Thread: Adam's Guide to Attaining Lucidity

Well I'll try it for you Adam. I never did a complete MILD, but now I have a computer which makes close to no sound, so I don't wake the entire house

didnt catch a lucid... but i did have a vivid freaking dream.. unfortunately, 2 seconds after i woke up to write it down my mom called me and started asking a ton of questions and i lost it will continue trying...

Okay, I got up, but it was kinda late, and my brother was up. Didn't wanna make him find out I was up, so I had to get back to bed. I'll try again tonight

I do have the feeling I normally have after lucids/special dreams though.

Originally Posted by wendylove

Okay I will be trying this tonight.

Excellent, good luck

Originally Posted by Blaze Haze

yea Im definately trying tonight, Im so tired, Ill definatley do this perfectly tonight, and I've had this before, but I always go into sleep paralysis unfortunately, so I'll see what I can do.

It might not work if you are over tired. I found it hard to get to SP/HI/SI from waking if over tired. This technique only works for me when I get regular sleep, and don't to go bed when tired. I usually wait a couple of days after getting some good sleep then try it when my body clock is in sync. Still give it a try, if anything I am noticed an increase in my dream recall and vividness of dreams!

Originally Posted by Marvo

Well I'll try it for you Adam. I never did a complete MILD, but now I have a computer which makes close to no sound, so I don't wake the entire house

Originally Posted by tonythephatone

didnt catch a lucid... but i did have a vivid freaking dream.. unfortunately, 2 seconds after i woke up to write it down my mom called me and started asking a ton of questions and i lost it will continue trying...

As above, I have noticed my dream recall and vividness increase drematically since trying this!! And they are certainly on the weird side too.

Originally Posted by Marvo

Okay, I got up, but it was kinda late, and my brother was up. Didn't wanna make him find out I was up, so I had to get back to bed. I'll try again tonight

I do have the feeling I normally have after lucids/special dreams though.

cant wait to hear your results

I tried again last night to try disprove my claim you need regular sleep and not to do this when too tired. And I was right.

The last 5 days have been manic, not getting much sleep, irrregular pattern, okay I had been drinking on a couple of those nights too.

So last night I got 8 hours sleep - will get to bed early tonight again, to see if I get better results, but I did have some really vivid dreams and recall was up from the previous night

I'm going to try this tomorrow or Saturday night... probably Saturday, keeping in mind what you've just said about making sure you're well rested. I'll make sure to tell you how it goes.

Hey cool - good luck

Im starting college tomorow, im gonna get a steady sleep schedule for a week and then try this, I'll let you know how it goes
Cheers

I setup my alarm, but apparently I managed to get out of bed, turning it off, and then back to bed, without remembering it at all. Try again tonight, with a bit more sleep.

So tonight is the night, dearest Adam. I'm finally going to try your technique. Kyle and I decided to have an early night's sleep tonight, giving me the perfect chance to try your new technique. I was rather close to becoming lucid the other night with a WILD but coughed myself awake. And this morning I almost had another WILD but lost concentration and just passed out, then I had the dream where I should have noticed I was dreaming to become lucid... still kicking myself. I've had such a dry spell lately, but tonight's the night. I feel it!

Okay this technique should get an award or something lol - Tried it again last night and had another 3 LDs. It definitely requires the following to work:

• A regular sleep pattern - Mine is 10:30pm till 7am
• Not to be too tired when trying this since your best dreams are in light REM sleep

I can't stress the above enough - So make sure this is what you are doing for it to work properly!

Also a few people have reported a HUGE increase in vividness of dreams and a great improvement in their recall, I have notied this too when ever I do this, example last night I remember 6 dreams and three of those LDs

Originally Posted by Marvo

Okay, going to bed now, attempting the technique again! I'm gonna have a lucid

Good luck buddy - let me know how you get on!

Originally Posted by imran_p

Im starting college tomorow, im gonna get a steady sleep schedule for a week and then try this, I'll let you know how it goes
Cheers

Nice one! Steady sleep pattern is so important for this to work, you need to make sure you are getting plenty of rest too!

Originally Posted by Marvo

I setup my alarm, but apparently I managed to get out of bed, turning it off, and then back to bed, without remembering it at all. Try again tonight, with a bit more sleep.

Maybe you are too tired? Do you have a regular sleep pattern? Do you go to bed without feeling really tired?

Originally Posted by meggyfayephotography

So tonight is the night, dearest Adam. I'm finally going to try your technique. Kyle and I decided to have an early night's sleep tonight, giving me the perfect chance to try your new technique. I was rather close to becoming lucid the other night with a WILD but coughed myself awake. And this morning I almost had another WILD but lost concentration and just passed out, then I had the dream where I should have noticed I was dreaming to become lucid... still kicking myself. I've had such a dry spell lately, but tonight's the night. I feel it!

Might not work then Meghan if you have been up all night not getting good sleep and stuff. You eally do need, as I keep saying; a nice solid sleep pattern with enough sleep for you not to be feeling tired!

Oh and did I mention I DID THE TASK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adam, I going to sleep time differs between 23:00 and 24:00, and my getting up differs between 6:30 and 8:30. Sometimes I am really tired when I go to bed though. Is that bad?

By the way, I got to do the technique this night, but my entire body was extremely exhausted after a lot of sports yesterday, so I didn't feel like doing it. Didn't really want lucid :p

Alright, I have tried this technique for the past 2 nights since I joined this forum.

