My present theory is that dreaming is an active, tho unconscious, deed. So step 1 is to make the unconscious, conscious. And then step 2 is to stop dreaming.

More mundane examples : Turn off the movie. Quit the game. Close the book. Alarm clock goes off.

But that’s just me. I want to hear your opinions on this subject.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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      If you are waking up as soon as you realize it’s a dream, you are missing out! Some of my best dreams are the ones where I realized it was a dream, the story takes a wild turn once I realize I’m a God!

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        The couple times I’ve had lucid dreams, all the “NPCs,” if you will, became violently aggressive towards me once I realized it was a dream.

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          That’s fascinating and terrifying. There’s a creepypasta in there for sure.

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          Once, I was dreaming that someone was violently chasing me, but right before he reached me, I realized I was dreaming (and therefore in control of what happened here), he spontaneously caught fire and started screaming. I woke up right after. Fun times.