Nightmares Archives » LUCID DREAM RESEARCH https://lucid-dream-research.com/category/illness/nightmares/ This is a network for lucid dreamers and scientists to share research information and lucid dream experiences, connect for future studies, and expand the knowledge of the lucid dream phenomenon. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:43:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 194839300 LUCID NIGHTMARES https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-nightmares/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-nightmares/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:37:16 +0000 https://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=2727 The phenomenon of LUCID NIGHTMARES is seemingly a less known and less encountered experience. Hopefully, more studies and articles will be written about it. Maybe, with better understanding of it, more people can learn how to stop them when needed, or use them to face their fears and grow through[...]

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]]> The phenomenon of LUCID NIGHTMARES is seemingly a less known and less encountered experience. Hopefully, more studies and articles will be written about it. Maybe, with better understanding of it, more people can learn how to stop them when needed, or use them to face their fears and grow through them.

Below is some information on studies and articles relating to it.

“LUCID NIGHTMARES – FEAR, INITIATION, AND BEYOND” – BY RYAN HURD

“…Fear plays a huge role in lucid dreams because fear can manifest exactly what we don’t want to see. In lucid dreams this well-known phenomenon is called the expectancy effect…

…The neural pathways that connect fear to certain past experiences are so strong, they are like deep grooves in a dirt road, making it the easiest path for our minds to follow…

… In other cases, especially for young men, there is a real craving for confrontation in lucid dreams. Sometimes we go “looking for trouble,”…

…So here is a potpourri of tactics… Find safe ground…Know your boundaries…Ask for a helper or guardian…Ask threatening dream characters how you can help them…Give a gift… Cultivate gratitude…Take up a body practice…Explore your core beliefs…” – Lucid Nightmares – Fear, Initiation, and Beyond – Ryan Hurd – http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/13/lucid-nightmares-fear-initiation-and-beyond/

“LUCID NIGHTMARES: A SURVEY OF THEIR FREQUENCY, FEATURES, AND FACTORS IN LUCID DREAMERS” – BY TADAS STUMBRYS

“This article reports the first systematic study on lucid nightmares—terrifying lucid dreams with a lack of dream control….

…According to the reports of lucid dreamers, less than half of them had experienced a lucid nightmare, and only 1% of them could be considered as suffering from lucid nightmares…

…Lucid nightmares are more likely to occur for women and nightmare sufferers, yet also for more frequent lucid dreamers and for those who experience lucid dreams spontaneously rather than them being induced deliberately…” – Lucid nightmares: A survey of their frequency, features, and factors in lucid dreamers – Tadas Stumbrys – Dreaming, Vol 28(3), Sep 2018 – Psycnet – http://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fdrm0000090

“LUCID NIGHTMARES & FRIGHTENING NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES” – BY RYAN HURD

“…But not everyone has a good time in their NDE [Near Death Experiences}… frightening experiences include: 

  1. Phenomenology similar to peaceful near-death experiences but interpreted as unpleasant
  2. A sense of nonexistence or eternal void
  3. Graphic hellish landscapes and entities

Brushing off negative imagery as reflections of fear only stigmatizes dreamers and visionaries, and therefore devalues the warnings and messages…

I tell this story because those dreamers who suffer from lucid nightmares often feel persecuted, misunderstood, and that they are “doing something wrong.” Any path (be it for fun, self-knowledge, or self-empowerment) is beset with darkness and light. This is true of dreamwork, spirituality, and any creative process….” – Lucid Nightmares & Frightening Near Death Experiences – Ryan Hurd – http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/09/lucid-nightmares-frightening-near-death-experiences/

 “LUCID NIGHTMARES: CAN LUCID DREAMS BECOME NIGHTMARES?” – BY REBECCA TURNER

“…And when the unconscious decides to air some anxieties, you have a nightmare…I often relinquish control of my lucid dreams and allow my unconscious to show me what it wants…”Passive lucid dreaming” as I’ve come to call it, can be far more enlightening than my conscious dream choices. .. Think of it as an opportunity to face your inner fears and overcome them…

