for some reason i lost the ability to dream and im unsure how to bring it back

>>17
I think you need to try and think about being able to dream again the next time you go to sleep.
If you then happen to have a short dream when you wake up instantly try and write it down in a dream diary in which you will include every single small detail you happen to remember in that dream. Every time you do this the more you start dreaming and the more clear every single one of your dreams will be.

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>>15
My last dream took me to a familiar but unexpected place. I was insulted by the normalfags at work that day before I went to bed. I was reminded of some people who were awful to me in the past because of that experience that day. When I entered the dream, I was kid Goku, and those normalfags were King Piccolo. Dragon Ball fans will be able to guess what happens next if they have seen or read the original. On the day I had my dream, I had been watching Cardcaptor Sakura (excellent show), and right after I had attacked King Piccolo and normalfags, Sakura appeared and said "RELEASE." My guess is Sakura took the place of Tien in this version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38wGMu5QOzc [Play]

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I have lots of dreams about my workplace that almost always are negative or stressful. It's quite a strenuous job, both mentally and physically, but I like it and I'm good at it so I wonder why I have these nightmares.
And I keep dreaming about crocodiles and that I need to catch them and I want to keep them all in my house.

Dreamed that my parents tried to give me some kind of diy brain surgery since it's cheaper. My sisters were holding me down while my dad tried to cut a smooth circle around the top of my dome to peel off the scalp. Thing is, my mom kept yelling at him for doing it wrong so he had to keep starting over. It was kind of weird since I was losing blood and getting woozy, oddly realistic for a dream. The sharp cutting became a dull ache, I could hear the scalpel tearing the skin. It sounded like thunder (it wasn't raining that night). We don't have an autoclave so the blade wasn't super sharp. More like an x-acto knife or even a boxcutter. I kept slipping in and out of consciousness, seeing weird halfway visions that were like staring into shadows underwater. Just dark shapes that filled my whole vision, only the faintest recognition that there was ever anything else.

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A couple of months ago I finally achieved a lucid dream. It was a really bizarre experience.

The dream started with me "waking up" in my old bedroom in my family's old apartment. I was lying in my bed. I looked around the room. There was nothing in the room but my bed and shitloads of clutter. Normal household items were lying everywhere, there were also cardboard boxes full of junk lying randomly all over the floor.
My first thought was that I had somehow wandered back to the old apartment in my sleep? It felt so real. Then I realized I must be lucid dreaming. Everything felt so real I had to make sure. I looked at my open palm on my right hand. I closed my eyes and imagined I had seven fingers on my hand. This took like two seconds. When I opened my eyes again, my hand had seven fingers on it. I was fucking astonished. I closed my eyes again and imagined my palm had five fingers again but also an eye in the middle of the palm. I opened my eyes, now my hand was normal again except for an eye in the middle of my palm. For some reason it was runny like an egg and it started to leak out of my palm.
I was fucking astonished. "This is incredible!" I thought. I disregarded the eye, which vanished when I did, and stepped out of the bed. For some reason I couldn't walk straight. My upper body kept wobbling from side to side like I was drunk. I walked out of my old room.
I was alone in the apartment and it was pitch black outside the windows. There was more junk in the apartment, all over the floor. I had to snake around it. There were fireworks going off outside, coming from some unknown location. They were very colorful but completely silent.
I walked back into the bedroom. Everything felt so real, I still wasn't 100% convinced this was only a dream. I was legit worried I was sleepwalking around my old apartment. I could feel the wooden floor under my bare feet. I could feel air pass around me as I swayed from side to side. It was exactly like real life, but this was a dream! I stood still in the bedroom, closed my eyes and tried forcing myself awake. It worked immediately. I woke up in the real world in my home.

I've had a couple more lucid dreams since then but they might be too lewd for 22, haha.

>>22
Whenever normalfags in the workplace, it reminds me of all the times other people have been cruel to me. It reminds me that those other times weren't unique, but they were also more impactful. Bad situations tend to remind me of my worst times in life.

>>22
>capture crocs
melon addict. they belong in the sewers
>23
>because it was cheaper
i fear this will happen to me irl

>>24
Would you endorse lucid dreaming?

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>>28
I would, it's an incredible experience. Feels just like reality except that this reality follows the rules of dreams, i.e. the only rules are the ones you make up.

