Do you believe in lucid dreaming?

Question

Okay, so I used to do a lot of lucid dreaming last year to the point where I was doing it every day as a way of coping with my anxiety, I used to do it so much that I could no longer tell the difference between dreaming & reality. (When I do it now I count my fingers as a way of realising that I'm awake). 
I wondered who else has tried this? Comment below if you have & your exeperince. 
Also are there any dangers associated with lucid dreaming?

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There are alot of dangers that come with lucid dreaming, some of them even long term. The first is sleep paralysis, which is self explanatory. You're awake but can't move, or talk. It's terrifying but not necesarilly a health risk. The second is, as you said, your brain confusinf dream with reality. This can cause you to feel physical pain in your dreams, and it can also froce some people into insanity. The third and fourth are Oneirophobia, the fear of dreams. And Hypnophobia, the fear of sleep. These can both become long term health risks as they can deprive you of sleep and cause lots of anxiety and paranoia. I would honestly avoid lucid dreaming more than maybe once a week or so, it's fun but can be dangerous. And it definitely should not be used as an axiety reliever

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Lucid dreaming scares the heck out of me! My friend does it often, but not intentionally. She experiences several sleep paralysis and false awakenings which are the worst. So yeah I believe in it.

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How can you lucid dream?

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I'm an avid lucid dreamer and have been since I was probably 12 so 8 years. I have control the majority of the time. The rest of the time I'm too tired to remember dreams so I wouldn't be able to know. Never experienced sleep paralysis but other than that, I'm not sure there are any risks.

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Yes I've lucid dreamed before but I didn't like it. I also deal with sleep paralysis often so anything that isn't just simply falling asleep and waking up, I don't like. Honestly I don't like dreaming in general.

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Yes I have done it and I have read tons of research on sleep in general; lucid dreaming is just part of self awareness during REM sleep; particularly stages 3 or 4. I have not read any studies implying it can cause sleep paralysis, REM sleep disorders, any sort of parasomnias, and so on..seeing as sleep paralysis occurs between wakefulness state and REM so not quite during the same time as lucidity.

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