises.

Specifically, you need to stretch out your legs and flex your knees at just the right moment.

The easiest way to do this is to envision yourself doing something that you know will make you happy – such as playing an instrument, taking a bubble bath, eating a delicious meal, or anything else that you find yourself craving and can actually experience pleasure in.

Once you’ve accomplished one of these things, get into a consistent position, breathing deeply and relaxing in it.

Then, lean your head back, raise your eyes, close your mouth, and concentrate on enjoying the sensation of stretching your body and opening your heart.

This may sound silly, but the reality is that once you can feel pleasure from stretching out your legs, your subconscious mind will associate that with lucid dreaming.

How to Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming

Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming is the method of using simple and natural techniques to induce lucid dreaming without any hypnosis or drugs.

It is also known as “WILD sleeping”. This is a far more involved method than just taking relaxing and shallow deep breaths to induce lucid dreams.

It requires that you use very specific, creative visualization skills and techniques that cannot be easily achieved with easy breathing exercises.

When we go to sleep at night, our subconscious mind constantly monitors what happens to us, and how we react to events that occur in the dream world.

If we are trying to induce lucid dreams, our subconscious knows that we will wake up in a dream, so it makes us prepare for whatever is going to happen.

Our mind starts working on creating scenarios which will cause us to wake up.

One of the techniques used to create this scenario is by imagining falling backwards onto a soft object such as a pillow or bed.

This stimulates the part of the brain which is responsible for creating imagery, and helps us to wake up in the dream state.

Another technique that helps to induce lucid dreaming while we sleep is by remembering activities and thoughts that we had while we were asleep.

This can be done by recalling your dreams while you are fast asleep, or by remembering small incidents and events that happened while you were fast asleep.

For instance, if you have a bad dream about a car crash that you had when you were eight years old, try to visualize that exact same scene while you are fast asleep.

You can do this repeatedly so that it becomes a pattern, and eventually your unconscious mind will recognize the pattern. When this happens, the next time you go to sleep, you will be able to use this technique to induce lucid dreaming.

Binaural Beats Are Considered To Help Some People Achieve Lucid Dreaming

Binaural beats are believed to help astral travel because they slow down brainwaves which are normally stimulated during REM sleep or deep sleep.

They allow the brain to settle down into a more relaxing state, allowing the brain to fall into a state of what is called “trance” or “hypnotic sleep”.

This allows the brain to meditate or reach deeper levels of consciousness. Lucid dreaming is believed to occur when the brain leaves the state of hypnosis or trance and travels to the subconscious or inner mind.

This state of consciousness is believed to be a place where a person can learn more about himself or herself through exploration of that particular area of mind.

Binaural beats are believed to help astral travel because they are believed to create a certain vibration in the brain that helps promote deeper levels of sleep and restfulness.

This allows the mind to prepare itself for astral projection or lucid dreaming.

Lucid dreaming is believed to occur when a person is asleep and enters a deep, dreamlike state.

During this time, he or she is not in the physical body, and can only be seen by us through dreaming.

Lucid dreaming is thought to help people explore those states of mind that cannot be explored during normal waking hours.

Binaural beats are believed to help achieve lucid dreaming.

To conclude, it is believed that binaural beats are effective in helping some people have astral travel.

This is especially helpful to people who are new to this practice, or those who are practicing it but are having difficulty achieving a Lucid Dream.

Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dreaming – A Very Simple Technique to Lucid Dream

Mnemonic induced lucid dreaming is a simple technique to learn which has been used for many years and successfully. Mnemonic brainwave activities are brainwaves that have been used for hundreds of years and have been proven to be effective, especially when trying to induce lucid dreaming.

These activities are actually what induce lucid dreaming and are often associated with certain types of dreams.

For instance, if you have been dreaming about rain, and you suddenly visualize rain coming down or visualizing your hands getting wet, you are experiencing a form of mnemonic brainwave activity.

If you want to do this naturally, it’s very simple. You only need to practice. There are many different exercises that can help you achieve this, such as learning about the physics of magnets and plasma screens.

However, these are too technical and it would be far too difficult to explain them all in an article. I will instead recommend a technique that almost everyone has already tried and should be able to understand: MILD.

This technique requires no training at all; it’s just simply using your imagination. All you have to do is imagine something pleasant, relaxing and tranquil, like the rain on your roof or waves rocking your house back and forth.

Now, you simply use this image to induce a state of tranquility and calmness, allowing your subconscious mind to go into a trance-like state. This is all it takes to enter a “trance” and Mnemonic induced lucid dreaming can help you do it!

Dream For 100 Minutes Per Day – How to Have Lucid Dreaming

One way to approach dream for 100 minutes per day is to take short breaks, such as a thirty minute walk or ride in the car.

These short breaks will help to keep your mind from becoming fixated on the dream and therefore, you’ll likely find more dreaming than usual.

You should also try not to force yourself to focus on the dream, since this may lead to a waking up during the dream.

Instead, just allow your mind to wander. It’s also a good idea to try some relaxing music if you can to really put you in a place of relaxation.

If you’re going to dream for 100 minutes per day, then the main key is to simply learn to let go and not try so hard to force the dream to happen.

To do this, you have to learn how to visualize what it is you are dreaming about. In other words, you have to be able to picture yourself where you are spending your dream.

This is only one aspect of lucid dreaming, but is by far the most important.

For many people, the dream they’re trying to have isn’t really a dream at all; it’s a memory.

So in order to have a lucid dream you have to figure out how to re-create your memories while awake.

One of the best ways is to imagine yourself lying on the beach with the waves licking your body and you look at the sky.

After you’ve imagined this, you’ll have a lucid dream and will know exactly what it was that you were dreaming about.

Is There Any Psychological Or Physiological Addictive Need to Lucid Dream?

