Dream control hindering DILD

[siuol]

I have found that learning to lucid dream has made it harder for me to DILD. Early on I used to have very little dream control, and sort of went along for the ride. Now I am more involved in the dream, and use various control techniques I would only use while lucid. For example, I use passive methods of finding objects I need, and have no fear of things which would usually be deadly, such as great heights. I use my dream control to fix problems I encounter, and always have the thought that I am dreaming in the back of my head, but it never gets pushed into the foreground of my thought. The problem is that things which would jolt me into lucidity before, are now only fixable annoyances to my dream self now. Instead of the sudden realization of lucidity I used to have, I now have a feeling of gradual realization, except the final push into lucidity does not come. I am not sure if this change is a result from learning dream control during lucid dreams, or if it is possibly just a change due to increased vividness. It is hard to tell for sure, but if anyone has any thoughts on it feel free to share. If anyone has tips on how I can take that final step into lucidity, I would appreciate any help. The problem isn't that I am not noticing illogical things now, it is almost like I am lazy and don't care. My dream self is kind of thinking, "I'm having fun, and there's no reason to stop the dream." Maybe it is as simple as getting motivated again though.

[gab]

Do you practice something doring daytime? Like RC, mantras, how do you go about awareness training? It could be, that you and your mind got used to your old rutine. Maybe if you started new RC, found a different mantra, some different thought that jolts you aware and gets you thinking, if you dreaming or not. Maybe you don't have enough awareness. Sounds like you have everything else, you just missing that final push. Hopefully someone will have better answer for you. Happy dreams