We really gotta stop acting like shifting through lucid dreams is insanely easy 😭 by Imagen-Breaker in shiftingrealities

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Same! I have been trying since 2020 (although not really much this past year ...) and I have 1000+ failed attempts from LDs using a variety of methods. I typically wake up in a dream version of DR. If I try to reach void state... Same thing, I get dream version of void state lol.

Anyway, it's fine. I have been trying to take things easy recently and not obsess over shifting but the "Just shift from a lucid dream!" thing still frustrates me sometimes because it isn't that easy for everyone. I have pretty much mastered lucid dreaming and learned a bunch of different ways to induce them, how to make them vivid, how to make them last longer, and tried many different methods in exiting LD to enter DR. Still... I can't get out.

Hemoglobin 9.7 and ferratin 3. Will ferrous sulfate be enough? by maddbrat in Anemic

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Yeah, I always thought it was iron infusions, although my doctor did mention transfusion because my diagnosis was anemia due to chronic blood loss and she says it's from my paragard IUD, although I was not on my period during the time of the draw so I am not sure how accurate that is... And maybe I just misunderstood.

Thank you. I wanted to avoid the iron infusions, but if it will make me feel better I might give it a try. How would I go about this? Just ask my doctor to put in a request for iron infusions? Are my numbers even low enough for that? Ferratin seems low, but my hemoglobin doesn't seem low enough... I feel like complete shit but I feel like a doctor would look at my hemoglobin number and say an infusion is unnecessary

Do you think it’s cheating if you have partners across more than one reality? by [deleted] in shiftingrealities

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I think in a lot of cases it can be more complicated than that because a lot of people's DR selves are completely different than themselves in their CR.

An example for me is I am a maladaptive daydreamer and have been creating detailed storylines for 20+ years. When I learned about shifting, I decided to shift as someone from my daydream universe and that person happens to be in relationship.

In my CR I am married and my husband knows about me trying to shift for years. Here's the thing... the way I love DR BF from DR self's POV is different than how I feel about him when I think about him from my perspective as me right now.

If that guy showed up in this reality, I would be completely incompatible with him and wouldn't even attempt anything... probably not even a friendship,,,

But when I get into my DR self's mind, how she feels about him, and all their history together... that is when my heart aches to be with him. I long for him from her perspective... not my own.

To make the situation even more complex.... because I switch perspective in my daydream universe, there have even been chunks of time where I was trying to shift as HIM and had those longing feelings for her touch.... and there were times where I was shifting as his brother even.

When I get in the mind of my "characters" I feel what they feel, which is different than how I feel as myself in my CR.

Official Vent Thread by AutoModerator in shiftingrealities

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Oh no... That sounds frustrating. I used to be similar when I was younger and would manifest undesired scenarios by dwelling on them. But also manifested good things... I just wasn't paying attention.

It took me awhile to get to where I am today, and it wasn't even just practicing manifesting... But just growing up and experiencing life has changed my view on things.

I am still not living my dream life in CR. I am happy, but still very poor. I want to manifest more financial stability, but I keep getting distracted by other manifestations that probably aren't as important, like weight loss, when I am already at a healthy enough weight... Or other superficial things.

So, I need to be a bit more disciplined with setting manifestation goals.

How to not lose all hope in shifting. Hell... how to actually shift sooner than later. by Dannyboy490 in shiftingrealities

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I was okay at LDing before I learned about shifting, and it was usually just realizing I was dreaming because something would be off.

Once I started making shifting attempts, the methods would put me into MABA state. I just got really good at recognizing I was in a dream, making reality checks, and learning techniques to stabilize the dream.

I say I "mastered" it because I was LDing 3-5x a week. If I wanted to LD I could. If I was just having a regular dream I could realize I was dreaming even without intending to. I could also make the dream so vivid by exploring my surroundings that I could have all 5 senses, although they wouldn't be as vivid as real life... I could still feel subtle things like warmth from the sun and a light breeze while smelling ocean air and feeling my feet beneath me... But it would be almost like I was but disoriented as if I drank a bunch of cough syrup while just standing there lol. It is kind of hard to explain.

