No! Enough! I want this to end! Are you in the middle of a horrible dream and want it to stop immediately? When we dream, even the strangest things appear to be true, and we can find ourselves running away chased by a chicken armed with a bazooka. This article will show you how to end a bad dream.
Steps
Step 1. Realize that this is a dream and not something that will actually harm you
To this end, it might be helpful to try to do something that would be impossible in real life.
Step 2. Look around and notice any unusual details
If you notice the presence of something strange, such as a flying pig, focus your attention on that detail and understand how it cannot be a real-life event. Realizing that you are in a dream could help you wake up.
Step 3. Reflect and decide if you intend to avoid or face the object of your fears
Step 4. If, instead of stopping it, you want to change the scenario of your dream, try looking down and start spinning
A series of images should flow before your eyes, usually changing the scenery of your dream without waking you up.
Step 5. Begin by practicing the normal awakening procedure
Move your head back and try to open your eyes. Concentrate on trying to wake up and use all the willpower you have. Don't worry if you fail, some people need some practice to succeed.
Step 6. If the previous step did not generate the desired results, try to take control of your dreams
The practice described above requires an almost total lucidity. In case it fails, try teleporting (using all your mental willpower again) to a location equipped with a giant alarm clock or a wake-up machine, then do what is necessary.
Step 7. If you still can't wake up, try reading a detail around you, for example a book title or a road sign
Don't just see the message, focus on the letters, words or symbols. Normally a portion of the brain that is otherwise at rest will be activated in the REM sleep phase. This limitation explains why you are not as bright inside dreams as in real life.
Step 8. Blink your eyes
Close your eyes and wait a few seconds before opening them again. Since you are asleep in the real world, your eyes are already closed, and sometimes opening them in a dream will allow you to open them wide in reality as well, being able to wake up. However, several attempts may be required before this method works.
Step 9. A classic choice:
try to pinch yourself. For some it works.
Step 10. If all previous attempts fail, you can try to fly elsewhere
This way your brain will understand that you are dreaming. If you want to fly, all you have to do is jump and try to fly!
Step 11. Stop focusing on the dream
Close your eyes tightly and try to think about the real world. Think about what surrounds you in your bedroom, what you will see as soon as you wake up. Talk to yourself and then try to open your eyes. The perceived sensation will make you believe that your eyelids are glued to each other, preventing you from opening them. Don't give up and just keep focusing on the real world.
Step 12. Another way to end a dream is to reach a height, for example the top of a ladder or a hill, and then jump into the void
Step 13. Run against a wall
Don't worry, you won't hurt yourself and you'll be able to wake up. Alternatively, run in the direction of your enemy and allow them to attack you. You will not die and you will not be hurt, you will simply wake up.
Step 14. If in your dream you are able to speak (we do not always manage to do so), repeat insistently "Wake up
".
Step 15. If you still can't wake up from your dream, try to end it
Contrary to what some myths claim, killing yourself in a dream does not mean dying in real life as well. Try them all: roll a roller coaster or stab yourself hard, the choice is yours.
Step 16. As a last resort, wait for the dream to end on its own
This hypothesis does not fear failure.
Step 17. If the dream never seems to come to an end, run away
Step 18. Remember that unless you have a special disorder, you will not be able to feel pain in the dream world
So don't be afraid of being overtaken by the creatures chasing you.
Advice
- Remember that you will have to use your imagination, your mind will have to cooperate with the process.
- Understand that this is a dream and that nothing can really harm you.
- Visualize a key, then imagine using it to open a door.
- If you want, deepen the topic lucid dreams you can consult the following links on lucid dreaming and oneironautics.
