Many people are interested to learn more about being aware while dreaming. The most basic description of lucid dreaming is being conscious you are in a dream without waking up. However, there are many urban myths about this profound ability.

The first myth about being aware while dreaming is that, once you are conscious, you can control the dream.. In actuality, most dreamers find they can focus on manipulating some dream imagery, but complete control is impossible. It’s more accurate to say that you have more self-control in lucid dreams, and can focus on making choices that are present themselves in the dream.

Another myth about lucid dreaming is that if you die in a dream, you can die in real life. This is simply not true! Most of the time, dreamers simply wake up after a disturbing scene like this, and of course in lucid dreaming you have the power to wake yourself up at any time.

The last myth I’ve heard about lucid dreaming is that they make you tired the next day because you were really “awake.” In actuality, the opposite is true. Indeed, many dreamers say they have more energy the next day. Don’t forget that a lucid dream is still a dream, so you are getting your zzzz’s.

So if any of these myths are preventing you from trying out lucid dreaming, now you know the truth.