My dreams are only visual

[Termination]

Hello,
I've been trying to AP for more than 2 years with no progress at all, so I decided to try lucid dreaming first.
My problem, however, is that my dreams are so vague. I can only see things. I can't hear, touch(feel the touch), smell or taste anything at all.
It's like I'm just imagining things. These dreams are not very clear either.

It wasn't always like this. When I was a kid, my senses were stimulated more during my dreams. One problem that I used to get a lot was waking up when trying to eat something. Sometimes I even realize that this is a dream but I can't control it. I keep telling myself "okay, I'll eat this and not wake up". I used to get the "falling" feeling as well, but almost none now. The last time it happened was around 3 years ago, but after long 6 or 7 years of not having it. The most recent one(3 years ago) was in a vivid and clear dream. I wasn't myself though(I was a character from a video game), I was standing on a sky bridge that leads to a golden castle on the clouds. My leg slipped and I was about to fall. I think I woke up after that.

But I no longer get clear and vivid dreams anymore. They are all difficult to remember and very unclear. I don't feel anything,
I barely hear things. I had a dream where I was flying today, it was wonderful but I didn't feel the motion. I was just looking at myself flying without any feeling. I just got the pleasure I get when I play a video game where I could fly high in its world.

Can I fix this?
I started typing my dreams on my laptop after I wake up everyday this week, but didn't see any progress.

[Xanth]

Hi there Termination,

Welcome to the Astral Pulse.

So... you can only "visually" experience your dreams?
There could be a phenomenon going on whereby you just don't retain the specific memory regarding the other senses, which would lead me to believe that you're just a more "visual" person, than say, for example, a "listening" person or "touch" person.

Another possibility might be that since you could do this back when you were child that you picked up some form of a belief to the contrary that said something along the lines of "it's only true if you can see it"... it's possible this went deep into your subconscious.

Most of the problems we face in a non-physical sense have to do with a belief or fear.  Find the belief or fear that is inhibiting you and you break the block that you're facing.  It can sometimes take a bit of self-discovery to find what that is though.

Have you managed the lucid awareness state at all?
If you have... remember to ask some questions while you're there.  They don't have to be to anyone/thing in particular... just yell'em out and wait for an answer.  The nice thing about the non-physical is that you don't really NEED sound.  All communication is done in a non-physical sense. 

Goodluck!

[Termination]

There has been some radical changes in me since then.
I used to be a very religious person, but not anymore. I stopped believing in things that had no supporting evidence.
I do have some fears, though.
I like the fact that I have a very good long-term memory, and I'm always aware of my surroundings. I never "get lost in thought" or daydream. I love this thing about myself. 
But I fear that by achieving the ability to experience things that are not real(ludic dreaming, AP...etc), I will lose these abilities which I already have.
I'm not sure about the me not being much of a listening person part. I play musical instruments and I remember people's voices very well.
I remembered someone's voice after 2 or 3 years. I looked at him and wasn't sure if it was him, but when he started talking to his wife, I was 100% sure that it was him.

I never had a lucid dream or OBE... never.

[Xanth]

There has been some radical changes in me since then.
I used to be a very religious person, but not anymore. I stopped believing in things that had no supporting evidence.

That's going to be a problem with astral projection then. 

Try to set aside belief for now... and just remain openly skeptical.  You don't have to toss anything into the "I believe" or "I don't believe" piles. 

I do have some fears, though.
I like the fact that I have a very good long-term memory, and I'm always aware of my surroundings. I never "get lost in thought" or daydream. I love this thing about myself. 
But I fear that by achieving the ability to experience things that are not real(ludic dreaming, AP...etc), I will lose these abilities which I already have.
I'm not sure about the me not being much of a listening person part. I play musical instruments and I remember people's voices very well.
I remembered someone's voice after 2 or 3 years. I looked at him and wasn't sure if it was him, but when he started talking to his wife, I was 100% sure that it was him.

I never had a lucid dream or OBE... never.

First, you'll also have to set aside the idea that these things "are not real"... set that idea aside, don't judge it, don't believe or disbelieve it, just set it aside for now. 

You're going to be the first person I prescribe this to... but it's my "new thing".  Have you ever learned to meditate?  I believe you should start there.  Start meditating on the idea of removing yourself from the physical awareness and senses that you get.  It's called a "point of consciousness" meditation.  I think everyone should start there.  I'm starting there... I'm starting over, at that point. 

[Termination]

I don't think about the truth of AP when I try to do it. I believe it's just a mind trick, but I don't tell myself things like "this won't work".
I'm fairly confident that the people experience it, but I don't think it's what they think it is.

I'm not very good at meditation. I try to meditate before bed every night while listening to music and lying down, but nothing happens...
I don't usually fall asleep, but I get bored and turn off the music and just go to sleep. Sometimes I fall asleep and wake up shortly afterwards because of the music. I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing.

[Xanth]

I don't think about the truth of AP when I try to do it. I believe it's just a mind trick, but I don't tell myself things like "this won't work".
I'm fairly confident that the people experience it, but I don't think it's what they think it is.

I'm not very good at meditation. I try to meditate before bed every night while listening to music and lying down, but nothing happens...
I don't usually fall asleep, but I get bored and turn off the music and just go to sleep. Sometimes I fall asleep and wake up shortly afterwards because of the music. I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing.

Don't worry about doing the right or wrong thing... because, there is no right or wrong way. 

Just "do" 

[Astral316]

Hey there. If you want to advance with astral projection you're going to need to meditate... no way around it unless you're born with the ability to project naturally. Before bed is the worst time to meditate unless you have a strong will to combat the temptation of sleep. Meditate anywhere between early morning and late afternoon to begin with.

Also, what you love about yourself may be keeping you strapped to the physical. I sense that you have an "out of sight, out of mind" thought process, yes? A lack of imagination might work against you in my honest opinion.

[Termination]

I'm not sure what you mean by "out of sight, out of mind thought process".
I have some imagination, but I can't really "get lost" in it. I find it difficult to imagine a 4 digit number, but I can remember a long sequence of digits.
I just can't "see" them side by side in my mind if they are more than 4 digits. I also have difficulty imagining a rotating/spinning object.
I can't recreate a feeling in my mind.

[Xanth]

I'm not sure what you mean by "out of sight, out of mind thought process".
I have some imagination, but I can't really "get lost" in it. I find it difficult to imagine a 4 digit number, but I can remember a long sequence of digits.
I just can't "see" them side by side in my mind if they are more than 4 digits. I also have difficulty imagining a rotating/spinning object.
I can't recreate a feeling in my mind.

Don't do any of those things then.  Do what works best for you.  FIND what works best for you. 

The "point of consciousness" meditation is one where your consciousness is 'removed' from this physical awareness and sensations.
Any form of meditation will elicit that goal.  Repeating a mantra... focusing on a single object... a single sound... focusing upon a visualization... the point is to remove your focus of awareness from "this" reality and exist, purely as a point of consciousness.

[Termination]

Okay. Can I just focus on the music? Or does it have to be a repeating pattern of sound if I want to focus on sound? How about the ticking of my clock?