Where did I go wrong or what should I do next time.

**Purebred** · 03-07-2011 11:49 AM

I became lucid and the first thought that came into my mind was deepening my state. I remembered that I had to look around, be calm, touch everything around, smell, hear and so on. I did everything and then I wanted to do an RC, but I woke up when moving my arms to my nose. Why?

I wanna know the answer so I won't fail next time. ;D

**Mrsf0011** · 03-07-2011 04:38 PM

the exact same thing happened to me the other night, only logical explination i can think of is maybe you got to excited or thought about your actual sleeping body or soemthing along those lines that caused you to wake up.

**Purebred** · 03-07-2011 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mrsf0011

the exact same thing happened to me the other night, only logical explination i can think of is maybe you got to excited or thought about your actual sleeping body or soemthing along those lines that caused you to wake up.

i don't think that thinking about your actual sleeping body will instantly wake you up. In sentence "Don't think about your sleeping body" is command THINK. It's immposible not to think about it. ;D Everyone would fail if that was the case. let's try rubbing our arms. It might help.

**shaun95** · 03-08-2011 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Purebred

i don't think that thinking about your actual sleeping body will instantly wake you up. In sentence "Don't think about your sleeping body" is command THINK. It's immposible not to think about it. ;D Everyone would fail if that was the case. let's try rubbing our arms. It might help.

I agree by being told NOT to think of your sleeping body once you realize you are dreaming , the first thing you will do is think about your physical body.

**whiterain** · 03-08-2011 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by shaun95

I agree by being told NOT to think of your sleeping body once you realize you are dreaming , the first thing you will do is think about your physical body.

in the case that it becomes unavoidable to you, perhaps it would be very helpful to try to put more focus into examining your dream body until you regain your attention

**Purebred** · 03-08-2011 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by whiterain

in the case that it becomes unavoidable to you, perhaps it would be very helpful to try to put more focus into examining your dream body until you regain your attention

Yeah. I guess that you must not think, but imagine your physical body to wake up and NOT immagining is possible, since your mind is so excited, because of just attaining lucidity. ;D

**Mrsf0011** · 03-08-2011 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Purebred

i don't think that thinking about your actual sleeping body will instantly wake you up. In sentence "Don't think about your sleeping body" is command THINK. It's immposible not to think about it. ;D Everyone would fail if that was the case. let's try rubbing our arms. It might help.

but i didnt put it that way as in "dont think about your sleeping body" the way i ment it was if you realise your lucid and from what other exprienced lucid dreamers say your supposed to avoid thinking about your actual sleeping body as the more you do the more it pulls you back to it. So i thought if you got excited after bieng lucid and your trying to sharpen your senses by giving them attention specially your sight and you have your sleeping body in mind its a possible explination why you might wake up instantly.

rubbing your hands might work but doesnt explain about the instant wake up which i exprienced as well

**Purebred** · 03-08-2011 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Mrsf0011

but i didnt put it that way as in "dont think about your sleeping body" the way i ment it was if you realise your lucid and from what other exprienced lucid dreamers say your supposed to avoid thinking about your actual sleeping body as the more you do the more it pulls you back to it. So i thought if you got excited after bieng lucid and your trying to sharpen your senses by giving them attention specially your sight and you have your sleeping body in mind its a possible explination why you might wake up instantly.

rubbing your hands might work but doesnt explain about the instant wake up which i exprienced as well

Maybe you're right. But avoiding is immposible too. it could be because of my attention to my sight. Next try I catch myself within a drteam I will instantly rub my hands and sniff around. ;D

**Mrsf0011** · 03-08-2011 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Purebred

Maybe you're right. But avoiding is immposible too. it could be because of my attention to my sight. Next try I catch myself within a drteam I will instantly rub my hands and sniff around. ;D

well i tried the rub hand thing and it worked for me.. maybe its the order you do it , first rub hands, then sight and smell i dont know. because i have no explination why the second time i did it i woke up.

now what i dont undrestand even more is why would i go almost 2 weels with out lucid?? what is the reason...i havnt changed anything i do and before i was having a Ld once every couple of nights, when i was having valerian root tea it was every night. last 2 weeks even with valerian root nothing. long vivid dreams but i just go along with the dream with out going lucid

**Purebred** · 03-08-2011 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mrsf0011

well i tried the rub hand thing and it worked for me.. maybe its the order you do it , first rub hands, then sight and smell i dont know. because i have no explination why the second time i did it i woke up.

now what i dont undrestand even more is why would i go almost 2 weels with out lucid?? what is the reason...i havnt changed anything i do and before i was having a Ld once every couple of nights, when i was having valerian root tea it was every night. last 2 weeks even with valerian root nothing. long vivid dreams but i just go along with the dream with out going lucid

How long were you lucid after rubbing your hands?

I guess your body is asking for nice WILD/WBTB. it seems complicated and hard, but once you get one, you will love it. ;D

**Mrsf0011** · 03-08-2011 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Purebred

How long were you lucid after rubbing your hands?

I guess your body is asking for nice WILD/WBTB. it seems complicated and hard, but once you get one, you will love it. ;D

another 5-8 minutes maybe but forgot to do it again as i was caught up in the dream

**Purebred** · 03-08-2011 07:47 PM

So it continued like non-lucid dream than?

**Mrsf0011** · 03-08-2011 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Purebred

So it continued like non-lucid dream than?

well it was wierd, i dont think i was lucid before hand as i was following the dream plot, but when things started fading out i suddenly realised what i had readon these forums and did the hand rub, and it worked and i was lucid for like 30 seconds then fell back into the dream plot, sort of lucid as i was aware it was a dream but on the other hand i still had the fear of getting hurt as i was getting attacked by tanks and army , but iwas still making decisions on what to do knowing i was in a dream

**chase** · 03-09-2011 05:31 AM

If you have any doubt that you will wake up then chances are you will. Try to pace yourself, doing too many tasks at once will cause you to wake up or the dream scape to fade from your vision. You did what you should have done. Rubbing hands or holding on to something will help keep you in it longer, usually these only last 20-30 seconds if you're excited so by the time you did a RC it was probably the end of your run so no big deal. -Chase