Thread: How are you becoming lucid?

When I first became interested in LD'ing I started a dream journal. This helped soooo much!! Not only was my dream recall being improved but I was all of a sudden having DILDs. It was great until I got lazy and was only writing one dream when I woke up in the morning and then eventually none at all. Now I'm luck if I have one every couple months . But wish me luck, I'm going to start a new one starting tonight!!

I either simply become lucid in (the start of) a dream without any conscious effort or DEILD. (though I've had a couple of lucids I suppose you could classify as WILDs, but I hate classifications anyway so I don't really give a damn. It's basically the same thing anyway and the sensation(s) from both are exactly the same to me anyway) Whenever I wake up during the night, I just lie completely still and wait for a loud bleeping sound, which tends to show up within mere seconds of waking up. More often than not, this sensation doesn't come and I fall asleep though. However, when the bleeping sound comes, it pretty much guarantees I'll have a lucid dream. Shortly after, I'll get the feeling of being squeezed through a small tube and I'll "wake up" in my dream bed. (sometimes leading to some very surreal experiences) Even if I fall asleep in the middle of my DEILD attempt, it still seems to lead to heightened awareness and I'll be very likely to nab myself a traditional lucid dream after a dream or two. DEILDs come very naturally to me, which is why it's my preferred technique; it takes practically no effort on my part.

Currently, i simply put a automatic shutdown alarm for 30minutes before i wake(final wake). Waked by the alarm, i don´t move or open my eyes and wait 30 seconds (more or less) for the entering in a new dream. Rarely fails. DEILD ftw .

i certainly don't think 8 since august is a failure. if it is, i'm an even bigger failure. well, actually i'm right around 8 since then too.

the point is, that's not a failure at all. there are some people that have WAY fewer, and some who still have yet to EVER have one.

best thing you can do is find a way to alleviate the pressure you're putting on your subconscious. when i go to sleep, i tell myself, "i AM going to have a LD, but if i don't, it's totally okay!"

it sounds cheesy, but it does take some of the pressure off. i try to have an "internal smile"... what i mean is that i try to have that "stoned and happy" smile on my face, without actually smiling. like i'm picturing myself being content. that helped me some when i figured out that i was trying too hard.

i take that back, i've probably had fewer than 8 since august. maybe more like 4 or 5.