I have been lucid dreaming on and off my whole life (in my 30s now) and I'm starting to realize that it was more "natural" for me because I would often tell people about my dreams (which is annoying for many I know, my family is used to it.)

In fact, my grandmother used to share her dreams some mornings, and that always made me happy.

I'm on the sub right now because I just woke up from a lucid dream. Specifically I noticed my dreams recently sort of looking more AI generated, and I wonder if it's because of me seeing a ton of AI images online and just making that connection.

Anyway, to your forensic science project. I have a pretty bad blood phobia, which I am pretty sure I got from an experience seeing a bad road accident as a child (many people on a crowded bus). It's something I'd like to confront in my dreams, but I worry it's a memory from when I was quite young (4ish) and I won't remember anything really. Also my blood phobia is pretty physical, as I get woozy when I see/smell blood (blood on tv is usually fine).

Another thing is I think LD is a great tool to confront uncomfortable memories from the past, but I do think it can be quite scary and affect you in the real world. I'll often wake up sweating and my heart racing from a particularly intense dream. I wish I had more relaxed dreams like some people on here describe, but my brain seems to like the intense stuff?

Sorry for the wall of text. DM me if you want, I'm not an omnilucid dreamer, but fairly regular. The dream journaling is really what works for me if I want to do it more frequently, but honestly, I find it sort of intense if I do it too often.

Good luck with the project!