Need me sum LUCIDITY!!!

Ok, so I am stuck at home because I came into contact with Covid, I have decided to use this time for lucid practicing!!! I have so many opportunities for this but I am just not having lucid dreams. I have only had like 6 since 2017, so they seem very hard for me to achieve. I feel like I am right there on the edge of being able to do this regularly but just can't get it! I bought apple juice and B6 to add to my nightly quest. I tried a nap chain today and actually remember a small piece of that dream while I am writing this and I didn't write it down in my journal. I know I need.to start writing them down, and I am trying to do a reality check but not often, mostly before I lay down. I have been filling my brain with lucid dreaming videos, Robert Wagoner mostly and think of lucid dreaming most of the day, SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?!��

Nothing's wrong :). You just need to build a strong foundation. I recommend reading LaBerge's Exploring The World Of Lucid Dreaming, especially chapters 1-3. He details all the things required for a successful lucid dreaming practice. Do what he suggests consistently and with dedication, and you can't help but succeed!

You may also want to open up a DILD class (here on the forum, https://www.dreamviews.com/dild/) workbook to record your progress and as a place to ask questions, record goals, etc.

Following on after ETWOLD and having a solid practice established with very good dream recall, begin to work on developing mindfulness/self-awareness, and memory.

Patience, my dude. Rome wasn't drumpt in a day, as they say. :laughhard:

Have you tried a WBTB (sleep interruption) combined with the MILD technique? It gave me my first lucid dream and many more afterward. Waking after 4-6 hours of sleep is usually the sweet spot when REM cycles are at their longest and lucidity is most achievable.

I would also suggest trying to improve your recall as well. Dream journaling will help this for sure but try not to see it as a chore (even if it is). You want to be interested in your dreams so that you can observe and record what recurring themes keep popping up in them and get a general sense of how the dream world behaves. These can then work as great triggers for lucidity.

“Exploring the world of lucid dreaming” is the bible for learning how to lucid dream but if you’re looking for video tutorials I recommend YouTuber/ author, Daniel Love who has a bunch of in depth tutorials on his channel “The lucid dream portal”.

I generally recommend this article by Mzzkc on how to start practicing lucid dreaming. My go-to guide to post at the moment, but a new beginner guide actually just started production. Enough about that, here’s the link:

https://www.enter-the-mist.org/post/...lucid-dreaming

Go on and read the article. It isn’t too long of a read. One thing to add, you should make sure to fix your sleep schedule (8h+ per day) and dream recall first before trying induction techniques. That’s all I have to give for now. Best of luck out there. :)