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Just checking in. Thanks NyxCC for the recommendation to shorten my mantra. So for April, I'm practicing awareness several times during the day as thorough as I can, meditating, continue my dream journal, when I awake in the night, try a WBTB with my mantra, and practice not moving when I awake (not doing so hot at this - I move and then remember I wasn't supposed to - LOL) AND talk to my DV buddy Naiya! |
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You're welcome! |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Last night I remembered quite a few dreams and am happy with that. So grateful to have a buddy (thanks Naiya!) to talk with and share this journey. |
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I haven't written in here in a while. I've been utilizing the buddy system with Naiya. She's helped me so much. It's nice to have someone to talk to on a regular basis. I've also been in the chat room just a little. |
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So happy to hear the program has been helpful to you and your buddy. |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
This morning's LD for a second: |
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Last edited by BlueKat; 04-22-2015 at 08:03 AM.
Congrats on the ld! Sorry you didn't have more time in this one. I am sure you will have more opportunities to see your loved ones in future lds. |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Thanks NyxCC. I am looking forward to seeing them again. I know it will happen. I've been keeping up with the RCs and I'm happy each time I've gotten lucid, if only for a short second. Seeing my mother brought out strong emotions so I'm guessing that's why I woke up so fast. My hope is that next time I'm lucid, I'm just going to try to look around, look at my hands, dream body, etc. and that will BE the goal, try to feel what it feels like rather than try to do something. I have a long list of goals but clearly I need to work on attaining lucidity and then stabilizing the dream first. |
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Help. I loved PMing with Naiya for the buddy program in April but I'm still not getting lucid. I've had seven, short LDs but I feel like I'm doing the work but not receiving the reward. I don't mean to complain but give me the password! LOL. I'm doing RCs, I'm trying to be more self-aware, asking what I've done the past five minutes,what I'm going to do the next five, MILD, I did the hands one for four months, now I'm doing, when I dream, I remember I'm dreaming, WILD attempts but no success yet and I record my dreams. I have learned that I need to be in bed at least nine hours to get some good recall. B6 seems to help with that. I don't really want to try Galantamine or things like that but...I'm getting frustrated. I will KEEP TRYING! The next time I have an LD I'm going to try to just look around and feel how it feels rather than try to accomplish anything. My goal list is growing but it's going to have to wait until I get some experience. |
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7 Lds, that's not bad at all! Keep up the good work! |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Yesterday after whining in my workbook I decided to get out my dream journal and see if I could find anything that helped me get lucid those seven times. What's interesting is that in the five months of being a newbie I really can't complain about seven! The more I read on DV, the more details I get which is helpful. I |
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Thanks. I do attempt WBTB and I have dreams but not LDs. I will try different times though. I am also incorporating SAT during the day now. The last WBTB I did yesterday morning and I laid there for 75 minutes. My body felt really heavy (sp?) and started to tingle a little bit, I had some HI in some shapes but it never formed into anything and then, I always get up. How long do I lie there? That was mid morning; after 7 hours sleep. |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Just checking in. I was on vacation which took about two weeks out of getting a lot of sleep and remembering dreams. I'm working on self-awareness using an hourly chime for the moment until I do it more consistently. I'll add reality checks at that time also. I'm using dogs as a dream sign because I frequently dream about them and in the dream the dog/dogs are mine and I don't have one! I have 3 cats whom I also dream about and when I retire I'd like to have a dog also. I'm also trying to add any change of situation as a dream sign hoping that helps. My mantra is now, "I'm dreaming and I'll have a lucid dream tonight". I'm still recording dreams and drinking apple juice and taking a B6 vitamin at night. I figure none of that will hurt and hopefully it all helps. Haven't had a lucid dream in a while but I know they will come. |
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So...I was sort of driving myself a little crazy with an hourly alarm, self-awareness, etc. and no LDs. I took a break for a week (but kept dream journaling) and this morning I did the happy LD dance!! Yes, one of my goals is to see Jackson Galaxy (the Cat Daddy) and ask him about my cat challenges. I don't know what made me lucid but I remembered immediately I wanted to see Jackson, so I said out loud, "When I turn around, Jackson Galaxy will be there" and he wasn't but he walked into the room through a doorway. What's funny is that he was half Jackson Galaxy and half Professor Dumbledore from Harry Potter (I was talking about Harry Potter this weekend). I kind of laughed and woke up shortly thereafter. Yay. Another goal is to just feel the environment and look around and try to know the difference between dreaming and waking so I can be lucid more frequently. |
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Oh yea, to add, it was a WBTB after I was up for an hour playing solitaire on my phone, then used the mantra, "remember I'm dreaming". I read on Dreamviews in someone's signature, "WBTB is king" and that has stuck with me. |
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Congratulations, BlueKat, great job! I'm glad that not only were you successful, but that you remembered and succeeded at your goals. |
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That's fanstastic, Bluekat, congrats! |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
I know it's been a while since I posted...not for lack of thinking about LDing. I bought Galantamine and took 8 mg this morning and then promptly puked my guts out...but then after 2 1/2 hours I went back to sleep - i thought I'm certainly not going to waste this crappy experience and NOT try to have a lucid dream if at all possible! LOL. And I did have an LD...my goal for the last several months in which I haven't had an LD was to see my deceased parents. My current goal with the Galantamine was to feel how it felt, look at my hands and dream body and try to remember and notice the dreaming state so I could have an LD more easily and hopefully more frequently in the future. Well, that was my thought anyway. |
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Hey Bluekat, thanks for dropping by and sharing your experience. You know, I can actually relate to some of the things you are going through. |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Thanks NyxCC. I will take your suggestion and identify some practice goals. I've been recording most of my dreams and know my dream signs but I think I would feel more productive if I track meditations, self awareness, LD stuff in dreams, MILD, WBTB, etc. I'll come up with some goals. I definitely like the idea though. Thanks again. Will keep you posted. I am going to do this! |
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Oh my gosh!! I totally forgot about the LD I had 6/30!! That was only 6 weeks ago and I'm complaining about not having LDs. One of my cats unexpectedly passed away 3 weeks ago and I guess I'm still out of sorts. How could I forget about half Jackson Galaxy and half Professor Dumbledore? WBTB is king!! Thanks CanisLucidus and NyxCC. |
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Congratulations on the lucids, BlueKat!! |
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It's funny you suggest a much smaller dose. I think I was in the lucid aids forum and I mentioned I was going to start with 2 mg and someone recommended more. And the more I read, it seemed like 8 mg is what most people were taking. But you are right, I should've started smaller. And though I'm a little embarrassed, I did get it back out of my garbage can. I appreciate the support. |
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