Repeat in your head

It seems to me that the important step in a dream that will help you realize you are dreaming is to mentally hear the words "You are dreaming this". This is what I heard when I had my first and only lucid dream. I didn't try WBTB, I hadn't been WILDing and I didnt do any reality checks or notice dreamsign. I just heard the words and became aware. Lost the dream almost immediately but now at least I know I can become aware. The question is can I do it again? I think I can.

Since hearing the words seems to be the most important part, i think it can work if I repeat them in in head when I wake up in the middle of the night and drift back to sleep. The important thing for this part is also to be tired enough to fall asleep while repeating the words. I tried doing this while napping in the afternoon and after a while the words seemed to be entering my heads with my exhalation triggering it without me mentally having to say. They were just being repeated in the background.

Since this seems to be somewhere between WILD and MILD I am wondering how many others trying this technique have had success. It seems a good chance to me since if that is the last thing in your mind as you dip into REM sleep it will be heard in your dreams too....eventually at least. So, who all reading this have had success with this technique?

What you describing is called Mantra.

It is a phrase, that you repeat, to reinforce an idea or intent.

"I am dreaming" is a very common mantra. You can repeat it to yourself during day. Best time though is to say it when you falling asleep. When you are between awake and asleep. That's the time, when your mind listens to you the best.

If you just repeat your mantra, that would be closer to technique called MILD - mnemonically induced LD.

If you ad RCs and awareness, that would be a DILD technique. I personally recommend adding RCs and awareness to your training. Induction Methods and Techniques

Good luck and happy dreams:alien:

That is called a mantra, like gab had said.

These can be ineffective or effective, just based on the person.

I personally haven't used them for a while, but feel like I should.