Personality traits of dreamers

I dont know if this is off-topic enough but I just wanted to know are there common personality traits among lucid dreamers??

Like, do you need to be particularly creative? Or believe in the afterlife or anything like that? I know the two arent really connected but maybe believing in things helps you make that leap of faith to realise you're dreaming, if you know what I mean?

I want to have lucid dreams and I just want to get into the mind set of a lucid dreamer, haha.

i think a big thing you need is to believe! that's one trait you need for sure~! ;)

Yeah, belief is the strongest driving force towards lucid dreaming, if you ask me. Once you've convinced yourself of the very realistic possibility, everything else falls into place.

I definitely believe in lucid dreaming but I don't know what it feels like yet so its hard to imagine. Rebecca's descriptions of her lucid dreams are really cool, I wanna experience that.... COME ON BRAIN!!

Keep at it, Dreamgal. It will happen eventually. :)

Seto_Blade wrote: Yeah, belief is the strongest driving force towards lucid dreaming, if you ask me. Once you've convinced yourself of the very realistic possibility, everything else falls into place.

I agree!

Many lucid dreamers have an active interest in spirituality. Besides that, I haven't noticed any other common personality traits.

People who have been lucid dreaming or astral projecting for a long time often have a different sort of look about them. Can't recall all the names off-hand, but if you take a look at Stephen LaBerge, Robert Monroe, they all have deep, piercing eyes.
If you've ever met or conversed with someone like this, you'll know what I mean. There's something about them that you can just feel is different from most.

dreamgal, I am helping a few others right now. One of the first things I tell them is to not worry about the "is this possible", but work on the methods to find out how you can do it yourself.

Here is an analogy for you. Think of a golf ball. Try throwing a golf ball as far as you can. It will go about 50 yards if you have a good arm. Then someone with a club says I can show you how to hit it 250 yards. if you knew nothing of golf, you may say "no way, that is impossible". Then boom they hit it 250 yards right in front of you. Now if you were to take this club he has you would only get it to go 10 yards or slice it to the right with no idea why. It may even frustrate you, and you say "forget this". But if you start taking on the techniques, you will learn to start hitting it further! There are a lot of reasons as to why the club hits it further than we can throw the ball, but you can worry about that when you learn to hit the ball first!

So look at Lucid Dreaming as hitting the golf ball 250 yards. Start by learning the techniques, such as meditation. It may take a while before you hit the ball 250 yards, but you will get there and have many revelations on your way to doing so.

Hope this helps-

Ryan

great analogy,seeing the techniques as a bat..ha ha great.kasi

Ancient wrote: There's something about them that you can just feel is different from most.

I'll tell you about that something about them. They have trained themselves to be more aware of their environment (be it reality or dream). They have gained experience in lucid dreaming and put it into practice in the waking state.

@ Dreamgal:

The only way you are going to get into the mindset of a lucid dreamer is by experiencing lucid dreams yourself. You don't particularly have to believe in anything or be creative, but, via lucid dreaming, you can become creative or you can develop your own beliefs and find yourself.

In fact, you can use lucid dreaming to be whoever you want to be in waking life. After all, as Stephen LaBerge once said, in a dream, "you are who you dream yourself to be".

I can only answer with predjudice, but I think there is something different about us. I think those of us who VALUE dreams have a leg up on other folks. They're throwing away their diamonds, and we're holding on to them. Somewhere at sometime that's going to count for something, and I have faith that eventually I will reap the rewards.

I dont know about you but I'm always considered happy ^^ If you knew me in real life, I doubt anyone have ever seen me cry before.. I try to look happy all the time because my only happiness comes from my peers, so making them smile makes me smile :) And I am VERY VERY creative.. especially when it comes to scary things!! :? I always think of universes that do not exist, and a lot of fantasy related things.. Becoming Lucid is very confusing for me! So with my creative imagination I really hope to achieve becoming Lucid in my dreams >< So I can experience the unbelievable

Dreamgal wrote: I definitely believe in lucid dreaming but I don't know what it feels like yet so its hard to imagine. Rebecca's descriptions of her lucid dreams are really cool, I wanna experience that.... COME ON BRAIN!!

