Quote Originally Posted by Chewnie91 View Post
A MILD is a dream visualization method in which you preconcieve the dream you want before going to bed.
Actually, if you are preconceiving a dream you want to have that is called dream incubation. MILD is simply when you repeat a phrase over and over that you will hopefully carry over to and remember in the dream to induce a lucid dream. Dream incubation is similar because you repeat to yourself what dream you want to have, but the main difference is incubated dreams don't have to be lucid dreams. I can explain better by example.

Dream incubation:
You want to dream about riding your bike so you tell yourself that you will dream about riding your bike and you visualize how the dream will look and where you will ride your bike at and how it will feel, etc. That night you have a non-lucid dream about riding your bike.

MILD:
You want to have a lucid dream so before you go to bed you tell yourself over and over and over one phrase. This phrase could be, "I will have a lucid dream" or "Tonight I will know I'm dreaming" or "This is a dream." That night you remember your phrase and your intentions to become lucid and you have a lucid dream.


Misaka, I definitely recommend MILD, especially if you are still fairly new to actively seeking lucid dreams. I've had great success with MILD.
Also, it sounds like your issue is that your reality check failed. I have had this happen a few times. What I realized is that when I did my RCs in WL I did them quickly and without much attention. I had to start putting more focus on what the reality check was and what the results could be and what they mean. For example, you said you pinched your nose and could still breath which should have told you that you were dreaming but you rationalized it in your dream as being due to an injury. I did the same thing the other night thinking it was my allergies. (Don't ask how that makes sense!!!) So now, when I do my reality checks I say, "Am I dreaming?" and I really make myself question it. Then I do the reality check and say to myself (using nose pinch as example), "When I pinch my nose I can't breath which means I'm awake. If I can breath it means I'm asleep no matter what!" I haven't had a chance to see if this will change anything, but I think it will. I think setting clear intentions and strict rules for RCs will increase the success rate! Hope this helps!