Thread: Attaining Lucidity: What worked best for you?

Hey all.
I'm new here and desperate to start lucid dreaming. I've LD'd before, at the age of around 11 to overcome nightmares. For the period of a few months I could control my dreams, although since then nothing much.

The Lucid Dream Induction Techniques Page is a little overwhelming, with quite a few induction techniques to choose from. It'd be great if you could tell me what worked best when you were starting out. Which induction technique is best for beginners?

For beginners, probably DILDs, since they require a daytime commitment.

RCs throughout the day, and a mind constantly thinking about LDs is the best experience a beginner can get.

I agree with Delph completely.

DILDs are for when you're lazy.

Or a beginner. XD

Ive never got anything other than DILDs to work. What worked best for me is doing a WBTB after about 6 hours sleep. I think all of my LD's have been in that "back to bed" period.

DILD. A few reality checks throughout the day. Easy, fun, creative, and integrates well with keeping a dream journal and identifying dream signs. A big bundle of getting on your way to lucid dreaming, and when you have 20 fingers or your finger goes through your palm, it's a ridiculously fun and memorable experience that will stay with you.

MILD requires that you work on your prospective memory before it can work. WILD requires learning that balance of mind-awake body-asleep that so many find difficult. WBTB requires waking up, but it's not... really a technique in and of itself. It's just waking up. CAT is hard because you have to revamp your entire sleep schedule, plus it apparently takes a while to kick in, which is a drawback. DEILD is the easiest, except personally I find it only works if I've already been lucid and then woken up, I have a much harder time from regular dreams. In terms of newbies learning to WILD, I think they should focus on DEILD.

SO, in short, DILD for newbies.