melatonin dreams and dream journals

[KnottyDollar]

You are nothing but a child. Nothing on this thread is "yours". You own nothing here.

I was not addressing you, so my post warranted no response from you. Your pathetic "threats" are far from impressive.

Kindly dismount from my nuts kid.

 

[perakko]

i used to have the same feeling of slow-motion running in my dreams but lately it has turned upside down and whenever i start running in a dream it feels so light and easy and i can make huge jumps and stuff. i used to skateboard earlier in my life and in those big jumps i sometimes find my self taking all kind grabs from my "board".

yea, i am really fascinated by dreams but i'm no big on the idea of keeping a dream journal for a few reasons. a normal random dream is just that, so random and bizarre that i think they're almost impossiple to interprat in any useful way. also i remember like 3-5 dreams/night so i'd have TONS to write everymorning. and mornings are for gardening!

havent tried the melatonin but maybe i'll give it a chance someday...

 

[FRANKENBLUNT420]

ok, i have heard of it but never had to use melatonin. i really do my best to stay away from pills of any sort other than vitamins, but if i read correctly does it help with memory? are they over the counter?

this A&P class i kickin my ass as far as the memorization of it all. ive always had bad memory, in regards to retention, always froze up on tests and the like. i know about the ginko, fish oil and others for memory strengthening, but does the melatonin help in anyway/ i would want to try it, since i should be entering into a RN program pretty soon.

need all the help i can get

 

[varriform]

I take melatonin from time to time. If you take melatonin and 5-htp together it will enhance your dreams even more. IMO 5-htp has much more of an effect on your dreams.
Peace

 

[varriform]

I actual prefer a nice sativa smoke and a couple super strength cups of Kava Kava tea. It's is very relaxing but also somewhat stimulating. Kava Kava gives a slight numbing feeling through your body. Good natural stress relief combo

Peace

 

[GroovySituation]

are u from nouvelle caledonie or is there Kava in an other island?

 

[varriform]

Nah, I'm from the states. Kava is readily available for sale here. Plus, there are herbalists in my family. I think Kava grows all through the pacific islands, not sure though

 

[godisadj]

A few months back I had a crazy-ass dream..

I was at a research outpost in some jungle/rainforest kinda place and the scientists there had just discovered a species of super-intelligent squids which lived in the river flowing through it. Kinda like the movie Deep Blue Sea but with squids! The squids then found out they were being researched and they didn't like it, so they had a "meeting" and decided it best to kill all the scientists. There was a really creepy bit when I was up on the highest point of the outpost looking out across the trees and the river and all of a sudden hundreds of the squids crawled out of the water and started walking upright toward the outpost! The creatures then overan the facility, killing everyone until only I was left. Then it went all Alien-like and there was a queen squid which I eventually had to kill with a flame-thrower or something. Or so I thought - a piece of the carcase fell back into the river and started to regenerate, then the dream ended. Kind of like the end of a film where you know there's gonna be a sequel!

Twas pretty intense! I can't wait for the dream-sequel hehe...

 

[ToKEN]

I was told that if you eat a bunch of yogurt before you go to sleep you'll have vivid dreams. I tried it and they were totally right. I had a crazy vivid dream and it was one that I could remember everything about it allll day.

eat yogurt, dream big.

 

[bongasaurus]

got myself some melatonin as ive been having trouble sleeping. i sleep fine for the first 4 or 5 hours then toss and turn till i wake up. ive found it definitley helps. and makes for some crazy dreams forsure. i usually dont remember much of them which is too bad but its weird. during the day ill see something and itll remind me of something that i dreamt about the night before. definitly cool stuff

 

[SouthernGuerila]

I take melatonin from time to time but I never keep journals.

 

[bakunin15]

A few years ago I read a study that showed cannabis smoking increased your natural melatonin levels by 3000 percent. The study has been duplicated, but not always the same results, which makes me wonder if it has to do with the strain...the whole (Indica couch lock stone vs Sativa up high.)

Maybe only the terps in indicas cause you to generate natural melatonin which could give a clue as to its knock out effect.

Take it with a pure sativa, and strangly enough that sativa will feel like sensi star

I've been taking melatonin daily with weed at night for over a year...I'm not sure if I've even had 1 dream.

 

[dude06version]

does anyone else feel like they dream the future. almost like dejavu but more vivid.like ill have a really vivid dream that im able to remember for a while because it was so intense.dont dream often thx to the herb.and then like a month or maybe a week goes by and then a sequence of events will happen exactly how i dreamed it .feels like dejavu but i still remember it from the dream.nothing epic just small little things.kinda like what bongasaurus said.man maybe we are like really weak psychics that just need to hone in on our skills.maybe its the next stage of evolution and everyone has it. lol i dunno.

