Thread: DILD won't work

I've got a bit of a problem..
Everytime I'm dreaming, there's a lot of action in my dreams, like running 100 mph or jumping on buildings and stuff. But in my dream, I consider this as 'normal'.
But for example last night, I thought I had glass in my hand, so I looked at my hand (which should make me aware that I'm dreaming), but my hands looked completely normal. Same with reading text or looking at the time. Those are the things that should trigger lucidity but in my dreams it's just like in real life, no spinning clock, no changing letters...

Anyone who has got the same problem, or can explain this and give me some tips?

I think it's because when you do it in your dreams, you're not questioning reality (are you? It doesn't seem like you are). You're just doing it because that's what the dream wants you to do. Plus, you're likely not used to reality checking yet, so to you looking at your hands might not mean "Reality check".
However if you look at your hands with the intention to RC and they're normal, then change reality check (plug your nose and try to breathe, there are lot of them...)
Remember everybody's different, so all RCs might not work for you.

It is not weird things that will make you lucid, but becoming aware. Lucid techniques are to make you more aware in dreams and to make you aware of the dreaming state. Because even if you become really aware in a dream, without thinking about dreams, you will just have awesome dreams.

Originally Posted by Sensei

It is not weird things that will make you lucid, but becoming aware. Lucid techniques are to make you more aware in dreams and to make you aware of the dreaming state. Because even if you become really aware in a dream, without thinking about dreams, you will just have awesome dreams.

Ohh, like that..
I just woke up and realized I had my first lucid dream (don't know if you can call it a lucid dream) but this is how it went: I woke up like any other normal day, looked at my clock, 14:35. I thought by myself: ''This is way too early, better get some more sleep'' I was feeling very light and awake. I plugged my nose and could breath a little bit. But again, this didn't make me think ''wow i'm dreaming'', it was just like I can always breath with my nose plugged...
I went back to sleep and after a normal dream I woke up at 09:25. The problem is that it was a false awakening, I was able to control myself, but I wasn't aware...

DILD ain't a direct technique, it gives you a chance of becoming lucid and if you do it well then that chance might get really high.

Originally Posted by LDman

DILD ain't a direct technique, it gives you a chance of becoming lucid and if you do it well then that chance might get really high.

Yes, but the direct technique is really a chance too, up to a point. If you start with DILD, your chances increase of having an LD way more than if WILD. Also if you do DILD first (or start both at the same time), then it makes it easier to raise your chances for both. As it stands, I have been LDing for about 2 years, and after thousands of WILD attempts, I can get about 3/week. DILD I have a minimum of about 6/week.