How to Break Dry Spell

[Solarflare]

I think I'm having a dry spell because i cant remember any dreams or have any LDs. How do i stop this dry spell? thanks ^_^

[angie746]

ohh Geez, i went through that about a week ago, i am now getting it back but slowly, hate it when this happens, to be fair i'm not sure that there is much you can do, it's just one of those things, when i got up in the morning i would just sit with my eyes closed for a minute and try to remember, not try hard, just sit and see what comes to mind. If that doesn't work just keep writing in your DJ that you can't remember and maybe something through the day will make you go "ahhh" and it will come back a little. Don't leave your DJ blank, always write something, to keep you in the habit. Look through your other dreams, does anything in them make your lost dream slowly come back. Can't really offer anything more, but just relax and see what comes, if you try and force it that sometimes causes more of a block, well in my case anyway. Hope this has helped a little, good luck.

[Caretaker]

Think back to when you had your last good recall or LD. Has anything changed since then that would be the cause? I know the stress around my house is making it impossible for me to be able to recall dreams. Just try to figure out what's changed and try to change it back.

[Solarflare]

Well, I am drinking a different brand of apple juice than i did before and at an earlier time. I had stress before, now i have anti stress

[ninja9578]

Try using a different technique, do a WILD attempt. Usually, even if you fail, it will act as WBTB

[Mzzkc]

You're still trying to keep a DJ, right?

[Solarflare]

You're still trying to keep a DJ, right? yesh- not exactly... no, i am not

[Mzzkc]

yesh- not exactly... no, i am not I've always found dusting off the ol' DJ and jotting some entries down, even if they're just fragments, helps immensely in breaking recall and lucid dry spells. That'd probably be the first place you should start.

[dreamcatcher81]

Wassup Game, I have had dry spells in the past 2... to break it i have learned three things. one dont think of it as a dry spell, think of it as a period for your mind to digest all the information your inputing about lucid dreaming. When that digestion is finshed (u being relaxed) you will reap the residual benifits of all that lucid food (information) intake lol. Two just have a few days out of the week where u think about lucid dreaming but u take a day off from practicing it. Lastly keep things fresh rotate techniques that work for u. Example mon- weds is wbtb night, thur-sat is fild night, and sunday is Dild night. Hope this helps you out. namaste friend. Also look at dreaming as something that naturally occurs every night and so lucidity should come naturally also. Remind yourself that when u put all this effort in to something that occurs naturally your telling yourself subconsciously that it is hard 2 achieve. In general think about how your actions are communicating with your subconscious mind. are you telling it that lucid dreaming is easy or are u telling it that lucid dreaming is hard.

[faceonmars]

I had a dry spell going and tried a new technique... concentrating on Hypnagogic imagery. It had immediate results. I wrote about it on my sleep and insomnia blog. Its worth a read.

[Marm]

Generally "dry spells" occur when you have too much on your mind or too emotional. So stop worrying about it and stay positive. Just relax each night before bedtime and use the MILD technique to fall alsleep.

[Erii]

i think I just broke mine, I actually had a substantial LD last night, it was great. The only thing you can do is wait it out, stop trying for a bit, or try new techniques, that usually helps. Don't get frustrated though.

[Solarflare]

okay thanks everyone

[TheModernNinja]

LDs in One Day: 21 !!!WTF!