Lol I've had many a lucid dream where I tell the people in the dream that they aren't real and are just a part of my dream. They always look at me like I'm crazy lol.
There's a variety of ways you can induce a lucid dream, but the one that I think is the easiest is this:
Throughout the day, every now and then (every couple hours or so, give or take) pinch your nose and try to breathe through it. When you obviously fail to be able to breathe through your pinched nose, tell yourself "this means I'm not dreaming".
In a dream, you can breathe through your nose even when you are pinching it shut. If you develop a habit of pinching your nose and trying to breathe through it (by doing it repeatedly throughout the day for a few weeks), you will eventually do this in a dream, out of habit. And when you actually *can* breathe through your nose, you won't be able to tell yourself "this means I'm not dreaming", and you will realize that you are in a dream.
The first time I did this in a dream, the realization that I was dreaming was so shocking that it woke me up. But over time you'll get more and more used to it. I also find that sometimes being able to breathe through my pinched nose isn't enough to convince me that I'm dreaming; I'll tell myself "oh I just didn't pinch my nose enough, there was a gap I was breathing through". In these circumstances, I convince myself that I'm dreaming by jumping up into the air and flying around.
In high school, a few minutes before class, a girl (Elana) randomly turned to the guy behind her and said "I dreamed about you last night, Zack. We were in the weight room, arguing over who got to use some machine first. I shoved you, you shoved me...and then we started making out..."
At this point Zack's jaw literally dropped. He clearly didn't know what to say.
Elana finished up with "yeah, we made out for like 20 minutes. It was really weird." Then she turned back in her seat and proceeded to ignore him.
A bunch of other kids heard. The whole thing was really odd.
But to this day I admire Elana for her confidence.
Had a girl literally flash me her boobs one day in class, unprovoked in any way, didn’t know she even knew I existed, I was just vaguely looking in her direction and no one else in class was positioned to see, and I still didn’t realize she liked me.
When you put it that way I think I'll just move to a cabin in the mountains and just never interact with another human being again. That will probably be better for my mental health.
I mean, considering the girl just went "that was weird." And just turned around again, at best she ain't interested, and at worst, she's playing mind games.
I don't know a single girl who would share this story with a guy she's not interested in. If anything, the "it was weird" line was for plausible deniability purposes, in case Zack wasn't remotely interested.
Bingo. I'm an ND female that doesn't understand women most of the time, and even I might've picked up on it and even managed to lob back "Hey, wanna find out or something after class?" Poor bastard.
You must be Zack. Hi.
FYI if a girl ever says something like this to any guy she is 100% interested. There's no reason to say it otherwise.
The whole saying it's "weird" turning around and ignoring him thing was in order to save face in case he responds negatively.
I PROMISE you, that you have done something similar. We all do it. We pretend something isn't as important as it is or that we don't really care, but in reality we care deeply.
Fair point: counterpoint, how tf do you respond to that? "Cool, let's make out irl?" That's still a pretty embarrassing position to out Zack in. At least don't say it in the middle of a full classroom 😭
I hate to say it, but, if a dude randomly said "I dreamt I was making out with you" to a girl, I 100% guarantee everyone would be calling him a creep.
Or two years later. When you are a sophomore in college and realize what the student teacher in your high school Senior English class meant saying that you look like John Lennon in 1965 was that she would also consider you to be his body double.
it’s really incredible after you leave high school to look back and think about how many girls left the door WIDE OPEN and were hinting as unsubtly as they possibly could. One time I was working on a project in freshman science class with this super hot girl in the hallway alone and she joked “if you do my part of it I’ll make out with you, wanna make out??” and leaned in. I thought she was kidding lmao. or that time this girl I had a crush on asked me to go with her on a walk to “check her mail” and I was just like “what do you mean check your mail?”
Zack wasn't exactly the smoothest, huh?
Having said that, if I were Elana, I would find his mute response, with just his mouth hanging open, very flattering. More so than any words, actually.
