Does this count as a Lucid Dream?

**RoCkEt** · 09-01-2011 09:40 PM

So a few weeks ago, I attempted a MILD for the first time. I laid in bed and kept saying to myself "The next time I am dreaming, I will relize that I am dreaming." Then once I felt like I could fall asleep any second, I started to visualize a dream scene. (I fell asleep during the process)

Then later on, In one of my dreams, I said to myself "I'm dreaming!" Then everything went black and it was just a black screen. I still was in the dream I think and was aware that I was dreaming but I didn't seen a damn thing. Then I woke up.......sad huh?

So I was wondering, does this count as my first Lucid Dream, or was it like a fake one cuz I didn't see anything? Advice would be helpful!!

**Enjyu** · 09-01-2011 09:45 PM

Since you were aware that you were dreaming, it was a lucid dream. Even though you could not see anything.

**angie746** · 09-01-2011 11:06 PM

Yes I agree. It's classed as "limbo land" when you are lucid but no dream has emerged around you, usually a dream will begin to emerge it just needs time to form or sometimes you can be there for a while..thats a good time to practice your meditation or anything else you want to do

**Geodae** · 09-08-2011 09:38 PM

Better I've managed! I like your LD Count, hahaha

*Better than I've managed

**Puffin** · 09-08-2011 09:40 PM

Yep, it was a lucid as long as you knew you were dreaming. If you happened to become excited or feel a "rush" of awareness, that makes it even easier to tell whether you were lucid or not.

Control and lucidity are completely different things, so even if you couldn't see or control any aspects of the dream, it was still an LD. So, congrats!