Thread: Want to Attain Lucidiy REALLY BADLY, don't know where to start :(

After I Started reading about LD I wanted to try it for my self but I don't know where to start (which techniques to use etc...)

Please help?

Next time it's afternoon and your very very tired, lay in bed in the most comfortable position you can get in. Relax and slowly count in your head. 1. I will have a dream. 2. I will have a dream. 3. I will have a dream, etc. if you loose count that's a good sign! Fall asleep when you are ready and voila. You're in a lucid dream. *This only works in the afternoon or if you wake up In the middle of the night between 2-3 AM because you immediacy go into REM sleep.* Happy dreaming!!

Originally Posted by OhSnapItsGretch

Next time it's afternoon and your very very tired, lay in bed in the most comfortable position you can get in. Relax and slowly count in your head. 1. I will have a dream. 2. I will have a dream. 3. I will have a dream, etc. if you loose count that's a good sign! Fall asleep when you are ready and voila. You're in a lucid dream. *This only works in the afternoon or if you wake up In the middle of the night between 2-3 AM because you immediacy go into REM sleep.* Happy dreaming!!

It's my exam season, so those techniques aren't REALLY and option, any other ones?

Originally Posted by tohaaaa

It's my exam season, so those techniques aren't REALLY and option, any other ones?

Firstly,Do the usual stuff(Dream Journal, Reality Checks when you remember and when you encounter dream signs).

I would suggest WBTB, but this would not be compatible with those circumstances.
Take a look at the CAT (CAT - Cycle Adjustment Technique - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views) and try it if possible.
If you can sleep in on weekends, wake up at the normal time you wake up then write down your dream and go back to sleep. During these circumstances I have had about 70% of my Lucids.

I have only ever had lucid dreams during sleep sessions which were less than 3 hours long so far, most likely because of the lowered awareness in dreams.

First and foremost, improving your dream recall is a must, start a dream journal if you haven't, just keep some paper or notebook by your bed. Before going to sleep remind yourself of waking up after every dream and remembering them, and write down all the important stuff. Improving Dream Recall not only allows you recall more dreams (duh) but it also improves your awareness in dreams, by writing your dreams you'll start to think stuff, realizing conections between dreams or dream signs, all which will allow you to improve your chances of DILDs.

Also, read Dreamviews, read the stickies, tutorials, get informed, learn about dreaming in general, and lucid dreaming in general, read the techniques, MILD is probably the easiest to start with.
Be confident and know that you can do it, lucid dreaming is all about confidence.
If you can get LaBerge's book "Exploring the world of lucid dreaming" it would be swell, you'll learn how it all works out, and techniques. And reading any book (or anything) about Lucid Dreaming before bed is a good way to fall asleep thinking about the subject, which will help LDing.

Good luck, you can do it, just keep at it, Lucid Dreaming is one of the best experiences anyone can have.

Originally Posted by tohaaaa

After I Started reading about LD I wanted to try it for my self but I don't know where to start (which techniques to use etc...)

Please help?

Eh... how about reading something from DreamViews.com?

It's like this board isn't moderated at all. Day after day you get threads with the same questions, "how do you start to LD?", "how do you WILD?", "is this SP?", "what's a really good RC?" etc. etc.

I don't mean to offend you, because it seems you are really enthusiastic about lucid dreaming, but reading the basic introductory articles as well as some induction methods posted on this site might really be of help to you.

Go to the homepage of dreamviews, not the forum. There is a left hand side vertical menu. In there you will find all the basic info you need. Then you can start browsing the forum for detailed information.

No offense intended, but if it's your exam season, you should probably wait till after :/

Read. Research. Practice. Find out what works for you. I use visualization during sleep onset. This works for me.

WBTB is a very helpful method but I had to stop doing that during the work week. When my WBTB alarm went off I would turn it off AND my morning alarm for work...

How is your dream recall? How many dreams do you remember each night and are they very vivid?

Here is what you do. You work on your awareness. I have had lucid dreams but none of them triggered by doing a reality check, because I've never done a reality check in a dream that I can remember. So work on your awareness all thorough out the day.