Thread: Second lucid dream but almost no control

It sounds like you weren't actually fully lucid you just became aware of the fact you were in a dream and didn't instantly wake up. You didn't seem to have control over anything other than your hands and that's very common with new lucid dreamers. The hands are one of the things we most often check immediately after realising we are dreaming. Some people use that as a way to tell if they are dreaming or not because often your hands will appear strange like extra fingers or wiggly worm type fingers. It's a good thing that you are at least able to realise you are dreaming and then not start to immediately wake up. That's what you should concentrate on to begin with, forget about creating your surroundings or actively make things happen. Just get used to the feeling of being inside the dream and try not to wake up. once you become comfortable with the strangeness of it all you can then think about actively doing stuff and your surroundings should clear up without needing so much effort. Remember once you realise you're dreaming the natural reaction is to wake up so it takes all your effort to just stay in the dream to begin with. By the way once you find you're starting to get some level of control don't immediately go for the superman flying through the sky thing as tempting as it is because the rush of flying will wake you up really fast. Do boring stuff and just walk around or look around and try to stay calm to begin with.

You mentioned the first person view is hard for you but for me it's nearly always first person, i hardly ever see myself from an outside perspective like third person. The only way i see myself is in mirrors or water reflections. I think for most people it will be first person usually but it's sometimes third person. The fact that you said you could see your hands and control them means you must have been in first person for some of the dream at least so in time i think you'll find that becomes your ' normal' point of view. But again i'd not worry too much about that and instead concentrate on getting over the excitement and staying asleep.

I used my own variation on the wake back to bed technique when i'm actively wanting to lucid dream ( i also lucid dream when i'm not trying to) and i also become aware of lying in my bed between full consciousness and the dreamworld. That's a good thing because it shows you are not being spooked enough to jolt you back to reality straight away even if you do end up slowly waking up. It's about trying to find that balance between waking up and dreaming and staying there as long as possible.
An example of this is my last lucid dream two days ago. In the dream i was a passenger in a car just driving somewhere as you do and i looked at the driver and his face was blurred out and the steering wheel seemed way too big, i then said " oh look i'm dreaming!" and went into a lucid dream. I was having fun for a while and then i became aware of something tapping me on the leg in reality and i ended up in that balance of still dreaming and being aware of myself lying in bed for a while. i could sense the light in my room ( i use a small amount of light to achieve lucid dreaming ) and i could see my sisters dog was prodding my leg with it's paw trying to wake me up but i managed to keep dreaming for a while before the dog finally woke me up fully. It's definately normal to be able to hear real sounds when you're balanced between dream and reality, the tricky part is trying to ignore the real world and focus on the dream. It's a positive thing that you have experienced that inbetween feeling already so enjoy it and don't try to move your body! stay in the dream if you can!

Here's something you might find helpful since you're using the wake back to bed technique. Do you play video games at all? I find they help me achieve lucid dreaming but i don't always need it. What you do is have your normal sleep then wake up as normal. Without leaving your bed have a video game nearby ( preferably a first person type game if that's the view you want in your dream) and play it for about 15 - 20 minutes. Turn it off and get comfortable ready to sleep again. The idea is it stimulates your brain with fantasy so when you drop off to sleep your mind is still very active and remembering the crazy stuff you just did on the screen. It can help you realise your dreaming when you notice you're running around shooting enemies in a war or off slaying dragons on horseback etc. Just don't try a game called Alien Isolation. I did and had the most terrifying nightmare i ever had. I was constantly dashing around hiding in lockers and under tables as this big growling alien stalked me and it always knew where i was and i couldn't wake myself up! Don't play anything scary or gory, try something fast paced that needs quick reaction times. If you're not into video games it's ok you don't really need them, they just help sometimes.
The most important thing is trying to force yourself to question your surroundings in dreams because when you do that and see things that cannot be possible ( wiggly fingers, strange reflection in mirrors, blurry faces etc) that's when lucidity starts. I hope that helps and goodluck!

Ahh so I was moving to fast. It's good to know that I am at least on the right track I didn't know if what I felt was correct but it seems it is. Also I play alot of video games but the one I'm playing the most is smite At the moment and I play it before bed which may explain the dream I had in 3rd person that wasn't lucid lmao. And I was in the game too I was a character running I the jungle and going into other gods lane. Didn't realize I was dreaming in the dream though

I will play call of duty now instead Thanks for that piece of advice. It's been about 3 weeks and I guess I've become semi lucid 2 times so it's a start. How do u feel about binaural beats?