Thread: WBTB a Success again!

If anyone is interested, this is an easy read about my second lucid dream, and how I have realized the easiest way to have them: WBTB.

I have been de-motivated to lucid dream since I had never had one throughout the months I had been trying. However, about a month ago I used the WBTB method, got more than my usual 6 hours of sleep (6 + 2 additional after waking up), and lucid dreamed without even trying.

The second lucid dream I've had occurred last night, when the same thing happened. I went to bed, got up after 6 hours, realized that with my schedule for the day I wasn't busy for another 3 hours, which allowed me to stay awake for an hour and then go back to bed for the remainder. BAM lucid without trying again.

I just think it's odd that lucid dreaming is that much easier with the WBTB method, and if I were truly motivated to do it I would find time to sleep more than 6 hours. The problem is that I really can't spend more than 6 in bed, so 8 is wasting a lot of my day. That is why I have been trying to become lucid naturally throughout my REM periods during my 6 hours. No luck.

I realized it was so easy to become lucid using the WBTB method because your mind is awake. Today I had to be at work at a certain time, and I knew I was going back to bed so I was afraid that I might not wake up.

My dream was about missing work because I overslept, and not only did I have several false awakenings, but I had this one dream where I was stranded in the middle of nowhere, wondering how I was going to be able to get back in time.

Lucidity came as a fluke. I was pissed off that I wasn't able to make it there on time and said something like "this could only happen in a dream, but I'm not dreaming!!!. This is because of how real the dream felt. I literally 'knew' I wasn't dreaming. Then after a few minutes of being retarded, I thought "Wow I must be dreaming because this is so ridiculous I don't know what to do". Much to my amazement I did a reality check and became lucid.

My lucidity lasted for a good 45 seconds this time, rather than 15 - 30 of my other one. I rubbed my hands, which worked for a little while, then tried to take my mind of dreaming as I touched and felt the pavement under my feet. I could feel myself still slipping into blackness, and, being pissed off, tried to levitate and become god for a few seconds. None of that worked!

I was even screaming at myself "this is my brain, I'm in control!" but it didn't work and I woke up.