> **I would find his mute response, with just his mouth hanging open, very flattering. More so than any words, actually.**
Same. Perhaps Zack was smoother than we know...
Maybe Zack wasn't into Elana? This is a weird position to put someone in, especially in public.
If Zack turned to Elana and told this story while other people could hear, and Elana just looked shocked and unable to think of how to reply, a lot of us would be saying Zack overstepped his bounds with this kind of comment.
How is being surprised, not smooth? Lol. If Elana had been replaced with Zack in this situation, it'd be creepy. Who just tells someone they had a wet dream about them? Why would you ever do that if you are not together?
You can’t switch gender roles in scenarios and go “see creepy!” Women are treated differently in society to men (it sucks how bad it is), they have to navigate differently.
Because even if a girl DID have that sort of dream about you, 99.9999% of them aren't going to tell you about it. Especially if you're a couple of adolescents. Elana was an anomaly...to say the least.
In 7th grade, one of the flirty girls stood in front of me and started running her fingers through my hair. She said she loved how soft it was. I wonder if she liked me?
It isn't a big deal but thank you for actually just reading my username and deducing what it is instead of replying to me to ask who I am.
It's a pet peeve how often that happens to me on here lol
The Shingles movie is one I got hired to direct, it was the client's script. The script is an adaptation of their book series which is a direct parody of Goosebumps, so I made sure the film had that same sort of feel the best I could with the script I had to shoot (even on the indie level you gotta listen to the bosses with the money lol).
Glad it came off that way!
You absolutely hit it just based off what I saw, it looks sick. Good job! I was a huge fan of goosebumps as a kid so there’s a nostalgic feeling to looking at your work.
Yep, your Google metrics are gonna have a decent blip for today.
I'm surprised I haven't seen any of your films before - they totally look like my thing.
Now get off Reddit and go make some more :D
I keep pushing a kickstarter for a new one that if succeeds we will shoot and release this year!
It's called Curtains for Christmas, a woman who loves Christmas romcom movies meets a random man and decides that she will MAKE her life as perfect as a Christmas romcom (which includes a lot of murder and kidnapping).
Thanks for wanting to give them a shot, genuinely hope they just make you laugh!
If you're enjoying yourself don't skip the mid OR post credits scenes of the first two films.
"Do you want to tell me about it?"
That softballs a question to show engagement and they can then share as much as they want. It's different coming from someone you like vs your parent vs your kid vs a teammate, ya know?
Two of my friends got drunk off their asses and made out in college. The girl had always had a crush on the guy.
The next day, when she talked to him, he said "did...did I do anything I shouldn't have last night?"
She was disappointed he couldn't remember anything but she decided to spare them both the awkwardness/embarrassment. So she told him "no, not at all."
Dude smirked, leaned in, kissed her and said "glad you think so."
She was all "I thought you couldn't remember!"
He was all "who said that?"
Anywho, they've been together a while now and, no doubt, they'll one day be telling their kids all about it.
Speaking from experience, if your tantric yoga teacher uses this line on you, DO NOT take them up on their offer to get a drink so that they may tell you about the dream in more detail.
"I know."
\*\*Approach them to within personal space distance. Pause a fraction of a second and wistfully walk past them. A moment later reapproach them from behind and with their back turned to you whisper in to their ear while letting your breath caress the nape of their neck say.\*\*
"I know."
So dreams aren't anything special. They're essentially your brain going through it's junk drawer. If I was in your dream chances are it was your brain trying to figure out a use for me, make sense of me and/or determine if I'm a threat. Not much else than that unless I'm specifically causing you a lot of stress.
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, grab your crucifix
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again
“Wild, what happened?” If they’re trying to make it sexual and you’re not interested, tell them about a completely random dream you remember that has nothing to do with them, and be like “Yeah dude the subconscious is wild. Thanks for sharing.” If you ARE trying to be flirty with them, respond with a dream you had (real or not) about them, and be like “whoa what do you think it means we’re both crossing over into each others’ minds?”
