Lucid Living: How I do it

**PaeFin** · 11-20-2010 03:11 PM

I believe that lucid living is the one strongest tool for having a lucid dream. I did it a few years ago until life got in the way, and I'm doing it again now, and it's given me wonderful results each time.

You do it simply by telling yourself that you're dreaming or in a dream literally all day. Just keep repeating it in your head. Tell it to yourself out loud or at least more forcefully when you change places or when something bad happens, set a couple of triggers like that, but really you just have to tell it to yourself over and over until it's a habit.

I did initially think that this would be an epic fail and that in a dream I'd just be like "Oh, I'm dreaming," and brush it off without becoming lucid. Au contraire, I ended up having about three lucid dreams... ON the day I started.

So hopefully I've convinced you of the ease and effectiveness of this method. But I often find it hard to remember to tell myself that all day. (I mean, a day is like 15 hours, it's hard to keep it in mind for THAT long.)

So the method I've come up with is to put "I'm dreaming" to the tune of one of your favorite songs. Then get it stuck in your head!

It's really simple, but it works. I came up with this on the bus to school while listening to music, and I couldn't concentrate on dreaming and the music at the same time, so I sang along with altered lyrics. The song was stuck in my head all day and I had a wonderful lucid that night about the guy I like :3

Anyway, this method will give you epic DILDs with little to no effort, so I'd highly recommend that you try it! I do it in conjunction with WILD as well, just for the extra boost. I also chant, "I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming" while I fall asleep to solidify the habit and sometimes it will carry over into a dream.

Thanks for reading, happy dreaming, and please comment,
Paefin

**rynkrt3** · 11-20-2010 03:19 PM

Awesome post PaeFin, I will start doing this on a daily basis and report back here occasionally.

-Thank you!

Edit: How often should I tell myself that I am dreaming? It's almost impossible to keep that thought with me all the time just because when I'm working, or w/e I would forget about it.

**PaeFin** · 11-20-2010 04:21 PM

Just repeat it like a mantra whenever you can. It is sort of annoying during work or school because it can be hard to keep it in mind. Pause for a few moments every five minutes or so and say it more forcefully, but it should be in the back of your mind most of the time.

**MatrixMaster92** · 11-20-2010 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by PaeFin

So the method I've come up with is to put "I'm dreaming" to the tune of one of your favorite songs. Then get it stuck in your head!

GREAT idea!

**PaeFin** · 11-20-2010 08:15 PM

LOL thanks MatrixMaster

it works for me anyway!

**Roxy** · 11-20-2010 11:42 PM

What I find usefull to do aswell is make a little logo on your hand wich reminds you of lucid dreaming and when you look at it do a reality check. Or actually write down:''I'm dreaming'' however if you do that some people might think you are weird for having that on your hand.

**rynkrt3** · 11-20-2010 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Roxy

What I find usefull to do aswell is make a little logo on your hand wich reminds you of lucid dreaming and when you look at it do a reality check. Or actually write down:''I'm dreaming'' however if you do that some people might think you are weird for having that on your hand.

Reality checks are useless unless you see something out of place or "dreamy." So many people get the idea in their head that, oh if I RC this many time's a day then it will occur in my dreams or w/e. That doesn't work at all, RC's should only be preformed when you see something odd.

**Roxy** · 11-20-2010 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

Reality checks are useless unless you see something out of place or "dreamy." So many people get the idea in their head that, oh if I RC this many time's a day then it will occur in my dreams or w/e. That doesn't work at all, RC's should only be preformed when you see something odd.

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I have to disagree with you here. If you believe that whenever you do a RC you are actually dreaming it will happen in dreamstate aswell. Ofcourse you shouldn't have a set time on when to do a reality check. Just do it on random times and random places. If you dream alot at work why not try it in your office for once? (exceptions for people who work at different locations ofcourse).

**NrElAx** · 11-20-2010 11:59 PM

This is funny because I do this when I get anxiety. It helps me so much but I never thought about doing it for dilding. I'll give it a shot.

**rynkrt3** · 11-21-2010 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Roxy

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I have to disagree with you here. If you believe that whenever you do a RC you are actually dreaming it will happen in dreamstate aswell. Ofcourse you shouldn't have a set time on when to do a reality check. Just do it on random times and random places. If you dream alot at work why not try it in your office for once? (exceptions for people who work at different locations ofcourse).

Nobody, I mean nobody in a dream just randomly does a RC and becomes lucid. Most people just use RC's to confirm it. Think about it. If you do RC's when you see something dreamy or odd then in a dream you will do the same, after a while of training this. People never just stop everything in a dream for a random RC even if they do 25+ during the day randomly. If you read people's dream journals, they all go something like this: I was doing ( blank ) and I noticed something very strange, I thought, hey this might be a dream, I do a RC and confirm I am dreaming. None of them go like this: I was doing ( blank ) when all of a sudden I did a RC and became lucid.

**Roxy** · 11-21-2010 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

Nobody, I mean nobody in a dream just randomly does a RC and becomes lucid. Most people just use RC's to confirm it. Think about it. If you do RC's when you see something dreamy or odd then in a dream you will do the same, after a while of training this. People never just stop everything in a dream for a random RC even if they do 25+ during the day randomly.

From now on i'm ''nobody''.

