Dream characters are mean to me sometimes?
I've been lucid dreaming for a little while, but I'm new to reading about it online- I'm self-taught. One of the things I like doing in my dreams is talking to the people. Someone said in another thread that it's a bad idea to be mean to the characters in your dreams because they're part of your subconscious, so it's damaging to you.
I don't want to be mean to the people in my dreams, but sometimes they're a little mean to me. For example, one time I was walking in a park and there was a big group of people grilling out and swimming in the lake. I walked up to them and said hi, but they were kinda rude and passive aggressively made it clear it wasn't welcome.
Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, how do they handle it?
In real life, I'm very empathetic and emotionally intelligent, but also beat myself up a lot. I gotta wonder if these characters that are part of my subconscious are making me feel bad about myself because I do it in my brain during the day.
Fortunately, I also have a lot of positive experiences with dream people. When I say "wait guys- this is a dream" they're like "yes!! it is a dream :) you figured it out!!" and sometimes they come with me on my adventures (I like to fly around and explore)
Anyway, if anyone has insight I'd love to hear it! I definitely spiral easily if scary statements are made about "if you do this, then BAD SPOOKY THINGS WILL HAPPEN" (i've had issues with lucid dreams turning into nightmares in the past) so if people could keep it light I'd appreciate it <3