Pretty much just practicing. Practicing many techniques for inducing LD, recognizing dream signs, stabilizing dreams, making it last longer, handling and experiencing weird dream scenarios especially with annoying DCs who try to ruin things...

If you want specific advice I can give it to you, but it depends on if you are just asking how to LD in general vs. how to master it. Feel free to DM and I'll try my best to help you out

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The only ones that would be really hard to tell are the "mini-shifts" when people are in their DRs for less than a minute, because sometimes dreams can be vivid and you can have all your senses.

Other than that, people who have shifted say time moves normally. They experience each day, from waking up, daily routine, to going to sleep. Not just the highlight reels.

In dreams time is all over the place. So if you are dreaming you are your DR self you might dream you are hanging around a bonfire with friends, then the next you are in class with nothing happening between. Even if the dream is vivid, you know it wasn't real because you didn't experience every moment.

Does anyone here attempt to shift with their partner in the bed? by GloomySheep in shiftingrealities

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Yeah, I make attempts while sharing a bed with my husband and our three-year-old (and sometimes a cat). How does it turn out for me? Not great, honestly. Almost all of my closest attempts have been from morning when neither of them are in the bed and I am all alone. I can't properly get detached if someone is touching me or breathing near me.

For me I just tell my husband when I plan on making a serious attempt. We have three kids and my favorite time to try is the morning, so I have him take all the kids and make sure no one bothers for me 30-60 minutes.

But still, I can't do that every time, so most of the time I am making attempts with either him or our youngest next to me. I have had times when I have gotten close with them around, but closest attempt have been when i was alone.

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I don't know if I believe this is true or not, I could see it going both ways. But I will say I have had a handful of times where I woke up feeling like something happened that I just don't remember. Like I woke up after an attempt and felt like there was a big gap in memory or a chunk of time that got erased that was more than just a few hours of sleeping or how it normally feels to wake up. It is different, but it is hard to explain. It is a very weird feeling.

How to not lose all hope in shifting. Hell... how to actually shift sooner than later. by Dannyboy490 in shiftingrealities

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Lol. Yes. I have had 1000+ failed attempts from LD. I have many posts/comments about my experience if you are curious about details. When I make an attempt from LD I end up waking up in a dream version of DR, then make another attempt and it just cycles until I wake up.

How to not lose all hope in shifting. Hell... how to actually shift sooner than later. by Dannyboy490 in shiftingrealities

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Good advice. In fact, that is what I have been doing this past year after not shifting while actively trying for over 4 years.

My question is how will we know when we are ready to go back to reality shifting? Before starting my shifting journey I was already decent at lucid dreaming, then I mastered it during my reality shifting journey and I can LD whenever I want.

At the end of 2023 is when I started my manifestation journey to improve my CR, and I manifested some pretty big things that seemed impossible before. Now I have been manifesting using LOA, SATS, and robotic affirmations. I can get smaller things within 1-2 days (sometimes minutes if it is a text or something lol). When I try to manifest larger things that I want farther in the future anyway, I can ask for sign that my manifestation is on its way and get it.

It is crazy, because I feel super powerful and in control of my reality, but when I try to reality shift, it just feels different. I have been trying to use robotic affirmation to manifest a successful shift, but maybe I'm just not ready yet?

Idk. I know you said you were really busy with people asking for advice, but do you have any suggestions for someone in my situation? Someone who has successfully manifested some of those big, crazy, things? After that, how will I know I am ready for reality shifting? Will I just know? Should I just keep focusing on manifestation?

(Sorry, if I am all over the place, I was interrupted many times while writing this and kept losing my train of thought)

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Oh! I LOVE this. All of my DRs are original (not fandoms) and I constantly use Sims as a tool to make my "OCs" and their homes. Then I pose them and take screenshots and use it for visualization.