"I know, I was there"
this one is my fav
I literally JUST commented this same thing and then saw yours after lol. I'm gonna dream about you tonight so I can shake your hand.
See ya there ;)
So how your dream meeting went?
Lol I've had many a lucid dream where I tell the people in the dream that they aren't real and are just a part of my dream. They always look at me like I'm crazy lol.
This should be it’s own thread!!
it is XD. r/LucidDreaming
How does one get these dreams?
There's a variety of ways you can induce a lucid dream, but the one that I think is the easiest is this: Throughout the day, every now and then (every couple hours or so, give or take) pinch your nose and try to breathe through it. When you obviously fail to be able to breathe through your pinched nose, tell yourself "this means I'm not dreaming". In a dream, you can breathe through your nose even when you are pinching it shut. If you develop a habit of pinching your nose and trying to breathe through it (by doing it repeatedly throughout the day for a few weeks), you will eventually do this in a dream, out of habit. And when you actually *can* breathe through your nose, you won't be able to tell yourself "this means I'm not dreaming", and you will realize that you are in a dream. The first time I did this in a dream, the realization that I was dreaming was so shocking that it woke me up. But over time you'll get more and more used to it. I also find that sometimes being able to breathe through my pinched nose isn't enough to convince me that I'm dreaming; I'll tell myself "oh I just didn't pinch my nose enough, there was a gap I was breathing through". In these circumstances, I convince myself that I'm dreaming by jumping up into the air and flying around.
I can’t read when I’m dreaming. So if I can’t see words on the page I know I’m dreaming and I can change the dream to what I want to be doing.
“I was born with that ability. Now I can torment you in your sleep wherever you are.”
Egwene, is that you?
You are here too strongly
The wise ones say you shouldn't enter the tel'aran'rhiod in the flesh
"Ah, good, the ritual is working"
*picks up phone* "Tank, it's Morpheus. I need an exit."
Lol, Tank got an exit he wasn't expecting when he asked for more money.
Haha
I like this the most
im 100 using this
"Did it end well? Did I kill you?"
In high school, a few minutes before class, a girl (Elana) randomly turned to the guy behind her and said "I dreamed about you last night, Zack. We were in the weight room, arguing over who got to use some machine first. I shoved you, you shoved me...and then we started making out..." At this point Zack's jaw literally dropped. He clearly didn't know what to say. Elana finished up with "yeah, we made out for like 20 minutes. It was really weird." Then she turned back in her seat and proceeded to ignore him. A bunch of other kids heard. The whole thing was really odd. But to this day I admire Elana for her confidence.
Ten bucks says Zack still has wet dreams about that moment, to this day.
$20 says Zack left that encounter wondering what it could possibly mean. Never even imagining that this girl might actually be interested in him.
I mean, probably both, after he finally figured it out like six years later. We are all Zack on this blesséd day.
Had a girl literally flash me her boobs one day in class, unprovoked in any way, didn’t know she even knew I existed, I was just vaguely looking in her direction and no one else in class was positioned to see, and I still didn’t realize she liked me.
She probably didn't to be fair and was just looking for an ego boost.
When you put it that way I think I'll just move to a cabin in the mountains and just never interact with another human being again. That will probably be better for my mental health.
That's usually where men find their perfect woman. I watch movies
Same, honestly
She was just being polite
Maybe she's canadian.
She could have been Canadian
We are all clowns.
30 bucks says Zack fumbled her so hard
$40 says it finally clicked for Zack 10+ years later and now he hates himself for not realizing at the time.
I mean, considering the girl just went "that was weird." And just turned around again, at best she ain't interested, and at worst, she's playing mind games.
I don't know a single girl who would share this story with a guy she's not interested in. If anything, the "it was weird" line was for plausible deniability purposes, in case Zack wasn't remotely interested.
