My breakthrough

**Revery** · 03-10-2009 02:18 PM

After a couple of months of trying virtually every technique to gain lucidity I finally made my breakthrough and got a DILD at 5am this morning

even though it only lasted a few seconds once I became lucid

I think I've identified why I finally became lucid though. I've always had the ability to tell myself to wake up at a certain time when I have to, i.e. to get up at 4am to go catch a flight. The notion stays in my mind until the time comes and I nearly always wake up at the right time.

Now, I've been going to sleep repeating mantras like "The next time I'm I'm dreaming I will realise when I'm dreaming" or similar. But I guess I never really meant it.
What I realised in bed last night was that when I tell myself to get up at a certain hour I actually activate my brain in a certain and identifiable way.
I replicated this feeling when telling myself to realise when I'm dreaming - and I only told myself once.

Well, it worked.

I was dreaming and came across a collapsed bridge with a car trapped underneath. I lept out of the taxi I was in to go and help but felt a lot of fear of what I might find. The fear seamed to prompt me to do a reality check so I pinched my nose and was still able to breathe. The dream only lasted a few more seconds - I didn't even get a chance to try and stabilise it or anything. I didn't notice any increase in dream clarity when I became lucid though.

I think I've made the breakthrough I needed though

**EightfoldPath623** · 03-10-2009 02:33 PM

Well done. I'm sure it will all come easier now that you have the determination.

**Desert Claw** · 03-10-2009 02:53 PM

Im horrible at making myself wake up... good work!

**Revery** · 03-10-2009 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by EightfoldPath623

Well done. I'm sure it will all come easier now that you have the determination.

Thanks. I was on the verge of thinking I might never do it.

Originally Posted by Desert Claw

Im horrible at making myself wake up... good work!

Thanks. I can only normally do it if there's an actual important event to wake up for - I then just replicated the way I tell myself this. Try it next time you have to get up early for something important.

**Robot_Butler** · 03-10-2009 06:12 PM

I hope you can pin down how you activate your prospective memory, like that. If it works consistently, it sounds like it would be helpful in a lot of things in life.

**Revery** · 03-11-2009 02:38 PM

Well, I managed to do it to wake at exactly 4am this morning but I didn't manage to become lucid in the big dream that followed. Will keep working on it - the basics are there.

**BigFan** · 03-12-2009 04:50 AM

Nice, congrats on your first LD. My first one which was ~1 week ago was accidential but like yours was very quick, but, I haven't been working crazy to get LD, mostly 2 crazy days

I would love to have a timer to wake up, but, meh tried before and didn't work

**Sticktator** · 03-13-2009 12:22 AM

Sounds like you have the makings of a great lucid dreamer

congratulations on your breakthrough.

I'm sure that now you've worked out how, many more will follow.

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