Let's see. I have been studying lucid dream induction very intently for exactly 10 years. It is sad to say, however, that I still to this day haven't been able to master it. I was wondering if I could get some peoples' input on the subject at hand (IE: induction tips and tricks and ways around some of the observations I have made) Some of the reasons why I haven't probably been able to master this technique are as follows:

1. When I am asleep, somehow my mind actually believes what is happening is actually plausable in reality(I never have had a very concrete grip on reality to begin with). I have no ability to distinguish between reality or fantasy until the moment I actually wake up. I guess what I am trying to say is that the actual act of 'coming to the realization within the dreamstate' is the problem.

2. I purchased the Novadreamer a few years ago and practiced faithfully by the book, with little results, mainly because I had gotten into the habit of pulling it off my face subconsciously because it was restricting my natural sleep 'squirming' patterns. I have to squirm in my sleep. I get stiff if I lay still. I attempted to taylor the padding on the device, replacing the rather stiff foam behind the circuit board with a soft pillow which i made myself. I still can't seem to keep it on my face when I sleep, however, and it gets frustraiting.

3. Also, it is very difficult for me to attain focus once I drift further and further from conscious state. I have attention deficit disorder at a pretty severe level. I don't want to say that this is an excuse. My goal is to say that A.D.D. poses no obstruction to my ability to lucid dream, when I finally do learn the process.

I have absolutely no problem whatsoever remembering my dreams, they are quite vivid, and just about every day I get the chance to write them down as short stories. But they are in no way as realistic as waking reality, and I have absolutely no control over what I dream, or even my own actions within the dreamstates. I am looking for some advice from those who have struggled to learn as I have, not necessarily from those who can do this naturaly, simply because those who are naturally gifted in something most of the time do not know exactly 'how' they do it. Those who struggle to learn from scratch generally go through step by step proceedures to teach themselves. This is why I do not teach in the subjects that I, myself, am gifted in; Because I don't know how "I do it, I just do." I am looking foward to some input. Thanks so very much, and sorry I made this so lengthy.