Conversation Between spellbee2 and MadzAssassin

Ok. I was going to try it lastnight but there was a lot of distractions during the night and I couldn't focus properly.

I'll try tonight. I can't find these DJs, I search them but it only comes up with threads you've been a part of. I even check everything off the search except for DJ? Weird.

SSILD was what I first used for fairly consistent lucid dreams. I had had a couple spontaneous DILDs before I tried it, but I had lucids just about every night that I tried it. I tried doing a 30-day challenge of using it, which is way back in my Dream Journal if you want to read about it (even though I only got to day 18, I believe). The only thing about it is that it causes a lot of False Awakenings, which can make you lose lucidity if you don't remember to RC when you think you've woken up.

Unfortunately, I think I used SSILD so much that it no longer works for me. However, I did have enough experience from using it that I was able to move on to other techniques and still carry over a lot of the dream control and stabilization things I learned from using SSILD. It should be fine for a few months, but eventually you'll probably want to move on to better methods like MILD and WILD.

Awesome! I think tonight is the night. I'm going to use SSILD and I've been reading multiple threads on it for the past few hours. Can't wait to try it.

How's your experience been with this one?

That definitely sounds like you're pretty close. I use an alarm to wake me up about 4 and a half hours after my bed time. I know some people just naturally wake up during the night and do it then, but I'm not one of those people - once I'm asleep, I'm pretty much out cold until my alarm wakes me up.

Alrighty! I haven't got to get up early tomorrow so I'm gonna try a a technique that requires more effort.

I was close to having a lucid dream last night though. I had two dreams back to back, with a false awakening joining them together. Both took place in the same location oddly enough and featured one of the same characters who I knew in real life. I discussed events of the previous dream with him but he said that those events never happened. And I actually said to him; "I must of been dreaming then." But it just didn't trigger in my mind that I was dreaming still xD But I feel that tonight is the night as I have been getting closer and more vivid dreams than ever before this week. And I think a technique such as SSILD or FILD will give me that edge to have my first xD

I'll let you know how it goes. Do you use an alarm to wake you up or do you just set a biological alarm? I'm worried the alarm will be incorporated into my dream tonight (as it has done in the past xD)

Out of the 15 or so WILDs I've done, I've only had "SP" twice (it's usually pretty rare), and it was only scary once - for about 5 seconds, until I realized that it meant I was already dreaming, making me become lucid. If you've read around the forum, you've probably come across the fact that this "paralysis" actually means you're in a dream already. This helped me when I first experienced it - I had read so much about it that when it finally happened I knew what it was and wasn't afraid of it. So as long as you know the symptoms (inability to move your limbs, shortness of breath, potentially dark presences in your room), it's super easy to spot. Then, once you know it's happening, just remind yourself that you're in a dream, nothing can hurt you, and there's nothing to be afraid of.

Check out a thread called "Sleep Paralysis Explained", it'll tell you all about what actual SP is and why you shouldn't be afraid of it. I'd link to it here, but visitor messages don't allow hyperlinks.

Right ok. For a first night, I'm going with MILD. I'd really like the chances of waking up during SP to be as slim as possible! Considering you do WILD, I'm guessing you've experienced it? What did you do? Think positive? Close your eyes and slip into a lucid dream?

And I'll check him out! Thanks a bunch

Thanks, glad you like them! If you like really descriptive dream journals, also check out Hyu's DJ on the forum. His entries are what really inspired me to get better at my lucidity.

I'd say for beginners SSILD is a good way to start. It doesn't require a whole lot of effort to pull off, and it'll help you kind of get your feet wet into how being lucid looks and feels, so you can move on to more tried and true methods like MILD and WILD. Of course, the best way to improve your chances is to work on your dream recall. You want to be able to recall at least one dream per night before you start trying for lucidity.

I am loving your dream journal entries! Excellent descriptions and I always and up chuckling to them. Creates a good visualisation in my head. Bravo! Looking forward to moreeeee!

I have just started lucid dreaming, what would you say is the best to induce lucidity for a beginner?