Okay, let’s get straight into it. So I’ve always had these crazy flying dreams where I’m zooming around like Superman, but could never control when they happened or what I did in them. Felt super random. Saw some dream psychologist tips online and decided to test ’em myself for a week. Here’s exactly what went down:
Night 1: Setting Up My Bedroom
First step? Fixing my sleep cave. Turned off all those annoying charging LEDs with electrical tape. Dumped my thick comforter for lighter blankets ’cause they said overheating messes with dreams. Sprayed a tiny bit of lavender mist — smelled like grandma’s closet, but whatever. Kept my journal right on the nightstand.
The Reality Check Habit
Started doing “reality checks” every dang hour during the day. They sound silly but went like this:
- Pressed my finger into my palm asking “Am I dreaming?” (Dream fingers go through palm, real ones don’t)
- Stared at my hands super hard — real hands look normal, dream hands look fuzzy or weird
- Jumped and tried to float (felt stupid doing this in the bathroom at work)
Night 2 to 4: The Frustration Phase
Woke up at 4:30 AM using an alarm like the tips suggested — “WBTB technique” or whatever. Stayed awake 20 minutes scribbling in the journal: “TONIGHT I CONTROL FLIGHT” over and over. Went back to sleep hyped up… and nada. Either no dreams or regular crap like forgetting my pants at school. Felt ready to quit.
The Breakthrough Night
On night 5, woke up naturally at 3 AM (didn’t need the alarm). Did my palm-poke check — finger went THROUGH my hand like butter. Holy crap! I was dreaming! Saw a cliff nearby. Remembered the advice: don’t look down, look at the horizon. Ran off that cliff staring straight ahead… and didn’t fall. Started flying! Felt that wind-rush cold in my face.
How I Controlled It
Got cocky and looked down — instantly started dropping. Panicked but remembered: spin like a drill. Whirled like a tornado and shot back up. Then “swam” breaststroke through clouds. Woke up buzzing with adrenaline, wrote everything down before forgetting.
Been doing this for three weeks now. Still fails sometimes if I’m stressed or skip the reality checks. But man, when it works? Nothing beats barrel-rolling over dream oceans because YOU decided to.