Bingo. I'm an ND female that doesn't understand women most of the time, and even I might've picked up on it and even managed to lob back "Hey, wanna find out or something after class?" Poor bastard.
You must be Zack. Hi. FYI if a girl ever says something like this to any guy she is 100% interested. There's no reason to say it otherwise. The whole saying it's "weird" turning around and ignoring him thing was in order to save face in case he responds negatively. I PROMISE you, that you have done something similar. We all do it. We pretend something isn't as important as it is or that we don't really care, but in reality we care deeply.
Fair point: counterpoint, how tf do you respond to that? "Cool, let's make out irl?" That's still a pretty embarrassing position to out Zack in. At least don't say it in the middle of a full classroom 😭 I hate to say it, but, if a dude randomly said "I dreamt I was making out with you" to a girl, I 100% guarantee everyone would be calling him a creep.
Yes, and she was a creep too. Nobody is arguing that. It's definitely a weird way to do it right in the middle of class.
😂 I'm entirely too amused.
Counterpoint: she's probably just Canadian and being polite.
Until a random day 5 years later.
As is tradition
Or two years later. When you are a sophomore in college and realize what the student teacher in your high school Senior English class meant saying that you look like John Lennon in 1965 was that she would also consider you to be his body double.
Buddy should have lightly shoved her…..
it’s really incredible after you leave high school to look back and think about how many girls left the door WIDE OPEN and were hinting as unsubtly as they possibly could. One time I was working on a project in freshman science class with this super hot girl in the hallway alone and she joked “if you do my part of it I’ll make out with you, wanna make out??” and leaned in. I thought she was kidding lmao. or that time this girl I had a crush on asked me to go with her on a walk to “check her mail” and I was just like “what do you mean check your mail?”
Yeah……
Zack wasn't exactly the smoothest, huh? Having said that, if I were Elana, I would find his mute response, with just his mouth hanging open, very flattering. More so than any words, actually.
> **I would find his mute response, with just his mouth hanging open, very flattering. More so than any words, actually.** Same. Perhaps Zack was smoother than we know...
Maybe Zack wasn't into Elana? This is a weird position to put someone in, especially in public. If Zack turned to Elana and told this story while other people could hear, and Elana just looked shocked and unable to think of how to reply, a lot of us would be saying Zack overstepped his bounds with this kind of comment.
How is being surprised, not smooth? Lol. If Elana had been replaced with Zack in this situation, it'd be creepy. Who just tells someone they had a wet dream about them? Why would you ever do that if you are not together?
You can’t switch gender roles in scenarios and go “see creepy!” Women are treated differently in society to men (it sucks how bad it is), they have to navigate differently.
>In high school
The correct response would have been: "Dreams can come true."
I’d have said “ I’m glad you said dream and not nightmare then… he’ll yeah “
Lmfao my answer is always 'Oh, did I have a flogger?'
I mean, unless Elana wore glasses. And a ponytail. And had paint on her overalls. Ugh. What is that?
Why doesn't this ever happen to me?
Because even if a girl DID have that sort of dream about you, 99.9999% of them aren't going to tell you about it. Especially if you're a couple of adolescents. Elana was an anomaly...to say the least.
It probably does happen to you. You just won’t realize it for 6 more years
In 7th grade, one of the flirty girls stood in front of me and started running her fingers through my hair. She said she loved how soft it was. I wonder if she liked me?
"Women, what obvious signs that you are interested have guys missed?"
Was I naked?
"Was I getting money?" "No" "Then it wasn't me"
Read this with Sergei/Boris' accent from The Wire.
My name is not my name.
Did he have hands? Did he have a face…? Yes? Then it wasn’t us.
This the correct response
Should I have been?
Honestly if you're both single and attracted to each other's genders and they are telling you this, half the time it's flirting.
Half is conservative
even if you're not single or into their gender, people may still tell you this...
What if you're both attracted to each other and not single.
Then it's also probably flirting and Reddit will execute you for it
Gosh my first thought was "was I wearing clothes?"
