Lucidity wakes me up-every time

[hootman]

I have been looking around these fourums for around three months now, trying to WILD FILD DILD DIELD VILD etc. and it seems whenever I have noticed I was dreaming, i would just wake up. I havent been able to do WILD after about 45 tries and WBTB and DILD work about 5% of the time but whenever I realize I am lucid, I wake up. It is very annoying and strange. Has anyone had the same problem or any advice? (BTW it has happend about 7 times)

[liverred]

well i take it uv heard of spinning and rubbing your hands etc they sometimes work for me. but i often at the very instant i realise 'im dreaming' start to run or sprint as fast as i can. i think of it as running into the dream! may not work for everyone but worth a shot.

[Barefooted Student]

If it makes you feel any better, my 6 lucid dreams have all been about 30 seconds long, no more. I could always stay calm when realizing it was a dream. =/

[hootman]

Ok thanks.

[Moonbeam]

Try rubbing your hands together or focussing on detail in the dream. Movement helps as well, as liverred noticed. Good luck. If you keep trying, you will have a longer dream--hopefully sooner than later. When you get it to work, if you do something in particular that you think helps, let us know what you did.

[aceboy]

i understand your problem mainly because im just getting out of it, my first LD was about 3 seconds and my second 23 seconds and than my third 2 minutes. your probaly just excited and need to slow down, in my last LD's i quickly rushed to do what i wanted, im learning that is the quickest way to lose your LD. just be patient and hopefully your LD's will get longer.

[Akole]

I find the main reason why I wake up immediately when I obtain lucidity, is because I force it too hard. I think you just need to practice some more. Instead of obtaining 100% lucidity, try to work around 10%. It might not be as satisfying, but at least you'll stay asleep.

[Vegan]

Really whatever you do whether it be running, spinning, rubbing hands etc. it just needs to divert your mind from the tactile sensations of your bed. Stephen LaBerge said something about how doing things like these brought attention back to a certain part of your brain thats active during dreaming, thus prolonging the dreams. tl;dr Do something that puts your attention back into the dream.

[Thornweaver]

Whenever you enter a lucid dream you may be getting really excited because you can do whatever you want. Try to control the feelings and you'll wake up less.

[Barefooted Student]

i understand your problem mainly because im just getting out of it, my first LD was about 3 seconds and my second 23 seconds and than my third 2 minutes. your probaly just excited and need to slow down, in my last LD's i quickly rushed to do what i wanted, im learning that is the quickest way to lose your LD. just be patient and hopefully your LD's will get longer. Indeed, this is exactly what I do.. -.- I should dedicate my next dream to rubbing my hands and staying for as long as I can. If only I knew how to make it clear that was the only thing I would do. Temptation ... Oy.

[hootman]

thank you everybody! it helps to know. But the only thing is I dont have enough time to rub my hands etc. I just wake up.

[Amelaclya]

I think this happens to everyone the first couple times because you get excited after you get more used to becoming lucid, it won't happen as much. When you do get a chance try something like rubbing your hands, or just focusing on something in your surroundings.

[hootman]

Yes I try to rub my hands ect. when I feel it fading; but it fades too fast (in a matter of 1-3 seconds). I do not feel exited or anything it just dies.