…The childish method of shouting “WAKE UP” can help at this point – but I recommend confronting your demons or just letting the nightmare play out… – Lucid Nightmares: Can Lucid Dreams Become Nightmares? – Rebecca Turner – https://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/lucid-nightmares.html

“MY LUCID NIGHTMARES AND LUCID DREAMING STORIES” – BY JUSTIN APTAKER

“…I also want to comfort such people by assuring them that I have only pleasant lucid dreams now, so it really is possible to stop having lucid nightmares and begin enjoying lucid dreams…

…After the first time this happened, with fearful results, I could no longer stop it from happening. The simple reason for this is that I would go to sleep afraid that I might have more lucid nightmares, and this very fear planted all the seed-thoughts needed to make the experience repeat itself. ..

…I stopped becoming lucid in my dreams. I think that this happened because my subconscious mind finally registered the fact that I no longer wanted to lucid dream….” – My Lucid Nightmares and Lucid Dreaming Stories – Justin Aptaker – updated on May 23, 2017 – https://exemplore.com/dreams/Lucid-Dreaming-A-Note-of-Caution

“LUCID NIGHTMARES: THE DARK SIDE OF SELF-AWARENESS IN DREAMS” – BY RYAN HURD

In this paper, I will illustrate how some nightmares offer a unique opportunity to dreamers not because they can be transformed but because they transform us. These are lucid nightmares…

…Lucid nightmares are a little understood phenomenon that has been long overlooked, in part due to the cultural reluctance of reporting negative lucid dream experiences…

…Ego psychology is effective at pushing the shadows back to where they belong, and has eased the suffering of thousands of tortured souls. –  Lucid Nightmares: the Dark Side of Self-Awareness in Dream – Ryan Hurd – Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams – 2009 – Academia – http://www.academia.edu/34277759/Lucid_Nightmares_the_Dark_Side_of_Self-Awareness_in_Dreams

“LUCID NIGHTMARES EXPLAINED, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM” – BY STEFAN – HowToLucid 

“…Dreams have been known to act almost like health warnings. Repeated nightmares that show us images or scenarios that relate to health issues or diseases can be a way of our bodies trying to make us aware that something is wrong…

…Facing your fears in your dreams can lessen the terror of similar real life situations and also make future nightmares less frequent…

…Watch the dream as you would a movie…” – Stefan – HowToLucid – https://howtolucid.com/lucid-nightmares/

“LUCID NIGHTMARES: AN EXPLORATORY ONLINE STUDY” – BY MICHAEL SCHREDL AND KELLY BULKELEY

“…Of the 160 nightmarish dreams, 67 could be classified as lucid nightmares with two thirds of the dreams including the inability to wake up. “Including nightmarish elements in the most recent lucid dream report” and “Being able to change the distressing content vs. having a lucid nightmare” was not related to age, gender, education, and ethnicity in this exploratory study. Future studies should focus on the variety of lucid nightmare topics – possibly expand the definition as this is currently focused on the inability to wake up or not being able to change the plot – and intervention strategies, i.e., the most effective ways to deal with lucid nightmares…” –  Lucid nightmares: An exploratory online study | International Journal of Dream Research

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-nightmares/feed/ 0 2727 Lucid Dreaming And The Darker Side Of The Psyche – Charlie Morley And Shadow Work https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dreaming-and-the-darker-side-of-the-psyche-charlie-morley-and-shadow-work/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dreaming-and-the-darker-side-of-the-psyche-charlie-morley-and-shadow-work/#respond Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:32:23 +0000 https://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=2404 “In Jungian psychology, the shadow refers to the entirety of the unconscious, i.e., everything of which a person is not fully conscious, or an unconscious aspect of the personality which the conscious ego does not recognize in itself. Because one tends to reject or remain unaware of the least desirable[...]