If you're interested, this is close to the method I use. You can find more info in the lucid dreaming general thread on 4chan's /x/.
http://skyfalldreams.net/guides/skyfalls-mild-guide/

I meditate on the act of lucid dreaming while falling asleep. As I breathe in and out I repeat the phrase "lucid dream" to myself in my mind. It can be a bit hard as sometimes your thoughts trail off and then it doesn't work. It took a few months for me to get right. You have to keep the meditation focused while you "slip away" into sleep. It's tricky. Sometimes I get dreams where I was only halfway lucid, like I knew I was dreaming but couldn't control the dreamscape. You get better at it with practice.

I also want to mention that sometimes attempting to lucid dream results in extremely vivid nightmares. I think this happens if you focus on negative thoughts during the meditation process. Not 100% sure but I felt compelled to mention it.

If you're wondering why I described some of my lucid dreams as "lewd"... Let's just say that if you can conjure up an eye in your palm, you can also conjure up any type of woman you want. One who will do anything you desire.
And I mean ANYTHING.

>>28
I've been lucid dreaming since I was 14. I have some experience, but I'm not a master. Here's some thoughts from my journey.
Ever heard that thing people say about working out, that every man should at some point in his life know what his body is capable of? I think of lucid dreaming in the same way. Everyone should see what their mind can do, how incredibly complex and awe inspiring and mysterious it all is. It's about self knowledge.
Many people think they aren't creative. Either they say they stopped being creative when they grew up, or that they just aren't a creative type, whatever it is it's a comforting lie. Just like people who don't go to the gym because they're too busy or too tired or because they find enough satisfaction in other things, not realizing that being in shape makes more time, gives more energy, makes virtually every part of life more satisfying.
When first attaining lucidity, the dreamer can realize that not only are they creative, they are a pure force of creation. The dreamer is capable of synthesizing fleshed out realities on the fly. Worlds filled with every sensation imaginable. Landscapes, animals, natural phenomena, even sentient beings and narratives that can be kept consistent between dreams. Everyone can do that.
Like working out, one shouldn't jump into lucid dreaming without a little bit of education. Best case, no progress will be made. Worst case, injury. Things will get very confusing without a process and consequences of that will be seen in waking life. It's important to draw a line between awake and asleep because the unconscious cannot tell the difference on its own. I'm not saying this to scare anyone, just be aware and intentional. All it generally takes to avoid unpleasant experiences is a dream journal and regular "lucidity checks," like the anon in >>24 did when he tried to change his hand around. Find a method of discipline that is consistent and achievable and it'll all be fine. A balanced life is an aspect that I don't think gets brought up enough. I've found that spending too much time online or wrapping my self worth up with work productivity gets me trapped in time loops and other mindfucks.
For those prone to psychotic episodes or delusions or whatever else, be especially careful. Those with problems of this nature could likely benefit more from the lucid dreaming experience than the average person, but there's more danger in it too.
I guess there's not much I can say to get someone started. Just pay attention and let it happen naturally, figure out how your brain works for you. To know more about the science of lucid dreaming there's some good books, like Exploring The World Of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge. Have fun.

>>31
I completely agree! I think it's something everyone should try, it's pretty amazing. What method do you use to lucid dream? My method of meditating on it doesn't always work.

>>32
I use the meditation method. It's not a 100% thing, but it gets better when I'm more habitual about it. I found that a physical trigger is useful, for me it's a bandana tied around the forehead. Looks silly, but by always wearing it when trying to dream it sends some kind of message that I'm for real about this.

>>33
The bandana thing is interesting. I've heard about these electronic "glasses" that some people wear while they sleep. The glasses are blacked out but they have these soft, red lights in them that blink. Apparently you can still see the lights while you're dreaming and it triggers you to become lucid. No idea if it works, it sounds very uncomfortable lol.

17 here, had a dream (first one in decades) after weeks of emotional turmoil and slight inactivity from 22.
i went to sleep and was awoken by a disturbing sight, my room incased in the abyss, and a ghostly figure of a woman just standing there. i was distraugt because my MAG light was a few feet away from my on my bookcase and something in my head told me that the lught would actually protect me alan wake style. i quickly got up and attemped to grab my flashlight but was attacked by the wraith who terribly clawed up my right arm in the prosess.
i awoke grabbing my arm and realised there was no marks.
what does this even mean
should i be happy

>>17
You did not read the board rules, did you?