Your Dream Control Profile
Lucid Dream Control Questionnaire
Domain 1 of 7
Lucid Dream Control Questionnaire (LDCQ)
Own Cognition Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately control cognitive aspects of your lucid dreams, including setting and remembering intentions, maintaining dream stability and lucidity, and remaining focused on intended goals. Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as “N.A.”.
| How often can you deliberately and successfully… | Your Score | |
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| 1. | …maintain lucidity without waking up? | |
| 2. | …remember a pre-set intention while lucid in a dream? | |
| 3. | …prolong a lucid dream when it starts to fade or feel unstable? | |
| 4. | …remain focused on a chosen goal or task without getting distracted? | |
| 5. | …prevent losing lucidity or waking up before completing a desired action or intention? | |
| 6. | …experience dream control without major distractions or instability (e.g., struggling to exert control, being distracted by the dream and dream characters)? | |
| 7. | …regain focus or control when distractions or instability occur? | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Own Cognition Dream Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Own Cognition Dream Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 7 |
Own Emotion Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately manage fear, anxiety, excitement, and other emotions to sustain dream lucidity and control. Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as “N.A.”.
| How often can you deliberately and successfully… | Your Score | |
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| 1. | ...remain calm and collected in an overwhelming, stressful, or particularly exciting dream scenarios? | |
| 2. | ...remove an element that induces fear, stress, or other unwanted emotions? | |
| 3. | ...change your emotional state (e.g., induce joy or relaxation)? | |
| 4. | ...maintain lucidity and control when experiencing strong emotions (e.g., excitement, fear, frustration)? | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Own Cognition Dream Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Own Cognition Dream Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 4 |
Own Body Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately control your dream body. This refers to your capacity to change the form, proprioception, and senses of your dream body. Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as "N.A.".
| How often can you deliberately and successfully… | Your Score | |
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| 1. | ...modify your dream body (e.g., change size, shape, or abilities)? | |
| 2. | ...shapeshift or transform into another being (e.g., animal, plant, person, fictional character) or inanimate object? | |
| 4. | ...disable or alter your visual perception (e.g., black and white vision, looking through binoculars)? | |
| 5. | ...disable or alter your auditory perception (e.g., make sounds feel louder or softer)? | |
| 6. | ...alter other sensory perception (e.g., intensity or quality of smell, taste, or touch)? | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Own Cognition Dream Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Own Cognition Dream Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 5 |
Own Movement Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately initiate, coordinate, and control the movements of your dream body (e.g., fine motor actions, athletic movements, flying, floating). Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as "N.A.".
| How often can you deliberately and successfully... | Your Score | |
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| 1. | ...perform fine motor actions, such as writing, playing an instrument, or using tools with precision? | |
| 2. | ...perform athletic movements such as sprinting, climbing, or gymnastics with ease? | |
| 3. | ...amaintain balance while performing actions like jumping, standing on one foot, or walking on narrow surfaces? | |
| 4. | ...take-off, fly, and control your flight direction and altitude (e.g., turning mid-air, adjusting speed, stopping)? | |
| 5. | ...float (not fly?) | |
| 6. | ...perform coordinated motor actions with other dream characters (e.g., dancing, flighting, playing sports together)? | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Own Movement Dream Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Own Movement Dream Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 6 |
Dream Character Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately summon, communicate with, or modify dream characters (including humans, animals, or other beings). Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as "N.A.".
| How often can you deliberately and successfully... | Your Score | |
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| 1. | ...summon or remove a specific dream character? | |
| 2. | ...alter the appearance of a dream character (e.g., change their clothes, height, hair, or other physical features)? | |
| 3. | ...alter the behaviour of a dream character (e.g., ordering them to complete an action or behave in a specific way)? | |
| 4. | ...have a casual conversation with a dream character (e.g., exchanging greetings or small talk)? | |
| 5. | ...have a deep conversation with a dream character (e.g., seeking life advice, new knowledge, solving a problem)? | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Dream Characters Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Dream Characters Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 5 |
Dream Environment Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately alter settings, objects, and spatial continuity within a lucid dream. Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as "N.A.".
| How often can you deliberately and successfully... | Your Score | |
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| 1. | ...travel to another location by actively changing your surroundings (e.g., teleporting, using a portal, turning around, turning corners)? | |
| 2. | ...alter the weather or climate (e.g., making it rain or snow)? | |
| 3. | ...create or remove objects (e.g., trees, buildings, specific elements of your surroundings)? | |
| 4. | ...control the lighting (e.g., make the dream space brighter or darker, changing the hue/color?) | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Dream Environment Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Dream Environment Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 4 |
Dream Physics Control
This set of questions assesses your ability to deliberately manipulate physical properties of the dream world, such as the passage of time, gravity, viewpoint, and the solidity or properties of objects. Please rate each of the following on a scale from 0-4 where:
Never = 0; Rarely = 1; Sometimes = 2; Often = 3; Always = 4
If you have never attempted a particular type of dream control, mark it as "N.A.".
| How often can you deliberately and successfully... | Your Score | |
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| 1. | ...alter the passage of time (e.g., speed up, slow down, pause, rewind)? | |
| 2. | ...modify gravity (e.g., making objects, yourself, or others float or fly, reducing or increasing gravity)? | |
| 3. | ...switch viewpoint (e.g., from first-person to observer perspective)? | |
| 4. | ...pass through solid objects or walls? | |
| 5. | ...change the fundamental properties of objects or your surroundings (e.g., density, solidity)? | |
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Total Domain Score Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Number of Questions Answered Exclude the "N.A." questions |
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Dream Physics Control Score Total Domain Score ÷ (No. Questions Answered x 4) |
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Number of Questions NOT Marked as "N.A." |
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Dream Physics Engagement Score No. of non-"N.A" questions ÷ 5 |
Your results
Dream Control Profile
Control reflects perceived success when attempted; Engagement reflects the breadth of behaviours you have tried.