Thread: How do I stop waking up to see if i am sleeping :S

ok so last night I became lucid once again only to once again wake up but this time I woke up a bit slower as I was still partially convience I was awake. Since I woke up slower I was able to pick out why I was waking up, but I was waking up too fast still, to stop my self from waking... It turns out that I am waking up to check if i was or wasn't asleep, as stupid as it sounds!... I was wondering if anyone else has this problem? If so how did you stop it? What can be done... So far I have been writting lines out that say "I will stay alsleep when i realize I am dreaming" but what else can I do?

here is a link to the dream I had last night http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...7&postcount=51

My dream journal contains atleast two other fail attempts at obtaining lucicity. Do you have any Idea of what I can do?
Thanks!

did it again last night, I realized i was dreaming and woke up... this time i was able to rub my hands together but it stil didn't help

Hm.

I read recently that someone who was having this problem solved it by grabbing hold of something in the dream and hanging onto it.
They were able to stay lucid for a bit longer but were stuck carrying the grabbed object with them, like a security blanket.

Might want to give it a try if spinning or hand rubbing or the other techniques aren't working.

Other than that all I can say is keep trying. You'll get a handle on staying asleep and lucid eventually.

Originally Posted by Vex Kitten

Hm.

I read recently that someone who was having this problem solved it by grabbing hold of something in the dream and hanging onto it.
They were able to stay lucid for a bit longer but were stuck carrying the grabbed object with them, like a security blanket.

Might want to give it a try if spinning or hand rubbing or the other techniques aren't working.

Other than that all I can say is keep trying. You'll get a handle on staying asleep and lucid eventually.

thanks i'll try that!

Don't let it panic you if the dream starts fading. Stay still, and chances are it'll become a DEILD.

Add confidence to the mix in whatever method you choose, and the results will be spectacular. =]

I agree with everyone else, but something that helps me sometimes is to try stay calm and focus on a particular thing that is around you, doesn't matter really. If you can walk, try to walk up to it and look at it really close.

Sometimes when I realize I am dreaming my limbs get heavy and I can barely move, or if I try too hard I move my limbs in real life and wake myself up. What helps me is to float around. I can't really explain how to do it, I don't really know myself. But like other things like going through walls and flying, you just have to know you can do it.