 

[dude06version]

also anyone see that thing on the history channel on dreaming,it was awhile ago.. they said the only time we use 90+( i think) percent of our brain is during dreams. and that one day through some type of flashing led light or something we will be able to wake up or be made aware that we are dreaming.therefore maximizing our brain potential allowing us to solve complex life and technical problems..seemed interesting.. try to train yourselfs to wake up while you dream..

i had a dream were i woke up and kept dreaming.. it was the kinda like the scene from scanner darkly, when the car was speeding down the highway with no breaks.the whole world looked like scanner darkly.it was more like a nightmare at first.somehow i realized i was dreaming and that real life doesnt look like a cartoon. i then lost my fear and was actively in control, dodging cars like a video game.it was weird i was actively thinking "im dreamin,and am in control".i wanted to go left i went left,right i went right.only thing was i couldnt control the speed.the speed eventually got to fast and i crashed into a contruction site off to the right.the car exploded and i woke up with this really nice intense sensation hard to describe.all over my body.it was right as the car exploded.that was like 2 months ago. hopefully ill be able to train myself to wake up more during my dreams could lead to some interesting experiences.

 

[PatInTheHat]

I really wish I could remember my dreams... Does melatonin help with remembering? How would one get melatonin?


^ You're talking about lucid dreaming right? I heard of one technique to induce lucid dreaming, you look at your hand, and make yourself realise you are dreaming, even though you aren't. If you repeat this process enough times a day, and for long enough, naturally it should come up in a dream and poof, you are aware.

Never tried it, would be beyond cool if it worked.

 

[movingtocally]

Try vitamin b6 if lucid-crazy is what you're after.

 

[buckeye-leaf]

every time i sleep on my left side i have lucid dreams, on my back or on my right side i get nothing........strange but try it.

 

[ocean99]

I have a bottle of 5htp, every once in a blue moon I'll drop a few of those with a beer before bed, the dreams are always fucking insane but I still don't remember them as I would like to. Where can you get melatonin? I've been interested in it since I first read about it. Doesn't it make you tan easier too or am I thinking of something else?

 

[guest 77721]

Good thread Yukon!

I've always been interested in dreaming, having wild vivid dreams my whole life. I tend to get overstimulated by a good space action movie and have many offworld dreams.

A while back I was actively trying to lucid dream and had been keeping a daily dream journal. Most dreams are forgotten by the time you get out of bed and take a shower. The daily dream journal is a good technique to learn to focus and train yourself to remember your dreams. You can gain a lot of insight on yourself through the dream journal.

I've found that taking a break from smoking triggers wild dreams for about a week. I haven't experimented with Melatonin but have found that Orange Juice at bedtime can trigger a good dream sometimes.

 

[dude06version]

from wiki how.exactly what i experienced that one time. im going to study this and learn how to control my dream universe, jedi style no pills.ill see how it goes. the human brain is amazing.peace..i also stopped watching cable tv 24/7 and my brain feels like its repairing itself.plus got some nicely cured medical grade after using schwag for months.

[long read]
How to Lucid Dream
The most basic definition of lucid dreaming is "being aware you are dreaming while dreaming". Most lucid dreams are about things you want to happen. Although most people know they're lucid dreaming, you can change your dream to how you want it to be. Lucid dreams usually occur while a person is in the middle of a regular dream and suddenly realizes that she or he is asleep and must be dreaming. The person is then said to be "lucid", and may enter one of many levels of lucidity. At the lowest level, the dreamer may be dimly aware that he or she is dreaming, but not think rationally enough to realize that events/people/actions in the dream are not real/pose no threat. At the highest level, the dreamer is fully aware that she or he is asleep, and can have complete control over his or her actions in the dream. However, with low mental control your decisions could be biased not by your opinion, but by your brain. You can control your dreams using the lucid dreaming methods that follow.




Lucid Dreaming Uncovered

Steps1.During the day repeatedly ask 'Am I dreaming?' and perform some reality checks whenever you remember. With practice, if it happens enough, you will automatically remember it during your dreams and do it.

2.Keep a dream journal. This is perhaps the most important step towards lucid dreaming. Keep it close by your bed at night, and write in it immediately after waking. Or you can keep a recording device if you find it easier to repeat your dream out loud. This helps you recognize your common dream elements (people from your past, specific places, etc.), and also tells your brain that you are serious about remembering your dreams!

3.Learn the best time to have a lucid dream. By being aware of your personal sleep schedule, you can arrange your sleep pattern to help induce lucid dreams.


◦Studies strongly suggest that a nap a few hours after waking in the morning is the most common time to have a lucid dream.

