Thread: In need of advice

I've been trying to LD for 2-3 months now, and even though my dream recall has been pretty great (average 1 dream/night), but I have only had 1 light lucid dream in those 3 months.

I do RCs all day, I use MindMaster on my comp for subliminal messaging, I do reversed blinking technique, I occasionally do WBTB/WILD, but still, I can't seem to get lucid.

I was just wondering, is there any step I'm missing? What's my next step?

focus on finding/developing your dreamsigns. and while falling asleep visualise yourself gaining lucidity in your previous dreams where you didn't actually become lucid

Don't give up. Stay persistent. You're bound to achieve lucidity sooner or later. If you've had partial lucidity, then you're right there. LD's are very susceptible to placebo and implanted beliefs. Try this technique, if you haven't already. It is very simple, but has been successful for me, in the past. As you are laying in bed, falling asleep, repeat to yourself over and over, "Tonight, I will dream. And, when I dream, I will become aware that I am dreaming."
Good Luck!

Here is my method for getting out of a dry spell. It may work for you to jumpstart your LDing. Upon laying down to go to sleep, get into the mindset of an expert LDer. In other words, convince yourself (and truly believe it) that you will easily have a lucid tonight. Fall asleep truly believing that you are an expert Lucid Dreamer and you will easily become lucid with very little effort. Fall asleep expecting to have an LD. This confidence alone has gotten me LDs on multiple occasions. It is alot like what actors do when they are getting "into"character for a role. You just have to get into the character of an exper lucid dreamer. I would try this a few nights and see if it can help you become lucid. Good Luck to you!

So basically I should try MILD more? o.o

i suggest when u wbtb, when u wake get out of bed go to bathroom do some squats/pushups/situps/something then go back to bed and think only about lucid dreaming/lucid goals/reality checks. (this one gives me the most success)

during the day try to think about dreams and realitycheck when u see any possible dream characters/dream settings. ur brain needs to pulse like RC...RC...RC...RC...RC dont be afraid to RC infront of anyone, if they ask just tell them. or tell them not to worry about it.

use a new paper and write dream characters: then read thro your DJ start to finish and write down every single DC that u mention.
then below DC: write something like settings/locations: then do the same reading thro ur DJ.

last idea, put all ur focus on one thing u can only do while lucid like flying, have a lucid dream where u fly, then do it again, fly again.

Originally Posted by HivaPrnses

As you are laying in bed, falling asleep, repeat to yourself over and over, "Tonight, I will dream. And, when I dream, I will become aware that I am dreaming."
Good Luck!

I can't remember where I read about doing that but I've done it it 2/3 nights the past three days. The first day I went to bed thinking that I WOULD have a lucid dream and I had 3. The second I didn't think that and had no lucids. Last night I KNEW I would have a lucid dream and I had my best one so far. It's actually seeming like it really works.