Thread: Lucid dreaming begginer, things are getting worse than when I started.

Hey there,

I've been there, same situation as you describe. Start out (or re-start), make quick progress, then seem to have it go downhill. I think its fairly common.

To begin with, expect dry-spells. Dreaming is erratic and progress is anything but linear. There'll be moments where you seem to do everything right and still produce no results (or even have trouble with basic things like remember dreams). Don't worry about it too much. I suspect the worry actually increases the dry-spell (because you get to a point where you're expecting it to fail despite all your good intentions, thereby unconsciously sabotaging the whole process).

Make sure you're still enjoying it all. It it becomes too frustrating, too much like a chore, go back to the basics. Stop doing any special techniques for a few nights and just enjoy the non-lucid dreams you might have. Or maybe switch techniques. Find another technique that you find interesting or have always wanted to try. Do that for a little while. The goal is to keep it relaxing, intriguing, and fun. That's easier said then done when you feel like your progress is blocked, but it is, in my experience, still the best way to get things going again.

Additionally, there could be a physiological aspect here as well. Basically, lucid dream and recalling dreams is easier the lighter your sleep is. Quite often, when starting with lucid dreaming, you'll alter your sleep patterns, which knocks your body out of its normal sleeping rhythme. For a few nights, this will result in your sleep being lighter (and thus easier to lucid dream). But at the same time, your body is wearing itself out, so afterwards, your sleep will be deeper to compensate. Result, less dream recall, and less chance of lucidity.

Give your body some time to get used to the new sleep-rhythme, and you'll likely see your dream recall increase again, with lucidity hopefully not far behind.

Hope that helps, and wishing you good luck,

-Redrivertears-