Im going to try my first LD tonight. Anything i should know?
I've been searching around on the tutorials forum, and i've decided to try WILD. I think i can improve my dream recall better by LDing, that way i know what i want to do in it, and therefore i think i can remember it easier. So anything else i should know?
Re: Im going to try my first LD tonight. Anything i should k
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Originally posted by Nihilanth
I've been searching around on the tutorials forum, and i've decided to try WILD. I think i can improve my dream recall better by LDing, that way i know what i want to do in it, and therefore i think i can remember it easier. So anything else i should know?
The usually recommended approach is to work on dream recall for a while, for example by keeping a dream journal, before trying to LD. I guess WILD could work anyway. I'm not that experienced, but I would recommend just trying to relax and not force anything. If you try to do something that doesn't seem to work, then just drop it and do something else.
Just my 2 cents.
Re: Im going to try my first LD tonight. Anything i should k
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Originally posted by Nihilanth
I've been searching around on the tutorials forum, and i've decided to try WILD. I think i can improve my dream recall better by LDing, that way i know what i want to do in it, and therefore i think i can remember it easier. So anything else i should know?
Lucid Dreaming and Recall may be separate issues. Yes, typically lucid dreams are more intense than ordinary dreams, but still, if one tends to go straight back down into deep sleep afterward, you may well not remember even Lucid Dreams.
Try drinking more water before going to bed -- to give yourself an excuse to get up after one's dream cycle.
Then, we have found, surprisingly, that negative reinforcement has been effective -- slapping your arm or leg hard enough to make yourself wince in pain, if you wake up without remembering a Dream. It turns out that the body does HATE pain, and will pick up a line to the Subconscious Mind right away and insist that whatever the problem is, it HAS to be fixed because the pain as a consequence of failure just isn't any fun.
Re: Im going to try my first LD tonight. Anything i should k
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Originally posted by Leo Volont
Lucid Dreaming and Recall may be separate issues. Yes, typically lucid dreams are more intense than ordinary dreams, but still, if one tends to go straight back down into deep sleep afterward, you may well not remember even Lucid Dreams.
Try drinking more water before going to bed -- to give yourself an excuse to get up after one's dream cycle.
Then, we have found, surprisingly, that negative reinforcement has been effective -- slapping your arm or leg hard enough to make yourself wince in pain, if you wake up without remembering a Dream. It turns out that the body does HATE pain, and will pick up a line to the Subconscious Mind right away and insist that whatever the problem is, it HAS to be fixed because the pain as a consequence of failure just isn't any fun.
That is a damn good idea, thanks i'll try it tonight.
Re: Im going to try my first LD tonight. Anything i should k
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Originally posted by Leo Volont
Then, we have found, surprisingly, that negative reinforcement has been effective -- slapping your arm or leg hard enough to make yourself wince in pain, if you wake up without remembering a Dream. It turns out that the body does HATE pain, and will pick up a line to the Subconscious Mind right away and insist that whatever the problem is, it HAS to be fixed because the pain as a consequence of failure just isn't any fun.
*LOL* That's how my swedish teacher tried to teach us grammar in sixth grade. Unfortunately people started to skip classes and felt generally bad about it. ;-)