Thread: Lucid Dreaming for an Absolute Beginner and Youth?

Welcome to Dreamviews!

Personally, I don't think there's an age limit for lucid dreaming. I started when I was 19 (I'm 20 at the moment and I still consider myself a beginner), a bit older than you, but not much. So I don't believe this is a problem. In fact, the younger you are, the more time you'll have to practice.

As for the dream journal thing, I don't know how long you've been keeping it for, but developing good dream recall can take some weeks or a few months. I spent a couple of months focusing only on dream recall because I wanted it to be really good. At the beginning it may look like you're not making much progress, but over the weeks you'll see your recall will increase to the point where you easily remember four dreams a night. And don't worry about it, as long as you dream (which you do), you sure will be able to lucid dream.

And regarding the techniques... seems like you were trying a WILD (Wake Iniciated Lucid Dream). I have never succeeded with this technique yet, but what I can assure you is that it won't work if you do it right when you go to sleep, you should've had a few hours of sleep before. And also, inducing sleep paralysis takes quite a while, so for this technique you need to be willing to sacrifice some 30-45 min of sleep. But even so, I suggest you wait a bit to try it, because it takes practice and you don't want to get frustrated too early.

Instead, I would try other methods for now. For instance, starting with the basics, you could try doing Reality Checks and asking yourself whether you are dreaming or not throughout the day. This would eventually transfer into your dreams and you could have a Dream Induced Lucid Dream (DILD).

Actually, there's a ton of different techniques for you to try, it's for sure that you'll find one which suits you well. Have a look around the forum, there's a lot of information. I suggest you check Introduction Zone and Induction Methods and Techniques . In this last one you can get information about many techniques and you can post any questions you have.

Happy dreaming!!