I go to sleep with my mind set on lucid dreaming. Soon enough, I fall asleep. The I'm in a dream and I completely forget about everything. Help! |
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I go to sleep with my mind set on lucid dreaming. Soon enough, I fall asleep. The I'm in a dream and I completely forget about everything. Help! |
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Last edited by HPJoker; 05-29-2011 at 09:38 AM. Reason: fuck up
For how long have you been trying? How "set" is your mind on getting Lucid? You need a goal to strive towards. Visualize achieving the goal and get excited over it. It's hard to keep motivation in the beginning but trust me, after your first Lucid you'll have an easier time getting Lucid and it WILL come soon. Aslong as you believe in yourself. |
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Previous Lucid Task: Flying [X]
Next Lucid Task: Telekinesis [ ]
2012 - LD's: 17 | Dreams: 24 - Updated every now and then...
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What technique are you using, MILD? Don't expect to get it right away, it'll take some practice. Try reading through some tutorials on here and learning about the different "tools" you can use. There are much more in depth ways of achieving lucidity than merely thinking about it before going to sleep. That way's pretty much a gamble. You can increase your odds by thinking about it throughout the day as well, not just before bed. |
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One other thing: there are many different methods and techniques to use and try. Don't just go for the one that one guy says is best for beginners because he got lucid with it, and try nothing else. |
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Hey guys thanks for the input. |
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Make sure your dream journal is within reach of your bed. Also, spinning is a method mostly used to change the scenery, not really to keep the lucidity. I think you will find much more success with rubbing your hands together or rubbing your hands over yourself. Basically, anything that stimulates your sense of touch, as you can do that yourself. Really, any sense that is stimulated would work, but you cant really stimulate you sense of sight say in a failing lucid dream. |
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Don't worry... you're not alone. |
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"Dreams are real while they last. Can we say more of life?" - Havelock Ellis
I'll add the other point of view. |
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You base all this "advice" on your personal experience? What about the countless reports that says that belief, positivitism and auto-suggestions actually work? |
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Previous Lucid Task: Flying [X]
Next Lucid Task: Telekinesis [ ]
2012 - LD's: 17 | Dreams: 24 - Updated every now and then...
Need help? Don't feel like asking a question in the forum? Send me a PM!
I respect that this is your point of view, but don't just waive mine like its unimportant because it didn't work for you. |
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I'm not saying you are a jerk for posting that, merely bringing how it could be perceived to your attention. Theres no bad blood, no need to apologize. Each person has their own method that works best above others, even if some methods don't work at all for some. |
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I'd say I partly said sorry because I don't even know if that is my own opinion, it depends on where I'm in an open mood or not, I am beginning to think that Lucid Dreaming was not built with me in mind, what with it requiring you to invest time and belief in something in which you cannot see any progress that is quantifiable enough for me. (I dislike anything that I cannot measure my progress through very accurately, because it feels like I am not doing anything). |
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Ha ha, I bet that if you find and read some of my earlier posts, you would see that I sounded a lot like you. However, I have learned that if you have enough belief, not in blind faith, but quantifiable facts, you can achieve lucidity, or even anything. Before I knew which method was best for me, I groped around, trying each method for at most 4 days. If I didn't get a positive result, I moved on. I then learned about ADA, (All Day Awareness) and met someone who knew a lot about the subject. |
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Well, you can ask yourself, why is it annoying? Because it is difficult? Why is it difficult? Maybe you have already asked yourself that question, over and over, until it made no sense or did not matter anymore. |
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Why is it annoying? |
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Why do you want to lucid dream in the first place? Do you really need to have the control of a lucid dream to achieve ur goals? |
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Lucid dreaming does come easier to some. Lucid dream induction methods can be effective or ineffective based on your personality and bio-mechanics. It is, in a word, subjective. Discover what works for you and follow that path. For me it is simple visualizations and self-hypnosis. For someone else it might be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or binaural beats. |
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I agree. For me it seems is my awareness of myself. Something works best for everyone. I suppose where you tripped up was thinking there is a perfect method for everyone, not just a best suited one. |
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You are over complicating this, and also mis-interpreting it. You have noted yourself, you have already have 3 lucid dreams. Be they little more then 5 second fragments, you have proven to yourself, and accepted that lucid dreaming, for you, is possible. |
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^^^^ Wow your lucky man! Thats some pretty quick success you've had there with your LDing. |
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