So the last few dreams I've had, I've managed to achieve an alright level of lucidity, usually through the good ol' technique of figuring out that this world is different (people not being where they're supposed to be, the sun being out when I know I'm asleep at night, etc). However, as soon as I realize that I'm in the dreamworld, I feel suddenly hit with barriers. The most normal is when I want to fly (as I'm sure everyone wants to do when they first start achieving lucidity). I start waving my arms and kicking my feet, as if I'm swimming, but through the air. I start to rise, but I have trouble controlling where I'm going. I just keep going up and up and up, then I realize that I am so high above the ground that, in the "real" world, I would die if I fell. This seems to be keeping my from achieving a true state of lucidity, as the very fact that I'm aware that I'm dreaming makes me aware that it is reality, and my conditioned view of reality is that I will die if I fall from this height. Does anyone else run into barriers like these, or have any advice in over-coming them?
Remember, that IS the read world. You can do anything, and aren't hindered by the fidelity of "reality".
Wow and to think that when im dreaming I always want to do normal things. Like just cruise around or ride a rollercoaster.
recently, i have become a very deep sleeper and have had rad lucid dreams. i now control them it seems, and when trying to fly, i sometimes cannot in my dreams. it is really weird, but i understand that the dream world is MY world playing out in my own way, i love to explore it.