is there a way to change the dreams you have when your asleep?

Question

just curious

Answer 1

Yes there is. It's called "lucid dreaming". The first step is awareness that you are dreaming. To explain:

There are occasional moments (for most) when you become aware that you are dreaming, even if only for a fraction of a second. First, try this to get in the habit of knowing when you are dreaming:

Each night before going to sleep, tell yourself you intend to observe your dreams. Practice this for a while (maybe a week straight) so you get familiar with the awareness itself.

Next, start telling yourself (before sleeping) that you will go a step further in your dreams and actually DO something. After a week or two, you may be having some really great experiences of controlled dreams.

Some say lucid dreaming can also sometimes lead into spontaneous Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) too.

Practical tip I've tried: At some point tell yourself you'll become aware of when you are having a nightmare. Once you're able to tell when the horrible scene is just you in a nightmare, you can make yourself disappear, or become invisible. I've done this quite a bit and it's a huge relief and I always love the puzzled looks on the villians' faces when it happens ... sometimes they step right through my body, wondering where I went :) Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Actually, there is a practice called Lucid Dreaming. It is that fine state of consciousness that helps you to be more aware of what you dream, and even control the dreams in some instances. Lucid dreaming, however, is not the same as dream control. I imagine dream control could be mastered over time by training your body/mind, but for most people it is just chance.

Answer 3

There is a method that was given by a Dr. Hill in his books on making your life better and achieving the success you want, which includes relaxation and visualization just prior to sleep. I found that when using this method routinely, the positive visualizations sometimes continued during my dreams and I was aware of them, though they would not be as strong on awakening as those dreams that came involuntarily during sleep.

I apologize that I cannot give you the titles of his books or his full name. I have limited bookshelf space in my office, and these books are packed away.

Answer 4

Yes. Your diet has alot to do with your dreams. For example and this sounds weird but it is so true, if I drink Iced tea bfore i go to bed I have funky scary dreams,therfore I started drinking water before I went to bed vs iced tea. Sometimes if you've had a stressfull day or week at work that tends to have an affect on your dreams. If I read a scary book, ie; anything by Doon Kontz before bedtime scares me at night I wake up from a bad dream. (Hasn't stopped me from reading his books..lol..I just read them during the day .lol)

Answer 5

Yes it is. There is a theory that dreams are really a way for our brain to review images that we see in the daytime (or something like that ...)

I recall that there was this experiement that required its particpants to wear red colored glasses the whole day (or was it for many days?). Then at night, their dreams ended up red in colour.

Answer 6

Kinda. Change your diet. If you are having nightmares don't watch scary movies before bed.things like that could change what you dream of as well as changing the things you do during your day.

Answer 7

Yes!!! My father has a psychology major and specializes in dreams and such. He always told me to focus on my dreams carefully and to look at your hands in your dreams. It took me about 2-3 nights to remember when I was dreaming and to look at my hands in my dreams, it worked! I vividly remember that once I looked at my hands, I instantly warped into another location in my dream and was able to control every aspect of my dreams and change the scenarios. It's fantastic!

Answer 8

Yes, look into Lucid Dreaming.

Answer 9

u can think about a particular thing right before you go to sleep like scoring a touchdown then u r more likley to dream about what u want

Answer 10

You can try by focusing your thoughts as you fall asleep.