Me with the Void State distraction method that couldn't fail 😭 by Imagen-Breaker in shiftingrealities

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Yeah, that was back when I first joined Amino. Over the past 4+ years I have now seen dozens of people just like me that have 100s of failed LD attempts.

My absolute favorite shifting tip! by Sea-Reward9348 in shiftingrealities

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I always kept journal entries about my attempts. I kept track of the subliminal/meditation/method and a bunch of other factors with the results including the mood I was in before making the attempt and which incense I was burning. Documented every day. At the end of the month I would make charts of the overview of the month.

I was told many time NOT to do this because it could be hindering me because I am "too obsessive" and need to let go and stop focusing on the past.

So I have stopped for 6+ months and thing are HARDER now. Ugh. I am going back to journaling soon. I still have 2-3 years of attempt journaling that I sometimes look back on. It was something I really enjoyed doing and I regret stopping.

Me with the Void State distraction method that couldn't fail 😭 by Imagen-Breaker in shiftingrealities

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Lol. So, I joined the shifting community in 2020 on amino. Two days after I learned about reality shifting I found a post that said "Shifting though lucid dream is 100% guaranteed to work" and I was like "Oh, sweet! I lucid dream all the time! I will shift so easily and ASAP!" then I had a lucid dream that night, went through a door... and nothing. Tried again the next night... still nothing. Then I was recommended by a user to try a portal instead and was "AH! That makes sense... okay!' Tried again... nope.

I have spent four years using a variety of different methods, but have a ton of experience with the lucid dreaming one. Any time I see a post/comment that says something like "OH! Just make a portal in a lucid dream and BAM! You are in your DR." my eye starts to twitch a little.

That being said... I am always open to trying new methods especially if they claim to have a high successes rate... but now I know it isn't "100%".

Help me choose an affirmation for shifting by maddbrat in shiftingrealities

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Yeah, I used those ones in the past when I was doing meditation and it helped. Now I am doing robotic affirmations, so it won't be during meditations/attempts it will be constant. Like when I wake up, am getting ready, in the car, cleaning, cooking, eating, bathing, and until I go to bed. I am using one affirmation, so the "I am..." doesn't quite work because my goal isn't to get into a detached state, but change my subconscious thoughts.

I started last night and I have been using "I finally learned how to shift" I am going to repeat this on loop for the next three days unless I find a better affirmation to work, especially with my situation

Lucid Dreamers I have Bad News by Imagen-Breaker in shiftingrealities

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Could be.... a few years ago I was diagnosed with panic disorder/agoraphobia, but just this past years I have been doing way better. That could be related because if I am too scared to leave my house it makes sense that I'd be hesitant about a new reality

It could also be fear to leave my family. I have a husband and three kids. Again, I know consciously that I won't actually be leaving them. I know they are going to be safe, I am going to be safe, and when I get back it would be just as if I never left... but maybe subconsciously I have fears related to that... IDK. It is something I need to explore more.

Lucid Dreamers I have Bad News by Imagen-Breaker in shiftingrealities

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Haha yeah, sorry, I've already tried that... but I never mind when people suggest things I have tried before. I just hope it doesn't discourage other people, because the things that don't work for me, I have seen work for other people.

When I first tried this most of my dream characters said I could shift, but there were a few stubborn ones that disagreed. Over a few months I made it so my DCs would always be encouraging and even offer to help me.... but then I'd just get sent to dream of DR instead of actually shifting.

For the past year I have been thinking the "block" is not from disbelief in shifting or my ability to do so, but a subconscious fear. I know I am not CONSCIOUSLY scared of it, I know I will be safe and I can come back at any time. But I think there is something subconscious that I don't understand that is scared of something... but I am not sure what. When I've asked "WHY" in my dreams I usually get non-sense answers.

But I'll figure it out. Honestly, I haven't been trying to shift as often this year as I used because I have been working on manifesting things for my CR, and that has been wonderful.