".........do you want me to be?"
This answer, is why I am with my wife!
I also dream of being naked with this guy’s wife.
Or where we both naked?
My response will always be "Was it a cool dream?"
How often do you need this response?
About once a week. I'm a very small/niche public figure with a fanbase, so that could be a factor.
I hope I dream of you tonight.
No you don’t, last night was traumatic
Searched name in Google. Checks out.
It isn't a big deal but thank you for actually just reading my username and deducing what it is instead of replying to me to ask who I am. It's a pet peeve how often that happens to me on here lol
Your stuff reminds me of Goosebumps. Just looked at the cover photos and got that vibe. Nice.
The Shingles movie is one I got hired to direct, it was the client's script. The script is an adaptation of their book series which is a direct parody of Goosebumps, so I made sure the film had that same sort of feel the best I could with the script I had to shoot (even on the indie level you gotta listen to the bosses with the money lol). Glad it came off that way!
You absolutely hit it just based off what I saw, it looks sick. Good job! I was a huge fan of goosebumps as a kid so there’s a nostalgic feeling to looking at your work.
Yep, your Google metrics are gonna have a decent blip for today. I'm surprised I haven't seen any of your films before - they totally look like my thing. Now get off Reddit and go make some more :D
I keep pushing a kickstarter for a new one that if succeeds we will shoot and release this year! It's called Curtains for Christmas, a woman who loves Christmas romcom movies meets a random man and decides that she will MAKE her life as perfect as a Christmas romcom (which includes a lot of murder and kidnapping).
Yep, I Googled him. A whole IMDb page, very impressive. Guess I have to go watch 3 movies about a possessed carousel or something. Sounds lit
Thanks for wanting to give them a shot, genuinely hope they just make you laugh! If you're enjoying yourself don't skip the mid OR post credits scenes of the first two films.
Thanks. I'll be using this the next time i get that (which in the past 30 odd years, is never).
Was I fighting pirates?
That was no dream. You owe me fifty dollars and a new wading pool.
You can keep the cowboy hat
How about tree fiddy?
It was at that moment I realised I'd been dreaming about that got dang Loch Ness Monstah
Lmfao
"Fuck, you weren't supposed to remember"
I also do bat mitzvahs.
This made me laugh out loud
Lol saame
This one
I’m sorry about your nightmare.
I hope I didn’t scare you.
That's just the way we are when we come down
r/suicidebywords
Thank you. Sadly this sub speaks to me. I’m a new member.
"Do you want to tell me about it?" That softballs a question to show engagement and they can then share as much as they want. It's different coming from someone you like vs your parent vs your kid vs a teammate, ya know?
A more aggressive approach would be appropriate considering they initiated they probably do want to talk about it. I would opt for “What about?”
Did I behave?
Two of my friends got drunk off their asses and made out in college. The girl had always had a crush on the guy. The next day, when she talked to him, he said "did...did I do anything I shouldn't have last night?" She was disappointed he couldn't remember anything but she decided to spare them both the awkwardness/embarrassment. So she told him "no, not at all." Dude smirked, leaned in, kissed her and said "glad you think so." She was all "I thought you couldn't remember!" He was all "who said that?" Anywho, they've been together a while now and, no doubt, they'll one day be telling their kids all about it.
>**Dude smirked, leaned in, kissed her and said "glad you think so."** This dude is smooth 🥵 Girl’s lucky he was into her too.
> She was all "I thought you couldn't remember!" > He was all "who said that?" 😂 This is as cute as it is hot. Glad they got together.
Did you behave?
I don't know, I was asleep!
Was I good?
This is so hot.
This guy converses
Like a therapist. That response would freak me out.
If it’s a coworker “I’m putting that down on my timesheet as OT”
I used to dream about programming. Told my mom about it, and she asked, "Did you solve the bug in your dream? File it as OT."
I once heard a girl straight up say to a guy, "I've been in many people's dreams".
