Quote Originally Posted by MoonageDaydream View Post
I think that just may be your baseline level of awareness right now. I think it's a positive thing. Also, I wouldn't focus on the negative about it; that type of energy will only encourage more frustration in the end (and less results). I would start by accepting this as positive, then build on it from there.
I think "fed up" was a bit too strong I am not actually frustrated. It's more mind-boggling. I feel like there should be a way how to use it. I am positively motivated (really happy with my progress with WILDs) and don't need backing off at the moment (just to clarify).
That baseline awareness thing... I've been thinking that too and it's certainly true for the implicit semi-lucidity. But the more explicit examples are different, I think. If it is a good thing, shouldn't more semi-lucid dreams mean more lucid dreams? Like one real LD for every 5 or 10 semi-lucids or something like that? And I don't think that's happening.

Build on it by sharpening your critical reflective attitude. That's key for DILDs.
I can't go wrong with that I read your comment just before going to sleep and had it on my mind.
It was a weird night. After I woke up for the first time, I wasn't able to sleep for an hour and a half. Then there was an hour or more of extremely fragmented REM (short dreams with micro awakenings between them). I journaled 7 dreams from that period but there were between 7 and 10, I think. I was questioning at least two of them and managed to identify as dreams two or three. But they all collapsed as I did that. Too light sleep to do anything more. But I take it as success with being more critical.
This is not normal for me. It's been very hot for the last two weeks and the heat affects my sleep and my thinking ability (asleep or awake, I just want to hibernate ).
I managed to do one very short (probably) WILD later though.
Tomorrow, I need to get up early, so no dreaming plans. And then it should finally get colder. So let's see how it goes then.

You could try all day awareness techniques or memory building techniques as well. What's most important is that you stop yourself many times a day and seriously question your reality. Don't do a RC right away. Look around first. Does it look like a dream? Engage your senses, then do an RC. It's just too easy to do mindless RCs without actually paying attention to our surroundings. And always question reality when anything strange happens, but I'm sure I don't have to tell you that.
I do RC when something strange happens. And a longer looking around (checking all details, remembering what I was doing 15 minutes ago and what I want to do) 3-5 times per day.
I tried ADA a couple of times but I can always keep at it for a day or two, max three, and then I slowly stop. It's just too much.
I like doing random activities mindfully and I like to do awareness meditation in my garden.

You could also practice visualization techniques (Robert Waggoner claims these catapulted the number of DILDs he was having) by imagining yourself in the previous dream you were just having, but getting lucid and carrying out lucid actions.
So that's LaBerge in MILD and Waggoner too. Maybe I should do it more. I don't like imagining doing my goals or things I really want to do (I don't want to set expectations) but a random lucid continuation of some dreams could be fun.