First lucid in a long time! (also a tip for anyone with problems opening their eyes)

[bushi]

LUCID! After over a year of no lucid dreams, or trying to lucid dream - Also after two weeks of starting up again. I went to a music festival yesterday so I've got the day off work today. I took drugs yesterday so I'm not sure if this helped in any way.. This dream happened at about 9-10am. I was already dreaming, then the dream suddenly ended. I'm in my bed, on the left side - Usually on the right side though. I'm pushing myself up a little (I'm on my stomach) and trying to open my eyes. My eyelids are extremely heavy. I did a reality check to make sure I was dreaming by blocking my nose and inhaling and it worked, and I felt a wave of energy roll down my body. I say to myself things like, "Clarity now!" "Control now!" "I'm in complete control!" "I'm in complete control on my body!", but none of them were making it easier. Then I stopped for a second and calmly said to myself 5 times, "I have complete control over my eyelids". Voila! I could see! Hope this helps anyone with this problem too! I've learned (not so much from experience until now) that affirmations, when said correctly and clearly are FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!111 Cheers.

[Sean999]

Congrats! It's a good feeling to finally have a lucid after such a long time, I know. Affirmations are definitely helpful, though I usually just say them in my head. Even in the dream, I sometimes feel silly when saying them out loud. I don't know, just me I guess.

[bushi]

I can't remember if I was talking or thinking the affirmations. Was a little hazy.

[bushi]

My second lucid! This one was induced using Lucid weaver on my phone - http://www.lucidweaver.com/ - It's freeware now BTW!!! I have the RC alarm going off all day during the week, about every half hour. I try to program my brain to recognize this and RC STRAIGHT AWAY as soon as I hear it. And some nights I'll put on the lucidity training to go off every 45 minutes. Anyway.. "LUCID! *My three beep alarm que from my phone went off. It nearly woke me up but I was still slightly in sleep.* I pinched my nose and inhaled. I could breathe, I was dreaming! A wave of energy rolled down my body and I was in. I was in bed and my left arm was paralyzed. I tried all sorts of affirmations to get control. I knew my missus was next to me. I was scared of what visualisation I would see. She was acting like a beast trying to bite me and rip me apart but I held her off with my other hand. This lucid was not vivid at all. I finally broke free with more affirmations, and I was back on the cruise on the balcony. I was saying all sorts of affirmations like, "Clarity now! Lucidity now! I have complete control over all parts of my body!" But I just couldn't get a clear picture. I was now flying to through Sydney harbour heading toward the city flying under the bridge. I tried to land on the Opera house, but then the dream started to fade.. Another part through the night I was almost awake (no visual everything was black), but I knew I was asleep, but didn't think or say it yet. I waited about 5-10 seconds just to make sure my body wasn't awake, and I pinched my nose again to make sure. I was dreaming! A wave of energy rolls over me. This time I am trying to visualise and create the scene. It's difficult though. I can't remember much of this dream." I don't have the problem of the dream not lasting very long like I did a couple of years ago. But just having visuals seems a bit difficult sometimes.