The time

**Spyguy** · 01-06-2011 11:53 AM

I think it would be helpful to all beginners (that includes me) to be able to estimate how long it usually takes to attain ludicity. Therefore, everyone please post how long it took YOU to get your first lucid dream from the moment you learned about them. Just an estimation would be enough. If a lot of people post their personal experience with this, it should give us an idea

**Katsuno** · 01-06-2011 02:04 PM

Well when I learned about them I've never had a ld before (I didn't even remember any dreams). After 2 Weeks of messing around with RC's and failed Wilds I got my first unintentional Wild. It was amazing and after that I got about 1 Dild a Week.
Hope this helps

**ChildsPlay** · 01-06-2011 08:21 PM

I read a book on LD'ing one night, Lucid Dreaming for Beginners by Mark McElroy, then the same night I had my first, but short-lived LD. I remember going to bed determined to have one.

So... one night. I think it was just dumb luck though. Hope that helps.

**Hukif** · 01-06-2011 09:56 PM

8 years! Woot!

**Telemachus** · 01-07-2011 12:09 AM

It took me slightly under two weeks. I have yet to have a second, though

**GMoney** · 01-07-2011 12:13 AM

I had one LD when I was a little kid, but I didn't really start researching and learning about them until last year. It took me a couple of months to have a lucid dream after first learning about them. After really trying hard and thinking about it constantly all day and joining this site to ask about LDing, it only took 3 days for my first one. However, I've only had had 12 in over a year.

**TheOrator** · 01-07-2011 12:32 AM

I've never had an LD before.

**urbanmilitia** · 01-07-2011 12:36 AM

3 weeks and waiting

**Spyguy** · 01-07-2011 10:57 AM

Thank you everyone. Judging from these posts, it usually takes a few weeks, but it's possible to take longer. Thanks everyone

To the people reading this without having replied before: please reply

The more the better

**Darksoul1994** · 01-07-2011 11:11 AM

lol kay
well after i learned about it i wasn't to fond on reality check cause ppl would think i was on something xD

but yeah i had my first LD after 3 days of knowing i use to be a massive vivid dreamer as a kid tho lucid sooooo much fkin freaky tho cause as a child you dont know what your doing anyways so being lucids pointless at that age xD

oh yeah i watched inception that night that may have helped?
in this dream i told myself out loud that its a dream so i can just fly up the mountain i was climbing and bam

note to others don't freakin spin without knowing where you wanna go i will never forget that freakin lion attacking me.... such real pain for a dream...... -.-

**Burke** · 01-07-2011 10:14 PM

I've had LDs since i was 8, but i only used them to wake up from nightmares since i didn't know i could do anything... Kind of a waste... As far as since trying LDing, it took me about 2 1/2 weeks

**faceonmars** · 01-08-2011 12:15 AM

I had many lucid dreams before I even knew they were called 'lucid dreams' however, my first intended lucid experience took about 3 days to attain. I did this using a hypnosis CD. These days I use simple visualization techniques to LD.

**xT3RRY** · 01-08-2011 02:51 AM

About a few months. I had my first on Christmas.

**Darksoul1994** · 01-08-2011 03:31 AM

Originally Posted by xT3RRY

About a few months. I had my first on Christmas.

ugh Christmas -.-
my first actual bad dream was on christmas eve......
dumb btch

i mean nightmares i enjoy i would allways laugh when i awoke at how people died but if its someone i know that killed i get angry at em in real life xD

**Emecom** · 01-08-2011 03:49 AM

I had my first one the night I learned about them. But over a year later and I've yet to be able to have them consistently.

**vbooy57** · 01-08-2011 04:01 AM

The 1st one I had was before I knew what they were. I just realized I was in a dream. That was about 5 years ago. I have them occasionally now, I did last night.

**JesterKK** · 01-08-2011 04:35 AM

I had many lucid dreams before I even knew they were called 'lucid dreams' however, my first intended lucid experience took about 3 days to attain. I did t
his using a hypnosis CD. These days I use simple visualization techniques to LD.

ugh if only the hypnosis CDs worked on me. I'm not very suggestable for some reason. Not directly anyway, I think I could be if the messages were highly disguised.
It took my a week or 2 to have an LD after looking into it. I think DJing helps a lot.

**sisyphus** · 01-08-2011 04:53 AM

First lucid dream after a week. But then a month for my second and another month for my third. Then, steady progress as long as I was putting in the effort.