Maintaining Lucidity

**IchimaruTaichou** · 05-30-2012 11:51 AM

As you can see iv not had many LD's but when i do they dont last long. i know the technuieqs to maintain, like rubbing hands, spinning, looking at detail. My lucids only seem to last 2-4 mins sometimes less, now is this just begginers sickness or what? does you mind gradualy adjust and get used to lucids and make them longer?? also, it doesnt seem that i get overexcited, which is the case with many, id say im fairly calm and do do my reality checks ect. input?? thanks

**Ninjaa** · 05-30-2012 05:34 PM

The more you lucid dream the longer they will last.

**faceonmars** · 05-30-2012 05:44 PM

I have had LD's for decades. They are notoriously short... but what a ride! My advice is to not do too many exciting things as the adrenaline rush alone will wake you up. I avoid flying (hard to do, I know) or radically changing the dreamscape. I try to avoid conversations with dream characters although at times it is unavoidable. I kind of just take what comes and scope out the environment. This tends to make the LD last longer.

**IchimaruTaichou** · 05-31-2012 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by faceonmars

I have had LD's for decades. They are notoriously short... but what a ride! My advice is to not do too many exciting things as the adrenaline rush alone will wake you up. I avoid flying (hard to do, I know) or radically changing the dreamscape. I try to avoid conversations with dream characters although at times it is unavoidable. I kind of just take what comes and scope out the environment. This tends to make the LD last longer.

tru tru. how long do your Lucid dreams last?

**faceonmars** · 06-03-2012 06:57 PM

Most last only a few minutes... every now and then I will have one longer then 5 minutes. It's a rare thing however.

**EthicalEye** · 06-03-2012 10:42 PM

2-3 Mins are good enough to enjoy it, but i take more Experience Lucid Dreamer to have more than that..Note most Lucid Dreams happens every last minute of your sleep. just use it wisely

**Mancon** · 06-04-2012 05:27 AM

Yup! That is a good time for a beginner. I promise the more you practice, the longer your dreams will be. Stabilizing a dream is about using your senses. You want to pay attention to details, feel/smell/see/hear the things around you. Spinning in a dream works to stabilize it because when you spin you are generating more dream content that will keep you in. Just keep trying!