why can't I realize I'm dreaming?

ok, I have had one lucid dream, and that was few days ago. Since then, I have had ridiculous dreams, but I don't even think to RC. I have been MILDing because thats how i achieved lucidity, but I am thinking a mixture of DILDing and MILDing is the best thing to do. What do y'all think? I need a method to let me realize to do an RC, but i can't really afford to lose sleep, so none of that please. I had a semi dream construction when I did a variation of WILD. I laid still and breathed in 50 times slowly, then imagined a great amount of pain slowly throughout my body, then i took about 50 more deep breaths. Then i got a really big sense of spinning and vibration and i saw like a dream beginning in front of me, but i sorta freaked out and woke up. I did that with no loss of sleep or anything. I did it right when i went to bed around 10 at night. What do y'all think will do best to help me achieve lucidity again. Thanks so much in advance! OH yeah and WHAT EXACTLY IS A DEILD? how do you do it?

There isn't really a METHOD to realize you have to do a RC, unless you get used for example doing it everytime you look at your watch or phone. The thing is, you have to question your surroundings and think about where you are, do you remember how you got here, is there anything strange or out of place around you? Awareness is the key. You can simply get lucid by noticing something odd, and just do a nose plug RC to prove you are dreaming. As for WILD, i've never tried imagining being in pain, interesting, i may try that out tonight. How to achieve lucidity again? The usual stuff, keep thinking about dreams and coming on the forum, to a lot of awareness checks over the day, keep a Dream journal etc... No pain no gain :) and I HAVE TO USE CAPS FOR THIS, DON'T OVERSTRESS! Wanting a lucid too much blocks you from having it, i can tell you from my own experience. As for DEILD, check the induction tutorials.

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