Thread: How Long Until Your First Lucid?

Dream test induced after 2 months of testing I had a transparent finger , I used dream stabilization in this dream because of the hand test, the dream lasted 3 min I had

high degree of control, but there were dream hecklers in the dream

One month latter 35 seconds (trigger impossible event, followed by out of place location)
another month latter 25 seconds (trigger was impossible event)

One month latter (trigger improper lighting) stabilized lost the dreamscape got it back by rubbing hands until it returned, 10-15 minutes in all. Totally in control flew

was bullet proof (no dream hecklers but the dream police wanted me to go with them, I didn't go) able to summon people / objects

then one week latter 2 lucid dreams
one lasting 7 seconds (trigger saw a non-living pet)
the next day about 10+minutes (trigger object re-sized by impossible proportions) lost the dreamscape but was able to get a new one by rubbing my hands together in the void

and thinking don't care as long as its a dreamscape, suddenly I was in Mesh Kevlar Armor world during an evacuation as it was under attack (should have picked a dreamscape)

latter lost lucidity

last week no lucid dreams
but this morning 2 of them
the first (trigger was seeing a dead relative) was about 8-10 minutes good control no dream hecklers or dream police but a very tenacious white dream bulldog attacked me

quite a feat as I was about 12 feet off the ground most of the time. The second dream triggered from a recurring dream, I wasted 3 minutes trying to change the plot then

decided I'm dreaming why not do what I want, I lasted only about 5 seconds after that.

The lesson of long vs short dreams: Stabilize Stabilize Stabilize, or enjoy your 5-35 second lucid dream.

All my lucid dreams were on Saturday, or Sunday, one exception Monday, all but one was in the early morning (exception the middle of the night)
I use Melatonin 5mg fast dissolve, + 5mg extended release. So far 3-5 pills seems best, for vividness and triggering (so approximately 40mg total dose)
When I take high levels of Melatonin I have visions before falling asleep usually lasting a second to several seconds I see what look like dream images but I am awake
When I wake from Melatonin use after a dream (mostly non-lucid of course) I see flashing images on my closed eye lids various weird effects
This much Melatonin will distrupt your sleep but I like to wake up many times per night to record dreams anyway.