Your topic title worked perfectly as clickbait; I was about to convince you not to quit lucid dreaming after half-reading the title, until I read the post |
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I've been practicing lucid dreaming now for about 6 months, and I just wanted to share my experience so far, because I totally understand the frustration with lucid dreaming. There are a TON of articles and videos about 'lucid dreaming TONIGHT' and the fastest way to have lucid dreams, and 'Have a lucid dream. Guaranteed'. Like a lot of people new to lucid dreaming, I tried all of these, and even had some success with some short lucid dreams within a few weeks. But I really think all of the awesome things you hear about in lucid dreaming, are gonna take some time. Time for your brain to adjust and time to figure out what works best for you. The best advice I've seen online so far is to compare it to learning piano. Sure you can try one of those 'learn piano in a week' lessons, but it's not really gonna be that rewarding, and the novelty of playing the one piece you learned in a week will wear off quickly, and you'll walk away thinking that playing piano was really not that fun or worth it. I really think it just takes time, months and months, and also a lot of experimenting with different techniques and affirmations. |
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Your topic title worked perfectly as clickbait; I was about to convince you not to quit lucid dreaming after half-reading the title, until I read the post |
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"The scariest, most terrifying thing that I fear?
My imagination."
-"I thought you were going to say 'Fear, itself'."
"Then you have a small imagination."
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."
I feel like the most effective techniques for lucid dreaming are somewhat lesser known and perhaps underrated. Most of the well known techniques rely on tricking yourself into the realisation that you're dreaming, but I think being successful with these techniques involves a large element of luck and a lot of conscious effort. In a sense, your concious mind is kind of fighting against your subconscious mind to become lucid. |
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Last edited by MartinB; 07-25-2017 at 04:28 PM.
I just saw this thread right after I posted a similar one, "1 Year Later," and it seems we are having similar experiences. I have also switched to a more casual approach to lucid dreaming and always make sure to do affirmations before bed. I read something similar to the piano analogy and that's what changed my view on lucid dreaming to something that takes time rather than something that just requires a technique. It's interesting to see how my experience is turning out similar to yours, although you seem to be progressing quicker than me. |
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Our experiences are very similar Astrok. A couple things I wanted to ask you, to see if you having similar experiences with, are you having any luck with WBTB or WILD, if you have tried either? With WBTB, I've had some success, mostly when I wake up on my own versus an alarm, and then stay up for awhile meditating, doing MILD, or reading about lucid dreaming. I have not have not had any success with WILD, or WILD-type techniques. I have been able to see the first stage of hypnagogic images, but I fall asleep before they turn into distinct objects or a dream scene. |
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Hypnosis is a great idea. It definitely makes sense. I have an old hypnosis tape I'm going to use now. Do you think a 20 minute hypnosis session is enough if performed daily, and does it matter what time of the day you do it? I am thinking of doing it in the morning but i'm wondering if it might be better at bedtime. |
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WBTB is effective for me since all (I think) of my lucids were after it. I always combine WILD with WBTB and I feel I could be successful with it, but the dream just doesn't seem to come. I don't attempt WILD frequently because intentions need to be well set and motivation high - something hard to do with a busy schedule. I stick with the DILD techniques because I believe they fit my lifestyle the best and could allow me to have consistent lucids without much effort. |
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Last edited by Astrok; 07-31-2017 at 04:17 PM.
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