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]]> “In Jungian psychology, the shadow refers to the entirety of the unconscious, i.e., everything of which a person is not fully conscious, or an unconscious aspect of the personality which the conscious ego does not recognize in itself. Because one tends to reject or remain unaware of the least desirable aspects of one’s personality, the shadow is largely negative.”  – The Power of Dreams – http://powerofdreams.net/Shadow.htm

“According to Carl Jung this [shadow] is our darker side of our psyche…”We use our dark side or shadow to display activities our ego is not comfortable with.”…” – Psychology Dictionary – https://psychologydictionary.org/shadow/

“According to Jung, the shadow, in being instinctive and irrational, is prone to psychological projection, in which a perceived personal inferiority is recognized as a perceived moral deficiency in someone else. Jung writes that if these projections remain hidden, “The projection-making factor (the Shadow archetype) then has a free hand and can realize its object—if it has one—or bring about some other situation characteristic of its power.”[6] These projections insulate and harm individuals by acting as a constantly thickening veil of illusion between the ego and the real world.”  – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology)

CHARLIE MORLEY is a well known lucid dream mentor, author, and instructor who has integrated “Shadow Work” into his teachings. His articles, books and videos reflect his vast experience with both lucid dreaming and ‘shadow’ psychology. His works are easy and fun to follow as he combines personal anecdotes with humor, a vast knowledge of the topics, honesty and self-awareness.

CHARLIE MORLEY – “THE DARK SHADOW IN A NUTSHELL” – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgatVCc7NMA

CHARLIE MORLEY – “WHAT IS THE SHADOW?” – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLo6zG3tjdw

CHARLIE MORLEY – “SHADOW DREAMING” – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhh6vZVyanE

CHARLIE MORLEY – “WHAT IS THE GOLDEN SHADOW?” – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxocZ-Au8SM

CHARLIE MORLEY On Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/charliemorleyluciddreaming/

CHARLIE MORLEY’S WEBSITE: http://www.charliemorley.com/

Additional Articles:

Transcending the shadow self through lucid dreaming – Gustavo Castañer – Ascended Relationships –  http://ascendedrelationships.com/integrating-shadow-self/

“Sex with your shadow?” – Reddit – Are You Dreaming? – https://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/comments/1b6j0s/sex_with_your_shadow/

“Carl Jung on Accepting the Darkness of Self and Others” – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvgmyaSTosg

 

 

 

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dreaming-and-the-darker-side-of-the-psyche-charlie-morley-and-shadow-work/feed/ 0 2404 The Relation Of Metacognition And Lucid Dreams; And The Possible Treatment Approaches That Come With It https://lucid-dream-research.com/the-relation-of-metacognition-and-lucid-dreams-and-the-possible-treatment-approaches-that-come-with-it/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/the-relation-of-metacognition-and-lucid-dreams-and-the-possible-treatment-approaches-that-come-with-it/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:33:55 +0000 http://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=601 “Metacognition is “cognition about cognition”, “thinking about thinking“, “knowing about knowing”, becoming “aware of one’s awareness” and higher-order thinking skills.” – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacognition “Could we one day heal the mind by taking control of our dreams?… …Brain regions involved in meta-cognition are among the most activated in lucid dreaming… …In principle, lucid[...]

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]]> “Metacognition is “cognition about cognition”, “thinking about thinking“, “knowing about knowing”, becoming “aware of one’s awareness” and higher-order thinking skills.” – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacognition

“Could we one day heal the mind by taking control of our dreams?…

…Brain regions involved in meta-cognition are among the most activated in lucid dreaming…

…In principle, lucid dreaming may be a powerful tool for promoting insight and emotional change, as one gains moment-by-moment conscious access to the workings of the mind – including suppressed feelings. This may even offer a way to work with issues such as addiction, just as a hypnotherapist may approach a nicotine addiction by suggesting a conscious intent to the subconscious mind…” – July 14, 2016 – Adhip Rawal – Lecturer In Psychology, University of Sussex – theconversation.com/could-we-one-day-heal-the-mind-by-taking-control-of-our-dreams-60886 …

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/the-relation-of-metacognition-and-lucid-dreams-and-the-possible-treatment-approaches-that-come-with-it/feed/ 0 601 Benefits of Lucid Dreaming – Any thoughts? https://lucid-dream-research.com/benefits-lucid-dreaming-thoughts/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/benefits-lucid-dreaming-thoughts/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:17:33 +0000 http://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=974 Benefits of Lucid Dreaming – Any thoughts? NIGHTMARES – Stopping nightmares through lucid dreaming – www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/escaping-from-nightmares.html SLEEP PARALYSIS – The practice of controlling your surroundings while asleep and aware may help someone to change the scenery during sleep paralysis. Just try to love and hug a monster during sleep paralysis[...]