**rynkrt3** · 11-21-2010 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by Roxy

From now on i'm ''nobody''.

I can almost guarantee that when you did a random RC, something triggered you to do it.

**Roxy** · 11-21-2010 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

I can almost guarantee that when you did a random RC, something triggered you to do it.

Wich obviously was me looking at my hands or doing another rc. However lets not go off-topic. If you wanna discuss this in further details you can PM me.

**PaeFin** · 11-21-2010 12:43 AM

The point of repeating "I'm Dreaming" is that it's not really TIED to anything. You just repeat it whenever you remember. Then in dreams when you remember, you end up subconsciously thinking about dreaming/rcs, and you go lucid. So rynkrt3 I'd say that if you make it a habit to do it basically at random, or constantly, you DO end up doing it randomly in dreams when your subconscious visits that thought. make sense?

**rynkrt3** · 11-21-2010 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by PaeFin

The point of repeating "I'm Dreaming" is that it's not really TIED to anything. You just repeat it whenever you remember. Then in dreams when you remember, you end up subconsciously thinking about dreaming/rcs, and you go lucid. So rynkrt3 I'd say that if you make it a habit to do it basically at random, or constantly, you DO end up doing it randomly in dreams when your subconscious visits that thought. make sense?

Makes perfect sence

. Using this, how often do you become lucid?

**PaeFin** · 11-21-2010 04:02 PM

The first couple of days it starts out at like 3-4 times a night (like the very first day, starting from nothing) but it tends to dip and then rise gradually (no LDs, then one a day, and then back up to the initial number). But that might just be me, IDK really.

**rynkrt3** · 11-21-2010 05:14 PM

I did this ALL day yesterday, didn't have a LD and only recalled like 1/2 of a dream.

**PaeFin** · 11-21-2010 07:28 PM

Well I don't know how long it takes for everyone, that's just me. And it doesn't help with recall at all. If you're not good at recall it's definitely possible to forget any lucids you might have had. That goes for any method.

Try it for another day or so and see what happens.

**Jay12341235** · 11-22-2010 01:30 AM

I'm going to keep at it for a week or two and I'll be sure to report back if I have any success

**NrElAx** · 11-23-2010 04:41 AM

How do you remember to tell yourself that everythings a dream. I'll remeber to tell myself like twice in the morning, but then I'll forget till like nightime. Well its partially due to my bad short term memory.

**dakotahnok** · 11-23-2010 05:14 AM

This sounds like MILD. An all day hardcore MILD. But still a MILD. And MILD is very effective.

**silver2k** · 11-23-2010 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

Nobody, I mean nobody in a dream just randomly does a RC and becomes lucid. Most people just use RC's to confirm it. Think about it. If you do RC's when you see something dreamy or odd then in a dream you will do the same, after a while of training this. People never just stop everything in a dream for a random RC even if they do 25+ during the day randomly. If you read people's dream journals, they all go something like this: I was doing ( blank ) and I noticed something very strange, I thought, hey this might be a dream, I do a RC and confirm I am dreaming. None of them go like this: I was doing ( blank ) when all of a sudden I did a RC and became lucid.

My first lucid was actually a random RC :p. I was in a dream in nothingness where I saw myself from 3rd POV doing a RC and becoming lucid.

**whiterain** · 11-24-2010 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

Nobody, I mean nobody in a dream just randomly does a RC and becomes lucid. Most people just use RC's to confirm it. Think about it. If you do RC's when you see something dreamy or odd then in a dream you will do the same, after a while of training this. People never just stop everything in a dream for a random RC even if they do 25+ during the day randomly. If you read people's dream journals, they all go something like this: I was doing ( blank ) and I noticed something very strange, I thought, hey this might be a dream, I do a RC and confirm I am dreaming. None of them go like this: I was doing ( blank ) when all of a sudden I did a RC and became lucid.

everyones different and we all have different ways of getting there mate. for me im constantly missing the most obvious dream signs, however the times i do get lucid are often just completely random and come about through the strength of the dream or just hightened awareness. thats why this method works for me because if im looking out for dream signs i might never see them but this mantra makes me far more likely to question my reality in dreams and the real world.

glad this is working for you op, although id call this more mindfullness- with a goal of lucid living where you recognise everything around you for the dream it is

**whiterain** · 11-24-2010 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by NrElAx

How do you remember to tell yourself that everythings a dream. I'll remeber to tell myself like twice in the morning, but then I'll forget till like nightime. Well its partially due to my bad short term memory.

as someone else suggested i often just put a little l on my left hand, so eveytime i see it it makes me think of lucidity. i think some people get new rings and things also as constant reminders

**DreamMentor** · 11-24-2010 03:09 AM

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

Nobody, I mean nobody in a dream just randomly does a RC and becomes lucid. Most people just use RC's to confirm it. Think about it. If you do RC's when you see something dreamy or odd then in a dream you will do the same, after a while of training this. People never just stop everything in a dream for a random RC even if they do 25+ during the day randomly. If you read people's dream journals, they all go something like this: I was doing ( blank ) and I noticed something very strange, I thought, hey this might be a dream, I do a RC and confirm I am dreaming. None of them go like this: I was doing ( blank ) when all of a sudden I did a RC and became lucid.

Roxy is right rynkrt3. I have become lucid on many occasions doing RC. I guess I'm "nobody" too.