Can lucid dreaming help your mental health? What the evidence says

littlexsparkee 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've noticed I have very vivid dreams when going back to sleep in the morning after some time awake (~1hr) - often a split like 6hrs / 1.5 hrs when my partner heads out

	▲	summarybot an hour ago \| parent [-]
		my theory is that the main "cleansing" cycles are complete by this point and then the subtler psychic strata are more gently accessible. Kind of like how a river in the peak of snowmelt will be devastatingly strong and pull everything along with great force, but towards the end of the year the trickle of the stream lets you see the stones and plants under.

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Hydraulix989 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I can't lucid dream, I have sleep apnea :(

The dreams always get cut off the moment I achieve lucidity.

	▲	bushwart 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Try muscimol :)

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jqpabc123 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I somehow learned to do this by accident.

I used to have terrifying dreams of falling. Now, instead of falling, I fly. Super empowering --- and I don't have these dreams much anymore.