Lucid Dreaming Research Paper

Lucid Dreaming and Waking Life
Imagine being able to create a world in which you have unlimited power. Many people claim to not have dreams, simply because they cannot remember them, but everyone dreams. Some people have the ability to lucid dream which allows them to have control of the dream. Lucid dreaming opens up a part of yourself that you may not have known existed. There have been studies done, to show how lucid dreaming helps you bring out your creativity. In this paper I will argue that the ability to lucid dream can be beneficial to you, in your waking life, because it enhances your creativity levels in many different ways such as, emotionally, physically, and mentally.
Lucid dreaming is becoming aware that you are dreaming. While you are in your dream you are able to have control of it and decide what happens next. Lucid dreams are more realistic and make sense to you because you are creating a whole new world as far as your creative mind takes you. While you are lucid dreaming, you can travel to any place, go back in time, become president, and take over the world. Lucid dreaming is not the same as having a dream. Having a dream usually has to do with the …show more content…
For example an athlete can face their fears of losing, or missing a hit, and failure. Lucid dreaming can be as if you were to have the ability to go back into time and ‘rehearse’ the scene over to prevent yourself from going through the bad notions. There is a part of the brain called, amygdala. It is the part that controls the body’s flight or fight response. We are usually conscious of reality vs. dream world. When lucid dreaming, you can yourself to situations that challenge your fears. You will know there are no consequences and no reason to feel negative about