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    Thread: Consistency

    1. 02-01-2016 12:46 AM #1
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      Consistency

      Hello Dreamviews peeps,

      I've been stalking these forums for maybe 6 years now. I remember having a really crazy dream and without even having ever heard the word "lucid dreaming" I randomly google searched "dreams" and lucid dreaming came up and my curiosity was piqued! You can control your dreams?! That's crazy. Well I was crazy hooked. I tried everything I could and worked super hard to try and become crazy good at dreaming. But always fall flat and end up going through these phases where I'm stoked about lucid dreaming, then I neglect it because I keep thinking how bad I am and how I can never get more than like 1 lucid dream in the course of like 3-4 months of trying really hard. It's just incredibly frustrating having devoted so much time and effort into this and what do I have to show for it? About 7 entire minutes of lucid dreaming.

      This is incredibly disappointing.

      I've scoured the DV academy. Read all of sageous's WILD posts. Read the DV academy dream yoga forum in its entirety. I keep dream journals, and take vitamins, and have looked at these lucid dreaming masks that clearly don't work; Countless hours of practicing these methods and all day awareness and MILD WILD DILD DEILD and WBTB and none of it has worked.

      I am not lazy. I can't begin to explain how badly I want to be good at this. You could even call it a passion of mine. So many of you maybe share my frustrations. I just would like some insight on how I can progress through this really irritating position I'm in and help me attain lucidity.
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    2. 02-01-2016 01:54 AM #2
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      Welcome to the forum!

      Try sticking to one or two methods for several weeks - you will get progress with it eventually. I personally suggest both DILD and MILD. Have a look at these two awesome threads if you haven't already:

      http://www.dreamviews.com/dild/13212...ods-dilds.html
      http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...technique.html

      Yeah it can get frustrating, I admit, but don't give up! Look forward to your dreams - both non-lucid and lucid - and be positive about them. You can do it.
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    3. 02-01-2016 02:10 AM #3
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      On average, how many dreams are you aware of each night and how much sleep are you getting? Are the dreams vivid? Have you looked for any patterns in your dreams?
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      Could you per chance be going to bed with the expectation that you won't lucid dream now? That could be a factor in your lack of success.

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      Maxis makes a good point, I think.

      In your OP, TheEnglishQuail, you said this:

      Quote Originally Posted by TheEnglishQuail View Post
      ...I keep thinking how bad I am and how I can never get more than like 1 lucid dream in the course of like 3-4 months of trying really hard. It's just incredibly frustrating having devoted so much time and effort into this and what do I have to show for it? About 7 entire minutes of lucid dreaming.

      This is incredibly disappointing.
      ...which implies, at least on paper, an attitude that is a big no-no in the world of lucid dreaming: the expectation of failure.

      LD'ing is all about mindset, about knowing that you will be lucid next time you dream, and knowing this, especially, if you haven't been successful for a while. This relentlessly positive stance helps you to sidestep a bit of a vicious cycle: if you are negative about your prospects, then your prospects will very likely be negative. No matter how much you know about LD'ing, and how hard you work, success will be difficult if you do not expect to be successful.

      Of course, setting your mindset, and your expectations, down a positive path is easier said than done, but it might just be your first step toward consistent success.
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