Argh.... so close

Before I start, I guess you should know that I've been trying this LD induction thing for about a week without luck yet, but at least my dream journal is filling up.

So, last night I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep, and I thought to myself "why not do a quick RC?", but my arms were too tired to move (since the RC I intended to do was the one where you inhale while pinching your nose shut). Suddenly I'm dreaming that I'm standing in a room, but like in most dreams I never thought to question how I got there. Thing is, now that my arms are freed up, and I was just thinking about doing a RC, I went ahead and pinched my nose shut, and yes, I still inhaled. Unfortunately that woke me up right away, and I was breathing harder and faster than usual. What happened, did I get too excited? Or was I just very easily awakened because I had just fallen asleep?

Ooh, close. I think you just got excited, hence the reason you were breathing hard.

You were nearly there, though, and you should keep trying! :mrgreen:

wow! :shock: you should be very proud! its quick progress, and now at least you know it's possible! go for it! :)

Well, it happened again last night. Unfortunately I forgot most of the dream, but I did remember this: I was standing on a street corner waiting for the crossing light to change, and I'm not sure why, but it suddenly hit me that I was probably dreaming. So I did the nose-pinch thing, and it worked, and then I just kept telling myself to stay calm so I wouldn't wake up, and I walked across the street. A few seconds later, I guess I lost lucidity, because I can't remember anything else. Crappy LD, but hey, it's progress...

You mentioned you had problems remembering your dream so make sure you work on recall as well as RCing; it will make things much easier.