One of the main questions we all want to know is “Is there any psychological or physiological addictive element to lucid dreaming?”

Well, there is no physical addictive component to dreaming, nor is there a psychological one.

We all have the same basic urges which drive us in our waking life, and in the case of lucid dreams, these are just the exact same urges that you would have while you are awake.

Lucid dreaming however, taps into a part of your brain that is slightly older, and that does actually care whether you make a success of it or not.

There is a certain amount of pleasure that comes from pursuing your desires and fulfilling them in your waking world. Lucid dreaming however, taps into this deeper level of fulfillment and pleasure because there is no time limit.

Time slows down considerably during your dream, and this can give you a real sense of peace and tranquility.

This sense of oneness with the universe is also one of the major causes why many people who have tried lucid dreaming have come back to do it again.

They have found that they come back to this state because it gives them a chance to relive some of their most memorable dreams.

So there is absolutely no psychological addictive element to lucid dreaming.

It is a purely psychological phenomenon, which is caused by the fact that you are tapping into parts of your mind and subconscious which are extremely similar to those which you would find in an actual dream.

If you ever found yourself having a particularly striking and powerful dream, then chances are that you may well have been experiencing some form of lucid dream therapy.

Many psychologists who practice dream therapy are extremely keen to point out that there is no real addictive quality to this sort of dreaming, so don’t be put off if this sounds like you.

The important thing to remember is that it is completely harmless.

The First Excitement About Lucid Dreaming

The first excitement about lucid dreaming is often tapers off as you become more comfortable with the process. In fact, if you can keep a journal where you jot down your thoughts and feelings as they happen, you will soon see that the initial excitement wears off fairly quickly.

And once you have mastered the technique, the process becomes automatic and doesn’t require any conscious effort on your part.

Because of this, it is important that you don’t use too much force or emotion when trying to induce lucid dreams, because if you do so, then you will only be focusing on maintaining control instead of letting go and enjoying the experience.

You might also notice that once you are finally able to get into a lucid dream, the initial excitement slowly fades away.

This happens for several reasons.

First, you may notice that you don’t remember much of the dream as you awake, simply because you are focusing on keeping control of the dream and not allowing it to slip away.

If this occurs, then even if you do remember some of the dream, chances are that you are unable to correctly interpret the meaning of those dreams, and you won’t truly enjoy them.

Another reason why the excitement about lucid dreaming wears off is that you may simply stop trying too hard and allow the process to naturally happen.

In fact, if you try too hard at first, then you will be less likely to succeed.

Ultimately, you will need to allow the dream to happen naturally, because otherwise you will be defeating the purpose of learning how to lucid dream.

By allowing the dream to occur, you will be allowing your subconscious to guide you in the direction of your dreams.

And once you have learned how to lucid dream, it will become much easier to do so.

Some Common Problems Associated With Lucid Dreaming

One of the biggest problems people have when trying to do lucid dreaming is that they have problems associated with lucid dreaming and sleeping abnormal amounts of time.

This can be particularly frustrating because if you know how to control your dream, you will be able to get quality lucid dreams and not be disturbed at all by the fact that you are falling asleep.

However, there are a few different things that people can do that can cause this condition and even prevent them from being able to control their dreams.

When you learn how to control these things you will be able to enjoy your lucid dreams without having the fear of being woken up by your own dreams.

One of the biggest causes of people having problems with lucid dreaming is that they will wake up early during the night and try to go back to sleep again before they are even awake.

This can often mean that people end up waking up many times during the course of the night because they are trying to go back to sleep so many times.

Another thing that some people do is that they will try to force themselves to go to sleep through the dream.

This can be especially frustrating for someone who is going to be trying to go to a dream while in a REM sleep. If you do this, it is highly recommended that you avoid this method as it can be very dangerous.

Many people also like to keep a dream journal or keep a tape recorder so that they can easily recall the details of their dream just in case they need them in the future.

Without this important tool you will not know exactly how long you were in a dream or what caused you to lose consciousness.

People also have trouble remembering a dream if they do not understand how to do lucidity tricks such as turning the page or making sound while they are asleep.

There are many different techniques that you can use for controlling lucid dreams and if you are trying to figure out how to lucid dream, you should definitely consider learning these tricks.

The Only Way You Can Lucid Dream is If It Becomes a Dream

If you are having such crazy dreams about anything at all you may have to try and block out everything else around you to be able to get through your dreams.

But it seems to be harder when you are trying to lucid dream because you may be focusing on every single thing.

This is a really bad habit to get into because you are pretty much guaranteed not to remember any of your dreams after the dreamer has come down.

I know people who will spend the entire night trying to clear their minds, but when the dreaming begins it tends to just keep going. And this is definitely not the only way you can lucid dream too much.

Other people like to visualize the images that they are dreaming, maybe they like to imagine themselves somewhere else, or perhaps they are picturing themselves getting hurt while they are having a nightmare, whatever the case is this works because it helps to make the dream more vivid.

However I am not a mind reader so I won’t suggest that you start picturing your self getting hurt while you are having a lucid dream, but you can certainly imagine what that would feel like.

Having a dream about hurting yourself is probably the only way you can lucid dream too much because it leaves you feeling hurt all through out the dream.

As I said before it is very hard to train yourself to not be afraid of anything and if you do not like being alone you will always be afraid of being in a strange place so the best thing to do is to make sure that you are always surrounded by people that you trust, or at least people that you know will listen to you and give you advice when you need it.

If you surround yourself with people that you know trust you they are much less likely to be afraid of you when you are dreaming.

The only way you can learn how to control your fears is to force yourself to not worry about them at night.

But remember that once you have forced yourself to not worry about your fears in your dream you will wake up in your dreams without a fear, however you will still experience a lot of panic during your waking hours.