Thread: im new to this.

i've been reading quite a lot and what i've got so far is:

jot down you're dreams whenever you wake up and remember them, write how you feel and what happened.

ask yourself if you're dreaming when you're awake and this trait will follow into your dreams, that way if you are dreaming you should quickly realise it.

think about having them, tell yourself you will have one before going to bed and mean it, make your mind know its important for you.

and i think be imaginative, try and think about what you want to dream about before falling asleep.

edit: Just to say, im only 15 years old, whether im not mature enough or whatever to have one, does age matter? i would imagine not but you know there might be alot of things on my mind, or whether being a teenager and being stress-free from money worries and etc will help.

Originally Posted by JackM

i've been reading quite a lot and what i've got so far is:

jot down you're dreams whenever you wake up and remember them, write how you feel and what happened.

ask yourself if you're dreaming when you're awake and this trait will follow into your dreams, that way if you are dreaming you should quickly realise it.

think about having them, tell yourself you will have one before going to bed and mean it, make your mind know its important for you.

and i think be imaginative, try and think about what you want to dream about before falling asleep.

Yup, that's about the basics of a DILD. Whenever you do reality checks in RL, make sure to completely stop everything you are doing and thoroughly make sure you're not dreaming. Think about all the dreams you've had up until now that were not lucid... they're trickier to catch than they seem! So you've gotta be pretty thorough about the state testing to catch them.

Also, coming up with dream goals is the #1 thing I think everyone should do. I still have a list of dream goals that I'm always attempting. You probably want to keep them kind of basic at first. I've found that just doing reality checks in dreams can be a good enough dream goal. They're very simple, you don't have to try to find other people or objects or go anywhere, but when you end up counting 10 fingers on one hand or pushing your arm through something, it's pretty damn cool. You'll also be familiar with the concept and motions since you'll be trying them while awake. Definitely make a list of things like "Fly, throw fireballs, summon supermodel, talk to dog, kick someone's ass, make it rain or change the weather", etc. These will keep you motivated and the more you think about them, the easier it will be to remember to do them in your dreams.

i remember one really odd experience, it was a totally random dream, basically i was like a secret agent or something in my school, and when i was making my way out of a building this alarm went off, and it was a wierd alarm and after hearing it i instantly knew it was a dream, though woke up a few seconds later.

something that often happens is when im in a dream, when i try to run away from someone/something i either slip and fall and can barely move, like ive greased my feet and im running on ice, or i can run really fast and jump quite far but when i have to turn i seem to turn too far and spin, its wierd


the idea of having your own universe to control with no consequences is utterly fascinating though, its like playing god... i mean doing whatever you want, its like a virtual reality... taking daydreaming to a whole new standard

Originally Posted by JackM

i remember one really odd experience, it was a totally random dream, basically i was like a secret agent or something in my school, and when i was making my way out of a building this alarm went off, and it was a wierd alarm and after hearing it i instantly knew it was a dream, though woke up a few seconds later.

something that often happens is when im in a dream, when i try to run away from someone/something i either slip and fall and can barely move, like ive greased my feet and im running on ice, or i can run really fast and jump quite far but when i have to turn i seem to turn too far and spin, its wierd


the idea of having your own universe to control with no consequences is utterly fascinating though, its like playing god... i mean doing whatever you want, its like a virtual reality... taking daydreaming to a whole new standard

Yea, dreams are weird like that. What you expect to happen will usually happen, so in the case of nightmares you worry about the call not going through or not being able to press the buttons or tripping, and boom! you find yourself flat on the ground and unable to get up. The bright side is that with lucid dreaming, you expect something awesome to happen and it does

Oh man it definitely is awesome, I've been hooked since my first one I absolutely love making it rain and stuff, I mean people always make jokes about the weatherman not being god and all that stuff, and I just smile to myself

Yea, age should really not matter as long as you are over 2 and under 99 (and even then who am I to say it does?). A lot of people actually lucid dream when they are younger but lose the skill as they age, I guess because they don't consciously practice it? I was never so lucky. But anyway I had my first one at about 16 or so, now I'm 20 and I've had 80+. So yea, you're in a very good ripe age for LDing

Hello JackM. Some basic advice to help you would be the following:

1) Write down your dreams. It helps you remember them more and increases your chances of having more lucid dreams.
2) Do reality checks during the day. It helps you ask yourself if you are dreaming, which is usually more effective than becoming lucid in a dream at random.

Most people don't remember their dreams, or at least more than one per night. If you can, your odds of having lucid dreams are fairly good! Good luck to you, and have many lucids!