One of the more interesting aspects of our brain is consciousness, but particularly, the state of our consciousness within dreams. We lose our consciousness as we enter to relax our brain and thus enter a deep sleep. However, what if we could be aware when we are unconscious? That is what lucid dreaming is.
Lucid dreaming is a dream in which the dreamer is consciously aware that they are dreaming to which they may be able to have the ability to control certain aspects of the dream itself. This rare phenomenon may take place only a few times in one’s own lifetime. It is an art form in of itself that hundreds of thousands of people around the world seek to master, but are unable to. However, surprisingly, there are certain techniques that can …show more content…
Berit Brogaard from Psychology Today explains that lucidity in dreams can be achieved by first: Having a consistent sleep schedule to follow through every day and to be aware of our current surroundings more thoroughly (Brogaard, 2012). Initially, by having a consistent sleep schedule, without a disrupted circadian rhythm (The biological clock in your body telling us when to sleep and be active throughout the 24-hour day), your mind and body is synchronized to sleep, thus expecting when you are about to sleep or not. This is so that when you do go to sleep, your body doesn’t expect any sudden changes or peculiarities that may happen and you can go sleep without trouble or disruption. This is because if the body is not comfortable sleeping at a designated time and place, you have a risk of it being more active and alert than it should be, to which it can change the chemical composition in your body and brain because it is unfamiliar with its surroundings when you are about to sleep. Similar to when you travel or sleep at another place/hotel where your body adjusts to the changes to be slightly more alert to its new environment. So, knowing that you will sleep at a designated time and place can increase the likelihood that one can achieve lucid dreaming through deep sleep. However, the factor that can really decide whether you will achieve lucidity in dreaming or not, is by distinguishing the dream itself. When we are in the dream state, it is hard to distinguish whether it is real or not. We kind of are immediately put into a scenario in the dream itself and we follow through it without any reason or coherence. However, this may seem like the dream is actually real life. But, if we are able to distinguish our dreams as surrealism and not reality, this is the moment in which we can snap out of our unconscious and take control. As said, by being more attentive in our
Lucid dreaming is a dream in which the dreamer is consciously aware that they are dreaming to which they may be able to have the ability to control certain aspects of the dream itself. This rare phenomenon may take place only a few times in one’s own lifetime. It is an art form in of itself that hundreds of thousands of people around the world seek to master, but are unable to. However, surprisingly, there are certain techniques that can …show more content…
Berit Brogaard from Psychology Today explains that lucidity in dreams can be achieved by first: Having a consistent sleep schedule to follow through every day and to be aware of our current surroundings more thoroughly (Brogaard, 2012). Initially, by having a consistent sleep schedule, without a disrupted circadian rhythm (The biological clock in your body telling us when to sleep and be active throughout the 24-hour day), your mind and body is synchronized to sleep, thus expecting when you are about to sleep or not. This is so that when you do go to sleep, your body doesn’t expect any sudden changes or peculiarities that may happen and you can go sleep without trouble or disruption. This is because if the body is not comfortable sleeping at a designated time and place, you have a risk of it being more active and alert than it should be, to which it can change the chemical composition in your body and brain because it is unfamiliar with its surroundings when you are about to sleep. Similar to when you travel or sleep at another place/hotel where your body adjusts to the changes to be slightly more alert to its new environment. So, knowing that you will sleep at a designated time and place can increase the likelihood that one can achieve lucid dreaming through deep sleep. However, the factor that can really decide whether you will achieve lucidity in dreaming or not, is by distinguishing the dream itself. When we are in the dream state, it is hard to distinguish whether it is real or not. We kind of are immediately put into a scenario in the dream itself and we follow through it without any reason or coherence. However, this may seem like the dream is actually real life. But, if we are able to distinguish our dreams as surrealism and not reality, this is the moment in which we can snap out of our unconscious and take control. As said, by being more attentive in our