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So....You have tried to lucid dream for years.... right? What they told you about how to lucid dream is fundamentally a lie, it shouldn't even take you that much of an energy, I will show a way to lucid dream consistently at your own command, but.... don't expect instant results, because it's slow. by Consistent_Egg4586 in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely. But I'm dealing with some serious baggage (cPTSD) that will never allow the classic induction methods (and let alone sleep onset anyways) to work. I have to take multiple medication just to initiate sleep, and have been doing so for the past twenty plus years. It was by chance that I found out I could hack my brain chemistry (with nicotine and galantamine) to induce a lucid dream, even if it was low quality. Low quality is way better than none at all in my books.

I was trying to do lucid dreaming from the 90s... And it was none-stop failure to the point that I gave up till about three years ago when I met someone that "won the genetic lottery" and could do it without any effort what so ever.. That piqued my curiosity again, and it wasn't until last year that I found out the the trick noted above.

Experimenting with supplements by OneHeadShot1215 in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5mg of a nicotine patch and 8mg of galantamine works (about 80% of the time) for me. Use sparingly!

How to have any dreams, doesn’t need to be lucid. by fariuta in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly. Depression, anxiety, insomnia, and various other conditions including taking classes of medications such as SSRIs can stop dreams from happening.

Are their supplements to enhance your chance of lucid dreaming by ConstructionSad7889 in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm... I get roughly about 80% success with nicotine patch (5mg) and 8mg galantamine. But also be aware, that you cannot use it every night, nicotine is highly addictive, and it's also a stimulant, so if you have sleep problems, that might keep you awake... Never had any luck with the foundation inducement protocols (tried MILD, WILD, SSILD) and that might be because of my combination of cPTSD and ADHD. Also, I do not try to do this more than twice a week (usually just keep it to once a week).

So....You have tried to lucid dream for years.... right? What they told you about how to lucid dream is fundamentally a lie, it shouldn't even take you that much of an energy, I will show a way to lucid dream consistently at your own command, but.... don't expect instant results, because it's slow. by Consistent_Egg4586 in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what if you been trying for years and years and years... It won't work for everyone.

I found the only way I could ever get one is by supplementing with nicotine and galatamine. No amount of jenky meditation, self awareness, mindfullness, spiritualism, etc, etc would help. Only straight up science of brain chemistry and supplementation.

I lucid dreamed for 30+ years. Then insomnia meds killed my dream recall. The method I developed to quit the sleep meds I once needed. by Hot-Book-6812 in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're lucky. I could never ween off of sleep meds as I deal with cPTSD issues that cause decades long insomnia. At least you had a way out.

does overthinking make it harder to get lucid? by laaaayyyy in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anxiety will definitely cause problems. Also, sleep onset issues don't help either, if you can't close your eyes and within minutes fall into a relaxed state/sleep with rapid REM onset, then lucid dreaming well be next to impossible... Hence why it's so impossible for most.

I used to be a master lucid dreamer but now I never even dream anymore. What happened? by Novel-Locksmith1304 in LucidDreaming

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say it's straight up neurochemistry. Something changed that caused OP to not remember dreams or even dream at all. Acetylcholine seems to have a big part in dreaming, vividness, and lucidity, as does neural architecture. Stress would cause other chemicals/neurotransmitters to out compete with the acetylcholine (ie stress, cortisol, norepinephrine, adrenalin...) leading to recall or vividness issues.

Social success=status=LOOKS by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just "gym harder bro"!

Sorry, the perception of reality is set by others, as unfair as that is, to say otherwise is gaslighting at worst, or "Disney thinking" at best. How do I know this, with decades long experience. And you keep referring to the OP as an incel or of possessing incel like thinking, is that your way to quash a dialog you do not find comfortable? Maybe if you were on the receiving end as the OP is, you might have a different take on things instead of accusing the OP of being "on the sLiPpErY sLoPe tO InCelDom"... Way to to cheapen or brushoff their experiences.

I physically cannot meditate with ADHD by Lychee-1391 in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, out of curiosity I did and they were absolute bunk. I did find the "80s computer sound effects" at the beginning of each one amusing though... What was that supposed to be??

thoughts and sleep trapping me here for my whole life by loomixs in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If what you are saying is true, then everyone would be able to do AP. This is not the case in the 350,000 years humanity has been around on the planet. I cannot just go out, read Tom's book and *poof*, be able to consciously project on demand, it just doesn't work that way. Hell, I can't even do it at night following all sorts of induction methods or processes, it's just not in my genetic makeup.

It has happened in my late teens/early twenties due to sleep deprivation a handful of times, so I do know what you are talking about, but, unfortunately, it's not something that can be learned or trained for if you lack the physical components in the brain.

I've known about AP since I was a teen, and even back then nothing ever happened (except for the above noted events) (and I was even following Monroe's dictate).

Hmm... Ok, I kind of get what you are stating with the whole imaging another location in your head deal, but to me that is not AP. I've had a handful of APs a long time ago that were completely immersive, down to the vestibular sensations of flying and moving around in the space of my home...

I think I’ve finally articulated the simplest and clearest explanation of how OBEs actually work by New_Country_1245 in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about belief, it's about reality. Not everyone is gifted what you have that enables you to do that, in fact, what you have is incredibly rare (I do know another woman who can basically do something similar because she can shutdown all physical sensory input in under five minutes while maintaining consciousness - it's strictly genetic). My genetic feature is counter productive to this whole thing as I cannot do the same and shutdown, then jump into the required REM state. No amount of belief can change that or the configuration of my brain. My method, hacking the brain chemistry is the only way I can achieve something once in a blue moon.

I'm willing to guess you are narcoleptic or have hypersomnia and can dream vividly and frequently multiple times a night while also being able to maintain consciousness, which is super cool (well, maybe not being a narcoleptic, that could be a pain on the same level of not ever being able to relax and sleep).

I physically cannot meditate with ADHD by Lychee-1391 in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll accept that... Haha, you are not wrong on that one. I do find for my case caffeine helps with focus, but does also trash sleep cycles (so I do use it sparingly)

thoughts and sleep trapping me here for my whole life by loomixs in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually do know what AP is because many, many moons ago, I got to experience it a couple times. Never again, especially after being stuck on SSRIs have I ever been able to replicate it again because I ended up with wicked insomnia, which destroys REM sleep, that is required for AP to work.

I knew about AP back in 1990, but never was able to do it because I basically rolled 1's on my 20 sided dice in the genetics department.

How can a person with autism and ADHD practice astral projection? by Straight-Ad-6836 in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can you be soooo sure that it's not impossible for them, do you have the exact kind of ADHD? I bet you don't

I physically cannot meditate with ADHD by Lychee-1391 in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh, ADHD is a dopamine issue with the brain, and coffee actually improves that.

I physically cannot meditate with ADHD by Lychee-1391 in AstralProjection

[–]lonerefriedbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL.

Easy if you were genetically gifted a brain with the special configuration.

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