How to Control Dreams

Controlling dreams is one of the most enjoyable experiences a human can experience. Have you ever wanted to dream back the interesting dreams you had, you want to become the king, queen in your subconscious sleep?

Table of Contents

Record your dream

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Buy a book. This will be your journey book or dream diary. In this diary, you will write down what you want in your dream and what you remember when you wake up.

Place a notebook and pen near your bed so that you can write down everything that happened in the dream that you remember as soon as you wake up. If you write later, you won’t remember how much.
You can write by typing on a computer, but it is better to write by hand. You will spend more time holding a pen to create a larger connection in your brain between the dream and your recording of it.

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Write down what you want to dream in your notebook. Call this your goal dream . Do this every night before going to bed. You will imagine the dream you want when you fall asleep.

Draw the big picture and write down the instructions, trying to use lots of details. In fact, use as much detail as possible to the point where you think you already have too many details. Even the smallest things become important.
The trick here is to tell yourself that you are about to experience a dream so that you are aware of your dream state while you are sleeping.
Don’t watch movies or TV before going to bed because you may dream about the movies instead of your target dream.

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Every morning as soon as you wake up, write down the dream you just had. Record your dreams, even if you haven’t had the dream you want. See the “Tips” section below for suggestions on what to write.

Like conventional athletes, you are training your brain to remember dreams. The more you train your mind to remember dreams, the sharper and clearer the dreams will become.
Write down any similarities you can recall between your goal dream (the dream you want to have) and the dream you actually experienced. Record as much detail as possible. Think about the similarities and differences. When interpreting dreams, you need to remember that dreams do not give an exact picture or answer to your question the way the brain works when awake. Instead, the brain communicates with metaphorical images.

Practice mindfulness

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Read your target dream. Read every night right before going to bed, reading as many times as possible to keep it in mind.

After reading it once or twice, the brain knows each word in detail and becomes lazy: it transiently processes sentences without going into specific meanings. Make sure you fully understand the meaning of the target dream so that you can visualize it clearly in your mind before going to bed.

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Lie down, close your eyes, and think hard about your target dream. Relax and think about every detail.

Visualize the images in your target’s dream as they appear to your subconscious mind. Your subconscious will create many images that are not related to the target dream, so get rid of those irrelevant images and focus on the relevant ones.
Visualize the sounds and conversations in the target dream and try to listen to them in your mind. Try to feel the sensations related to your emotions, moods, etc.
If the sounds or images don’t come out clearly, try re-reading the target dream in your dream diary.

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Experiencing the dream to the fullest. Do this as if you were the main character in it. Imagine everything from your point of view.

Try to experience the target dream in the order you set it to be.
Concentrate, but maintain composure. Don’t stress too much. Relax.
Go to sleep with these images and sounds in mind. Remember to record your dreams when you wake up, whatever they are.

Dream control

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Try the “reality check” for the day. Reality check is when you ask yourself: “Am I awake or am I dreaming?” This will help you realize the difference between a dream and reality.

The reality test helps you recognize the fundamental difference between reality and dreams: states often change in dreams, but in reality they stay the same. In dreams, words change into different words, trees change color and shape, clocks run counterclockwise instead of forward. In fact, the words don’t change, the tree takes root in the ground and the clock turns in the right direction.
An effective reality test in both reality and dreams is to look at written words. Let’s say a wallpaper in your room says “Justin Bieber.” Turn away for a moment and look back. If it’s still “Justin Bieber” then you’re awake. If you turn around and the text changes to “Selena Gomez,” you’re dreaming.

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Use the real test. When you are dreaming and realize you are dreaming, try to control most of what happens in the dream.

When you take the reality test successfully and realize you’re dreaming, try to stay calm. If you get too excited about your ability to control your dreams, you may wake up.
Experiment with small activities first. Again, the point here is to control your excitement so you don’t wake up. Even simple things like cooking, climbing stairs, or skateboarding can be helpful when you realize you have complete control over them.