It's quite easy to imagine. In fact you need no imagination at all.

If you are reading this, stop and look around. Examine your surrounding, touch them, listen to the sounds, smell the smells, take it all in deeply. Then tell yourself that you are dreaming now. This is exactly what it's like to be in lucid dream and it's good practice, because when you get lucid it will be just as much of a challenge to believe that you are dreaming.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/little-nemo-adventures-in-slumberland/little-nemo-adventures-in-slumberland-unknown-587822 This movie inspired dreams in me when I was very young, born in the 80s, grew up in the 90s. It is a must see and is all on youtube in full length.

I believe lucid dreamers are: -open minded -creative -curious -persistent and -inwardly focused

According to the International Journal of Dream Research frequent lucid dreamers have a positive attitude toward dreams and display a stronger ability to manage external and internal demands. They display greater satisfaction with life; authority; and emotional endurance than non lucid dreamers.

To find out more about the personality traits of dreamers you can download the International Journal of Dream Research paper called 'Dreaming, Lucid Dreaming and Personality' at:

http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/ojs/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/142

Why don't see take a standard personality test and see?

Warmth- 54% Intellect- 78% Emotional Stability-90% Aggressiveness- 78% Liveliness- 70% Dutifulness-54% Social Assertiveness- 58% Sensitivity- 18% Paranoia- 30% Abstractness- 58% Introversion- 42% Anxiety- 10% Openmindedness- 50% Independence- 50% Perfectionism- 58% Tension- 18%

-Cattell's 16 Factor Key

Factor low score high score

Warmth: cold, selfish vs supportive, comforting Intellect: instinctive, unstable vs cerebral, analytical Emotional Stability: irritable, moody vs level headed, calm Aggressiveness: modest, docile vs controlling, tough Liveliness: somber, restrained vs wild, fun loving Dutifulness: untraditional, rebellious vs conforming, traditional Social Assertiveness: shy, withdrawn vs uninhibited, bold Sensitivity: coarse, tough vs touchy, soft Paranoia: trusting, easy going vs wary, suspicious Abstractness: practical, regular vs strange, imaginative Introversion: open, friendly vs private, quiet Anxiety: confident, self assured vs fearful, self-doubting Openmindedness: closeminded, set-in-ways vs curious, exploratory Independence: outgoing, social vs loner, craves solitude Perfectionism: disorganized, messy vs orderly, thorough Tension: relaxed, cool vs stressed, unsatisfied

People have called me creative all my life :D

Free test found here http://similarminds.com/cattell-16-factor.html

Concerning lucid dreaming, I am a persistent and and determined person. I look at things scientifically and realistically. I never waste time asking questions like, "why are we here?", or "what is our purpose?"

Asking why people exist is like asking why mountains exist. There is no real reason as to why they are there.

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Gooeymaw wrote: I think there is something different about us. I think those of us who VALUE dreams have a leg up on other folks. They're throwing away their diamonds, and we're holding on to them.

I agree, just maybe not about the part with rewards. It may not make a difference in the end, but it is still a great thing to do. :)

Sarah wrote: And I am VERY VERY creative.. especially when it comes to scary things!! :? I always think of universes that do not exist, and a lot of fantasy related things...

8-) Same

Warmth - 70% - supportive, comforting :) Intellect - 58% - cerebral, analytical Emotional Stability - 74% - level headed, calm :| Aggressiveness - 50% - docile, tough Liveliness - 46% - somber, fun loving ;) Dutifulness - 70% - individual
Social Assertiveness - 34% - withdrawn, bold :| Sensitivity - 30% - coarse, tough :twisted: Paranoia - 74% - wary, suspicious :? Abstractness - 62% - strange, imaginative :P Introversion - 62% - quiet, friendly :roll: Anxiety - 78% - confident, self-doubting :? Openmindedness - 58% - curious, exploratory :) Independence - 74% - loner 8-) Perfectionism - 62% - orderly
Tension - 30% - relaxed, cool 8-)

I feel like that one type character that is in almost all video games, who nobody uses because all of his stats are weird. Characters like these usually require an uncommon way of playing the game for them to work well. 8-)

Snaggle wrote: Why don't see take a standard personality test and see?

