Reasons For Escaping A Dream, And Overview Of Methods

Welcome to the first blog post on How To End A Dream. The object of this blog is to help readers who have had the experience of realizing they're in a dream, but didn't know how to end it when it became a nightmare.

I have had this experience many times, especially in my childhood. I'd be stuck in a dangerous situation that felt real, and even if I had discovered I was in a dream (which is referred to as lucid dreaming) there was still no way out and I felt trapped.

What many people don't seem to realize is that discomfort experienced in the dreamworld can feel every bit as unpleasant as it would in real life, though the effects do not last in the same way of course. I've experienced dreams that had such a level of realism that I had to keep convincing myself it wasn't really happening. Also, many times you can end up in a dream that you just really want to end.

You know, like those dreams where you're stuck at the office, and the clock never makes sense. Or my all-time favorite never ending dream: the one where I'm back at school and don't know which class to go to! Ughhhh!

But how is it possible to end dreams at will?

There are several methods for ending a dream that I and others have discovered over the years. Some of these methods will work better for you than others. As a child, my favorite method was to simply run as fast as I could, and then jump as hard I was able to. The sensation that this caused was many times exhilerating enough to break the dream apart. However, it wasn't without it's flaws. It's funny to me when I think about all the time I spent full well knowing I was in a dream, and spending a fair amount of time running and jumping.

Basically the object is to do something that you know your brain won't be able to process. This will cause too much brainwave activity, and force you to wake up.

As I got older, I came across other methods for escaping dreams. One method I learned about is called spinning, which I will detail in another post. Another method involves flying. There's something I just found out about, which I like to call "The Mirror Method". There's even one method where you simply open a door!

In the future I plan to post in much more detail on all the ways to escape from dreams and nightmares. Keep checking back, or subscribe!



The author of this blog has been a lucid dreamer for 20 years. Learning lucid dreaming can increase your chances of gaining control over your dreams! Head to the Lucid Dream Realities blog to discover more.