◦Lucid dreams are strongly associated with REM sleep. REM sleep is more abundant just before the final awakening. This means they most commonly occur right before waking up. (Sleep-onset REM is a symptom of narcolepsy. If you have lucid dreams right after falling asleep, you may wish to consider seeking medical advice from a sleep medicine specialist. However, there are studies which show people can recall dreams after being awakened during non-REM sleep).

◦Dreams usually run in 60-minute (Weiten Psych book 2004) cycles during sleep. If you are working on dream recall, it may be helpful to try waking yourself up during one of these cycles (interrupted dreams are often the ones we remember).
4.Try Stephen Laberge's mnemonic induction of lucid dreaming (MILD) technique.


◦Set your alarm clock to wake you up 4 1/2, 6, or 7 1/2 hours after falling asleep.
◦When you are awakened by your alarm clock, try to remember the dream as much as possible.
◦When you think you have remembered as much as you can, return to your place of rest, imagining that you are in your previous dream, and becoming aware that you are dreaming. Say to yourself, "I will be aware that I'm dreaming," or something similar. Do this until you think that it has "sunk in." Then go to sleep.
◦If random thoughts pop up when you are trying to fall asleep, repeat the imagining, self-suggestion part, and try again. Don't worry if you think it's taking a long time. The longer it takes, the more likely it will 'sink in,' and the more likely you will have a lucid dream.

5.Immerse yourself in the subject of lucid dreaming. For example, you can look on lucid dreaming websites, watch movies with lucid dreaming (eg. Abre los Ojos), read books about it, etc...
6.Try marking an "A" (which stands for "awake") on your palm. Every time you notice the "A" during your waking hours challenge whether you are awake or asleep. Eventually you may see the "A" in your sleep and become lucid.
7.
What time is it?Get into the habit of doing reality checks. Do at least three reality checks every time something seems out of the ordinary, strongly frustrating, or nonsensical, and that habit will carry on into your dreams. In a dream, these will tell you that you are sleeping, allowing you to become lucid. In order to remember to do reality checks in dreams, you need to establish a habit of doing reality checks in real life. One way to do a reality check is to look for "dream signs" (elements that frequently occur during your dreams, look for these in your dream journal), or things that would not normally exist in real life, and then conduct the reality checks. When these actions become habit, a person will begin to do them in her or his dreams, and can come to the conclusion that he/she is dreaming. Some tactics include:
◦looking at a digital clock to see if it stays constant;
◦looking at a body of text, looking away, and then looking back to see if it has changed;
◦flipping a light switch;
◦looking in a mirror (your image will most often appear blurry in a dream);
◦pinching your nose closed and trying to breathe;
◦glancing at your hands, and asking yourself, "am I dreaming?" (when dreaming, you will most often see greater or fewer than five fingers on your hand);
◦jumping in the air; you are usually able to fly during dreams
◦poking yourself; when dreaming, your "flesh" might be more elastic than in real life; a common reality check is pushing your finger through the palm of your hand;
◦Bite your arm. In a dream, you shouldn't be able to feel your bite.
◦Try leaning against a wall. In dreams, you will often fall through walls.
8.Prolong lucid dreams by spinning your body in the dream (suspected of prolonging REM), and rubbing your hands (prevents you from feeling the sensation of lying in bed). Take care while spinning. Remind yourself even as you spin that you are dreaming, as you will find yourself in a completely different location when you stop spinning and may lose lucidity otherwise.
9.Be Pro-active about your dream. Have a goal in mind and try to accomplish it.
10.Listen to Binaural Beats. Binaural Beats are often used to induce lucid dreams, and many assure this method dramatically improves success rate. Theoretically, listening to Binaural Beats lowers brain frequencies, triggering different effects such as relaxation and dream induction.



[edit] Modified Look at Hand MethodA Modified Version of Castaneda's "Looking At Your Hands".

1.As you prepare for sleep each night, sit in your bed and take a minute to relax. Softly look at the palms of your hands and repeat to yourself, "Tonight while I dream, I will see my hands and realize I'm dreaming."
2.Continue to repeat this affirmation, "Tonight while I dream, I will see my hands and realize I'm dreaming," as you look at your hands. Do not be concerned if your eyes cross or you begin to get tired.
3.After five minutes, or once you feel too tired or sleepy, turn off the light and go to sleep.
4.When you wake during the night, gently recall your last dream. If you did not see your hands, remind yourself of your intent to see your hands in the next dream.
5.With consistent practice of this affirmation each night before sleep, you will suddenly see your hands pop up in front of you when dreaming, and consciously realize, "My hands! This is a dream."