First night: I set my alarm to 5:30 and went to bed at midnight. I remained positive that I was going to have a lucid dream for once in my life. I later set it to 6, and then to 6:30 because I stayed awake until 1. I suppose the excitement kept me awake. I later woke up around 2:40, probably because the broken sprinkler outside my window was just going off and it's really loud when it does. I thought it was 6:30 and instinctively got up, went on the computer, and when I looked at the time to check how long I had been up, I saw what time it was and was a little annoyed that I had woken up already. I went back to bed and slept right away, then woke up somewhere around 4. I went back to sleep, slept through my alarm, and couldn't remember even a shred of a dream. First night: FAIL.

Last night: I ended up going to bed at 2, so I set my alarm for 8. That meant that I had a half hour to fall asleep and still be within the range. Already tired from the night before, I fell asleep without trouble, thinking positively about having a lucid dream. I woke up at 8 from my alarm and was happy because it was going as planned so far. I got up, went online and checked my email and Myspace. Looked at the dream scenes, then noticed it was 8:13 and I went back to bed. I became very relaxed very quickly and tried to picture the beach scene and imagined myself there and doing what I'd want to do in a dream. I imagined some of the fantasies that I like thinking of sometimes, but my mind kept going from one thing to the other. I'd think of one thing, then that would lead to thinking of something else, which would lead to thinking of something else, but I didn't worry because at least I was still pretending to be lucid. However, I had a very difficult time falling back asleep. In dispair, I looked at the time and saw it was 10. Wow, 2 hours. I couldn't tell if I had fallen asleep during that time or not, and if so, I couldn't tell if I had any dreams or if they were just things I had imagined while concious. I couldn't fall asleep after that and now it's 11 and I'm pretty tired. I do believe I had one short dream, though. I was in my dad's office at work, though it was one my mind made up, and he was sitting at a desk along the wall and he had a crappy old DOS computer sitting in the corner with a really old printer hooked up to it. There was some DOS program waiting for him to put the next floppy disk in to install the drivers for the printer and I guess he didn't know how to do that, so I went over and messed with it and then woke up. Second night: FAIL.

Originally Posted by Idec Sdawkminn

Alright, I have tried this technique for the past 2 nights since I joined this forum.

First night: I set my alarm to 5:30 and went to bed at midnight. I remained positive that I was going to have a lucid dream for once in my life. I later set it to 6, and then to 6:30 because I stayed awake until 1. I suppose the excitement kept me awake. I later woke up around 2:40, probably because the broken sprinkler outside my window was just going off and it's really loud when it does. I thought it was 6:30 and instinctively got up, went on the computer, and when I looked at the time to check how long I had been up, I saw what time it was and was a little annoyed that I had woken up already. I went back to bed and slept right away, then woke up somewhere around 4. I went back to sleep, slept through my alarm, and couldn't remember even a shred of a dream. First night: FAIL.

Last night: I ended up going to bed at 2, so I set my alarm for 8. That meant that I had a half hour to fall asleep and still be within the range. Already tired from the night before, I fell asleep without trouble, thinking positively about having a lucid dream. I woke up at 8 from my alarm and was happy because it was going as planned so far. I got up, went online and checked my email and Myspace. Looked at the dream scenes, then noticed it was 8:13 and I went back to bed. I became very relaxed very quickly and tried to picture the beach scene and imagined myself there and doing what I'd want to do in a dream. I imagined some of the fantasies that I like thinking of sometimes, but my mind kept going from one thing to the other. I'd think of one thing, then that would lead to thinking of something else, which would lead to thinking of something else, but I didn't worry because at least I was still pretending to be lucid. However, I had a very difficult time falling back asleep. In dispair, I looked at the time and saw it was 10. Wow, 2 hours. I couldn't tell if I had fallen asleep during that time or not, and if so, I couldn't tell if I had any dreams or if they were just things I had imagined while concious. I couldn't fall asleep after that and now it's 11 and I'm pretty tired. I do believe I had one short dream, though. I was in my dad's office at work, though it was one my mind made up, and he was sitting at a desk along the wall and he had a crappy old DOS computer sitting in the corner with a really old printer hooked up to it. There was some DOS program waiting for him to put the next floppy disk in to install the drivers for the printer and I guess he didn't know how to do that, so I went over and messed with it and then woke up. Second night: FAIL.

I have not tried this whilst getting up that late i.e during day light. I don't know what your regular sleep pattern is, or anything so please answer these.

What is your usual sleep pattern i.e 11pm - 8am:
What is your average dream recall?:


You should be okay with about 4 and a half hours sleep, Try shortening the time you set your alarm for. I would suggest for the next few nights go to bed at the same time and wake up naturally (if you can, don't know if you work or have school?). So for example go to bed at 11 or 12 every night and see what time in the morning you naturally wake up. On the forth night go to bed at the same time, you should try notice from the other nights how long it takes you to fall asleep and set your alarm accordingly. for about 4 and a half or 5 hours time.

I would also not stay up for as long as you did, as you don't to be awake for too long, try just the 5 minutes, see if this helps you get back to sleep easier?

Hmm, I usually go to bed whenever I feel tired enough to. That's on average, 12-2. I usually wake up around 7-9 on my own.

My average dream recall would be...well, according to my online journal that I had several years back, I had one dream at the end of December of 2001, the next one was in April of 2002, the next one was at the very end of July, and then I had 3 in August, 3 in September, and 1 in December. I'd say my dream recall is about the same now as it was.

Same advice given that information?

Get a better recall, right now.

I'd like to. Hopefully this forum will help.

Oh yes...and...I've uh...never had a sex dream...ever...

The closest I had was one with my best friend (and crush) and one of her best guy friends and they were naked on my bathroom floor and he was pointing to parts of her body and asking me what it was called. I was sitting on the toilet, fully clothed, worried that one of my family members would come in and was trying not to look, but would look to answer his question, then would look away again. That's the only dream I had in which someone was naked.

I haven't had any dreams where I was naked, but had one where I was in my underwear on the school bus, but that's it.