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NIGHTMARES – Stopping nightmares through lucid dreaming – www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/escaping-from-nightmares.html

SLEEP PARALYSIS – The practice of controlling your surroundings while asleep and aware may help someone to change the scenery during sleep paralysis. Just try to love and hug a monster during sleep paralysis once, or tell the monster it is just a part of yourself and that you’re not afraid of it and see what happens next…

ART – The incredible power of lucid dreaming to inspire…Here’s an interesting video of an artist using lucid dream inspiration to create his art – www.pechakucha.org/cities/aalborg/presentations/lucid-dreams

PRACTICE MOTOR SKILLS – Rehearsing motor skills in a lucid dream enhances subsequent performance in wakefulness. – journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/tsp.24.2.157

REHEARSE DESIRED OUTCOMES: A great way to program a new activity, skill or thought into your unconscious mind is to rehearse it and repeat it until it takes root…..you can rehearse new attitudes, ideas, outcomes and thoughts.

EXPLORE YOUR DREAM ‘SELF’ – www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/10-things-to-ask-your-lucid-dream-self.html

SPIRITUALITY – Ask a spiritual entity questions while lucid…

FUN AND ENJOYMENT – Do whatever you want and cannot do while awake…Fly through beautiful scenery, explore other galaxies, do experiments, eat amazing food… … See Less

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/benefits-lucid-dreaming-thoughts/feed/ 0 974 Lucid Dream Therapy in Psychiatry https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dream-therapy-psychiatry/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dream-therapy-psychiatry/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:46:03 +0000 http://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=659 “New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis Could Revive Dream Therapy In Psychiatry” “…Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that the previously discredited technique of dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, according to a European Science Foundation workgroup. People suffering from nightmares can sometimes[...]

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“…Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that the previously discredited technique of dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, according to a European Science Foundation workgroup. People suffering from nightmares can sometimes be treated by training them to dream lucidly so they can consciously wake up.  – European Science Foundation. ” – ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 29 July 2009 – https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728184831.htm

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dream-therapy-psychiatry/feed/ 0 659 “Lucid Dreaming for Mental Health” – By Maxwell Hunter, TheRaRaRabbit- Psychology https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dreaming-and-mental-health/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dreaming-and-mental-health/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:34:36 +0000 http://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=476 Psychology and Lucid Dreaming  A video by Maxwell Hunter, a UK based artist and oneironaut, about lucid dreaming and mental health – Youtube –  TheRaRaRabbit – Published on May 24, 2017   Related Post(s): TheRaRaRabbit – A Youtube Channel – Maxwell Hunter Psychology and Lucid Dreaming Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Nightmares[...]

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/lucid-dreaming-and-mental-health/feed/ 0 476 Is anyone teaching their Children (or little Brother, Sister) how to Lucid Dream? Any Success with it? https://lucid-dream-research.com/is-anyone-here-teaching-their-children-or-little-brother-sister-how-to-lucid-dream-any-success-with-it/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/is-anyone-here-teaching-their-children-or-little-brother-sister-how-to-lucid-dream-any-success-with-it/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:50:54 +0000 http://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=449 Is anyone teaching their Children (or little Brother, Sister) how to Lucid Dream? Any Success with it? Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Nightmares with Lucid Dreaming    

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]]> https://lucid-dream-research.com/is-anyone-here-teaching-their-children-or-little-brother-sister-how-to-lucid-dream-any-success-with-it/feed/ 0 449 Has Lucid Dreaming Ever Helped You To Stop Nightmares? https://lucid-dream-research.com/has-lucid-dreaming-ever-helped-you-to-stop-nightmares/ https://lucid-dream-research.com/has-lucid-dreaming-ever-helped-you-to-stop-nightmares/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2017 05:56:32 +0000 http://lucid-dream-research.com/?p=398 Has lucid dreaming ever helped you to stop nightmares? Related Posts: Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Nightmares with Lucid Dreaming Lucid Dream Therapy in Psychiatry Dream Therapy in Psychiatry Psychology and Lucid Dreaming  

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