Warmth- 54% Intellect- 78% Emotional Stability-90% Aggressiveness- 78% Liveliness- 70% Dutifulness-54% Social Assertiveness- 58% Sensitivity- 18% Paranoia- 30% Abstractness- 58% Introversion- 42% Anxiety- 10% Openmindedness- 50% Independence- 50% Perfectionism- 58% Tension- 18%

-Cattell's 16 Factor Key

Factor low score high score

Warmth: cold, selfish vs supportive, comforting Intellect: instinctive, unstable vs cerebral, analytical Emotional Stability: irritable, moody vs level headed, calm Aggressiveness: modest, docile vs controlling, tough Liveliness: somber, restrained vs wild, fun loving Dutifulness: untraditional, rebellious vs conforming, traditional Social Assertiveness: shy, withdrawn vs uninhibited, bold Sensitivity: coarse, tough vs touchy, soft Paranoia: trusting, easy going vs wary, suspicious Abstractness: practical, regular vs strange, imaginative Introversion: open, friendly vs private, quiet Anxiety: confident, self assured vs fearful, self-doubting Openmindedness: closeminded, set-in-ways vs curious, exploratory Independence: outgoing, social vs loner, craves solitude Perfectionism: disorganized, messy vs orderly, thorough Tension: relaxed, cool vs stressed, unsatisfied

People have called me creative all my life :D

Free test found here http://similarminds.com/cattell-16-factor.html

Warmth - 46% supportive, comforting Intellect - 82% cerebral, analytical Emotional Stability - 42% level headed, calm Aggressiveness - 62% controlling, tough Liveliness - 66% wild, fun loving Dutifulness - 70% conforming, traditional Social Assertiveness - 46% uninhibited, bold Sensitivity - 34% touchy, soft Paranoia - 66% wary, suspicious Abstractness - 78% strange, imaginative Introversion - 66% private, quiet Anxiety - 74% fearful, self-doubting Openmindedness - 70% curious, exploratory Independence - 50% loner, craves solitude Perfectionism - 50% orderly, thorough Tension - 54% stressed, unsatisfied

If your going to do this, you need a group of non lucid dreamers to do it.

Also, one of my friends, who is a natural, can close his eyes and see the place exactly as it was.

Warmth ||||||||| 30% Intellect |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 90% Emotional Stability |||||||||||| 34% Aggressiveness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% Liveliness ||||||||||||||||||||| 70% Dutifulness ||||||||||||||| 42% Social Assertiveness |||||||||||||||||||||||| 74% Sensitivity ||||||||| 30% Paranoia |||||||||||| 34% Abstractness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% Introversion |||||||||||||||||| 54% Anxiety |||||| 18% Openmindedness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 82% Independence |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% Perfectionism ||||||||||||||| 46% Tension ||||||||||||||| 46%

Interesting but without context a very genral sort of test. Accurate in a lot of ways.

Warmth ||||||||| 26% Intellect ||||||||||||||| 50% Emotional Stability ||||||||| 26% Aggressiveness ||||||||||||||||||||| 70% Liveliness ||||||||| 26% Dutifulness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 90% Social Assertiveness |||||||||||| 34% Sensitivity ||||||||||||||| 42% Paranoia |||||||||||||||||| 54% Abstractness |||||||||||||||||| 54% Introversion |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 82% Anxiety ||||||||||||||||||||| 66% Openmindedness ||||||||||||||| 42% Independence |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% Perfectionism ||||||||||||||||||||| 66% Tension ||||||||||||||| 42%

Pretty accurate right there. Disagree on them saying I'm cold though.

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Believe!!!! That is all you need!!! I blame my brain, still not remembering Reality Checks.....ugh..... :evil:

Me, I just believe that I can get lucid dreams by the help of some techniques and strategies to have one, and make a dream journal out of it.