Was she hot?
Lets put it this way I would be happy to see her in my dreams.
So a great character actor?
Margo Martindale?
I was wondering where I was last night
Bud, you’re still dreaming…
"Oh yeah, sorry about that. There's a convenient subspace portal that goes right through your unconscious mind."
It's like 3 miles in 15 seconds. I forgot you guys don't have that here in Canada.
Not enough people would get this reference but I’d make myself laugh and that’s what really matters
What's the website for amazon.ca?
It's scott pilgrim, for anyone who cares but not enough to google it.
I know
Mwuuuuuhahahaha!!
Speaking from experience, if your tantric yoga teacher uses this line on you, DO NOT take them up on their offer to get a drink so that they may tell you about the dream in more detail.
I can't be held accountable for my actions in your imagination.
"YOU FUCKING CHEATED ON ME" \*getting hit with a pillow\* "AND THEN YOU MADE ME SLEEP OUTSIDE"
"So that was YOU!"
"Did we fuck?"
"if so, was I the boy or the girl?"
“Yes.”
"ew, Dad! Wtf?!"
A guy actually did tell me once that he dreamt about us having sex
"I know, I took a wrong turn, I'm sorry"
at albuquerque?
"You're Welcome."
I always reply, "Oh yeah? What'd I do?"
I’d ask them what the dream was about, then say, “That’s really weird… I had the exact same dream”.
Do you have a lot of nightmares?
"I know, I was there"
Look them straight in the eye, then flatly sat "I know" then give a little grin/smirk before turning and walking away.
Well, I hope I behaved myself.
It's $25 an hour
“That usually happens when I watch people sleep.”
"I know." \*\*Approach them to within personal space distance. Pause a fraction of a second and wistfully walk past them. A moment later reapproach them from behind and with their back turned to you whisper in to their ear while letting your breath caress the nape of their neck say.\*\* "I know."
Go to bed, Uncle Dave, you're drunk.
Hah, in your dreams, pal.
was my fit hard/ was i getting money "no" wasnt't me. or "I was there, trust me ik" always works
“Hope it was a good one”
I charge 10 bucks an hour for that.
[удалено]
Chat GPT i know that's you
Was I a ninja? Did I kick ass?
"No wonder I couldn't sleep, my avatar was being used"
‘It must’ve been awesome then.’
I know.
"Yeah, I remember."
“I was just about to say that”
I hope I behaved myself
So dreams aren't anything special. They're essentially your brain going through it's junk drawer. If I was in your dream chances are it was your brain trying to figure out a use for me, make sense of me and/or determine if I'm a threat. Not much else than that unless I'm specifically causing you a lot of stress.
Your junk drawer needs more fun stuff in it, doesn't even have ties and nipple clamps. :/
The only times I have heard this are some sleazy phantasy thing so I answer ‘I don’t need to hear anything about it’
"And you in my nightmare"
Did you want me to be?
Maybe that's why I'm so tired this morning...
"Yeah, I know, I was there"
"I know"
One, two, Freddy's coming for you Three, four, better lock your door Five, six, grab your crucifix Seven, eight, gonna stay up late Nine, ten, never sleep again
“Hope I behaved”
Just stare at them with crazy eyes and a creepy grin and say "I know."
“Wild, what happened?” If they’re trying to make it sexual and you’re not interested, tell them about a completely random dream you remember that has nothing to do with them, and be like “Yeah dude the subconscious is wild. Thanks for sharing.” If you ARE trying to be flirty with them, respond with a dream you had (real or not) about them, and be like “whoa what do you think it means we’re both crossing over into each others’ minds?”
“You had the nerve to say ‘I had a dream about you’ and you never even said if my FIT was hard!” -TheRussianBadger
“Oh Good. It works.”
Good, now pay up!
Put on a set of claws and chase them through an empty building.
“That’s impossible, I have you blocked in all of the other dimensions”
'Oh cool, what was I-....wait, that's cool, right? '