@Xir said
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Actually, I dont really know how much of the lucid dreams are attributed to the Malaria pills specifically. They seem to be more drug induced than anything."
I considered that, but I found that I only became lucid in my dreams about half way through my tour of duty, by which time it was midsummer and all the mosquito's had died in the heat, (57 degrees C at one point!) so we all stopped taking the malaria tablets, so I don't think its that.
By lucid what I mean is that on three separate occasions I became self aware during sleep, enough to try to look for my hands anyway, on each occasion I would find some hands, I suppose they were mine, but they looked funny,1st time I just found a dark space where they should have been. 2nd time I just found a glowing mass, 3rd time, I found hands, but they were withered and old.
Anyway, my current theory on it is that it has to do with the heightened level of awareness we experience on active service, I found that I didn't sleep deeply, always sub-consciously listening for that tell-tale popping sound in the distance the preceded a mortar attack.
Anyway, take care, Pax et LVX 93 93/93