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Gradually move on to the larger activity. Many people enjoy flying, swimming in the oceans, and time travel. Try moving heavy objects, through walls, or even remotely controlling objects. Everything is possible! Your dreams are limited only by your imagination!

Advice

Record the following in your dream book:
- Time
- Did the dream happen in the past, present or future?
- Who appears in the dream, acquaintance or stranger?
- Your feelings, your feelings
- The story goes on and on
- Anything visually appealing like colors, shapes, numbers, fingers
- Is there conflict in the dream?
- Do you solve problems when they appear?
- Is there something in the dream that you have dreamed of before?
- The end.
In your dream, if you are afraid of spiders, do not say, “Hopefully there are no spiders here.” This just makes your subconscious think about spiders and they will appear in the dream. However, it can be useful when you want to confront your fear.
Sleep in a quiet place without distractions (no computer, no iPad!). Concentrate fully on the dream you are about to experience.
Make sure you take the time to get enough sleep. Too little sleep can decrease your ability to dream (the ability to be fully aware of what you’re dreaming about).
Another way to realize you are dreaming is to draw a symbol on the hand. As you fall asleep, think, “When I look at my hands, I’ll realize I’m dreaming.” If you wake up and it doesn’t work, try again. You’ll just end up thinking “My hands!” in your dream and you can control your dream.
Another way to control dreams is to look at the wall clock and try to make the second hand rotate in the opposite direction. You won’t be able to do it while awake but if you try it in a dream and if the hands of the clock go backwards you will realize that you are dreaming.
Place an icon on the ceiling or near your bed so you can easily see it. Look at it for a few minutes before going to bed and look at it for a few minutes when you wake up. This will help you remember the dream more clearly.
If you try to concentrate when you fall asleep, you will probably stay awake. The purpose of the actions throughout this article (writing down the target dream, etc.) is to focus on subconscious thoughts, not on conscious thoughts.
Dream control is not the same as lucid dreaming, although they do have similarities. For more on lucid dreaming, read the article “How to Wake Up”.
If you think you are dreaming, look at your hands and try to count your fingers. You won’t be able to do this simple thing in your dream even though it is easy in reality.
Do not try to dream about upcoming events (competitions, tests, etc.). If the dream is not good, it will only stress you more about these events in real life.
Imagine you are in a dream when you wake up. Draw a picture that describes your vision. It doesn’t matter if it’s ugly or beautiful, just draw what you think before going to bed every night. It will help you think and imagine about it!
When you write down your dream, do it quickly so you don’t miss or forget important details.
Set your alarm at 3 am because this is when you are in deep sleep. As soon as you wake up, think about the things you want to dream about, look at the picture, sing, and go back to sleep. It’s also pretty easy because the good thing is that you’re desperate to go back to sleep.
Think over and over about what you want and count down the number before you go to sleep. Repeat this process every night.
Make sure you don’t add random imaginary details that don’t happen.
Don’t think about things you don’t expect to happen. Your subconscious will use that fear to scare you!
Download the Dream:ON app to your phone or tablet, it can help you influence your dreams.
Don’t be afraid of nightmares. If you’re scared, remember it’s just a dream!
If you find that writing down isn’t working, you can draw pictures of your dreams. This will not only record your dreams but also give you pleasure. It’s like writing with pictures!
Remember that the effect may not come for a few nights. Please be patient.

Warning

You won’t be able to control your dreams right away. Beginners often take an initial time that can be up to a few months before you can fully control your dream. If you’re not patient, you won’t get any results, so calm down and relax!
If you lie down to sleep and feel weighed down, you may be experiencing a phenomenon called sleep paralysis. This is normal and many people still have it. Sleep paralysis can also cause WILD (straight into a dream from a waking state), but in general you shouldn’t worry about these issues.
Be careful – some people can’t fall asleep easily after being woken up (strongly) in the middle of the night!
Don’t do unreasonable or stupid things in your dreams: because they can lead to happening in your real life (believe it or not but in reality some people think “What I can do it in my dreams, I can do it now too!”)

Things you need

A notebook or notebook
Pen

Steps