When you are experiencing the dream, it is almost always in first person (unless u don’t want it to be)- But when you recall your dream, since it it all in your brain, you can ‘view’ it from different ‘camera angles’, the most common view your brain sets when recalling dreams is third person, and recalling your dreams in third person can be a sign of poor recall (Not poor poor but a bit poor since you can’t really remember how you experienced it).
You can try it yourself- The next time you’re having a LD, say out loud like “I am seeing everything in first person view” (but only if you are ofc, but u most likely are) and then when you wake up, you’ll see that you can recall it from third person.
all my LDs have been in first person.
As for RCs … I have been trying to get myself to use levitation as a RC for some time now since i know I can easily levitate in dreams/LDs
All of my dreams are in first person but a few nights ago I had one in 3rd person
I was wandering, if you dream in 3rd person, would it be easier to have DILD’s?
It is perfectly possible to dream regularly in third person without doing it on purpose. Some dreamers have to find ways to make it a first person dream once lucid in order to interact with the dream world better.
Or is the fact that they think they dream in third person reflecting their lucid dreams making them see everything in third person? Nah, no need to answer, this is all just a theory of mine with a very thin base of experience.
I usually dream in first person, but occasionally dream in third person, usually when the dream becomes less vivid, or if I’m playing video games, which for me always causes everything but the game to fade away. I know that I was actually dreaming in third person, and not just remembering it that way, because on at least one occasion I remember thinking about it in the dream.
Sometimes in my NDs I slip between 1st and 3rd person, since in my dreams I tend to have knowledge about other “characters” I wouldn’t normally have in real life, so often halfway through a dream I slip into another person’s “character.”
Often, even if I’m dreaming in purely 1st person with 1st person knowledge, I can hold two different perspectives simultaneously, so the world around me is in 1st person but I can see myself.
My lucid dreams are remarkably 1st person though, since I tend to lose this omnipresent viewpoint and my dream body… “solidifies,” if that’s a plausible word. I become much more aware of my surroundings, not just my straight-ahead vision but my sense of a ground below me and an ability to look around like IRL.
I was discussing with a friend just now how almost all of my dreams are in third person. He said his were mostly first. So I wanted to see if he or myself was in the majority…and to my surprise I find I am in a small minority. I remember my dreams almost every night, vividly, to where if i describe them i can take up to an hour to explain the happenings. If I do dream in first person, i know i am dreaming and can continue sleeping if i want to see what happens. I am sometimes myself, sometimes a dude (i am female btw), but if I am not myself i am ALWAYS the same guy. I was joking with my friend that maybe it was me from a past life or something. anyway, i googled dreaming in third person and found this forum. I wanted to ask if anyone had any advice on my dreaming. should i try to control my dreams more? i wonder if it would be something i could do easily, since i am very aware of my own actions if i am first person. any advice would help. I am sorry about my inaccurate punctuation and such, when i get to typing i get slopppy
Welcome to LD4all, kristina . To answer your question, getting lucid (gaining control and realizing that you’re dreaming) is pretty awesome. Some people rate their first lucid dream as one of the best experiences of their lives . As for how easy it is, it varies from person to person, but if you’re fairly aware in your normal dreams, then you’ve already got a good start.
Back on topic, I always dream in first person when I’m lucid, but my NDs go back and forth between the perspectives (it seems like the less aware that I am, the more likely it is that I’m dreaming in 3rd person).
I see your point, but there is another reality check which is both easier and less likely to backfire. The nose-pinching check. In case you’re not familiar with it, what you do is tightly pinch shut your nose with your hand and then attempt to breathe through your nose. If you are dreaming you will still be able to breathe. This method basically has a 100% success rate and also has the added bonus of not looking utterly ridiculous (such as thrusting yourself into the air and flapping your arms). By the way, fun fact: you can always breathe while dreaming, regardless of being underwater, in space, etc. Try it .
My dreams are often in third person, in fact I’m often various different characters. I.E not myself. I have switched between two different characters perspectives and disembodied observer perspective within the same dream. Also occasionally my dream will pan out from first person perspective so I can watch the events from a distance. It’s almost like in movies. Strange since I rarely watch movies