Thread: How Long Before First Lucid?

I know this question is asked alot around the forum. So I decided to have an official thread dedicated to users telling how long it took before they first attained lucidity in a dream, so that new users of Dreamviews can look at the variety of time required before becoming lucid.

I'll start, my first lucid was the night of November 13th, it took me roughly a month since I began trying to become lucid.

Took me about 2 weeks from learning what lucid dreaming was to having my first full lucid with control.

2 months since first reading dreamviews. I wasn't very good about journaling, but now I am. JOURNAL. AND REALITY CHECK. RIGHT NOW.

Originally Posted by Kraftwerk

2 months since first reading dreamviews. I wasn't very good about journaling, but now I am. JOURNAL. AND REALITY CHECK. RIGHT NOW.

Cool

That's exactly what I'm doing. I don't necessarily want to have a LD yet until I get the other things down

Originally Posted by Zezarict

Took me about 2 weeks from learning what lucid dreaming was to having my first full lucid with control.

Wow, that's quick!

It took me months to have my first ld and although i do RC's in waking hours i never became lucid as a result of of one.

It always just kinda hits me that im dreaming and i take it from there,often just to wake from the xcitement but afew times they lasted sooo long and i wish i could have them more often

Two months, then I got my first one last Wednesday after a WBTB.

I attained lucidity the second night I began trying. Three times that night, I became lucid, but woke up immediately from the excitement each time. About a week later I Had another LD in which I didn't wake up right away.

I'm still new at this and so far they haven't been very long, but in each dream I've gotten progressively better and remaining calm and gaining control. I haven't had enough of them to give an accurate average of how often they occur, however.

That being said, I've been an extremely vivid dreamer all of my life with naturally excellent dream recall and a habit of keeping a dream journal. I consider all these things integral to the immediate success I've had with lucid dreaming.

Originally Posted by Penterwast

Two months, then I got my first one last Wednesday after a WBTB.

WBTB??

I learned about lucid dreaming on September 27th 2009, had my first lucid (knowing what lucid dreams were) on October 4th, 2009 (7 days later)

However I recall 4 lucid nightmares from when I was young, however back then I didn't know I could do what ever I wanted in the dream, all I did in those nightmares was get the bad guy to kill me to wake up.

Originally Posted by smoke_1966

It took me months to have my first ld and although i do RC's in waking hours i never became lucid as a result of of one.

It always just kinda hits me that im dreaming and i take it from there,often just to wake from the xcitement but afew times they lasted sooo long and i wish i could have them more often

That sounds a lot like me. I practiced and practiced questioning reality and doing RC's during the day but I could never seem to have a lucid as a result. It was so frustrating and I tried for so long (I didn't have a lucid for about 4 months probably). Right as I was about to give up on trying to have a lucid I FINALLY got one, and I didn't even try. I wasn't thinking about having a lucid that night, and I didn't do any RC's. I just came to me. All the sudden I was aware I was dreaming. And it was an incredible and very vivid first lucid. I did a dream spin immediately because I could feel myself getting excited and I didn't want to wake up. It was a very long lucid and I was quite proud of myself.

Ever since then however, I have not had any more DILDs. I only practice the WILD technique (which I highly suggest for anyone having trouble with DILD/ MILD). And a tip for beginners who still have yet to experience the joy of lucid dreams: Don't give up! It takes some people a long time to have a lucid, like me. I didn't get one for 4 months, but the wait was so worth it. I thought I was "one of THOSE people" who just wasn't able to attain lucidity but it's NOT true. Everyone can. Good luck.

I had a dream last week that right as it ended I became lucid. My dream froze, I then knew I was dreaming and my dream faded. I don't count it though since it was pretty much the moment my dream ended. Been 2wks and haven't had anything yet

I keep a DJ and skim it now and then. Mostly to laugh (especially at the one where I have "Guy giving out free LD's, lol). I do RC's now and then, but really don't care about them. I'm afraid I'll just RC in a dream and keep going, so I don't care to do them anymore. I only really do them if I think about dreaming, so something feels like it could be a dream(a few times a day if that). I'll find something that works

I'm just working on my dream recall

From when I started trying to my first induced, 8 years.

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Originally Posted by Walms

From when I started trying to my first induced, 8 years.

omg that's serious determination.

for me, since I started reading DV and keeping a DJ, 4 days. it was a WILD in which i had started the night before that.

Originally Posted by Walms

From when I started trying to my first induced, 8 years.

Thank the gods. It's been nearly a year for me, no full lucids

from 6 january 2010 to the awsum night of 23-24 january 2010

I had mine the night I read and knew about lucid dreaming. That was months ago. It was short though. I looked at my left hand and found that I only have four fingers, so I quickly thought to myself "This is lucid dream!". Then I pierced my ribs with my finger, and it penetrated through, then I looked at a clock and re-looked having the time change. After that, I already woke up. In other words, I did three reality check in that dream and then woke up. Then I lost interest to it. And just last week, I regained interest about lucid dreaming. I read even more info. about lucid dreaming and led me finding and joining this forum.

Although now that I am back, this time I am having a hard time having another lucid dream unlike months ago where I had lucid dream that very night I discovered lucid dreaming.

I got my first lucid on my first attempt and my second lucid on my 4th attempt

I had my first LD the the fifth day after trying to LD, having only RCd for 5 days and tried WILDing for 2

As I have mentioned in another Thread, I have never had a Lucid Dream, but I will be trying to do so from here on. They sound like they could be very enlightening and could get me out of this artist block I am currently in. I will let you know when I have.

Took me a little under a month form finding out what it was, and 6 days after starting a DJ. Yes, i think the DJ helped

Had them before I knew what LD's were. Then I looked up "Controlling your Dreams" on Google, and it took a couple days to induce them willfully.

So far since I've been here my dream recall has increased a whole lot, and through that I've learned more about myself.
As a novice, I feel I am having "Lucid moments," where I'm aware of things, but the vividness is still a big issue in general.
But I've had a few small moments.
-The first one where it was somewhat vivid and I had control was about my first week into this site. I used many audio aids and did a WBTB on the weekend. While in my dream I said "Ok," pointed at a car, and threw it at someone. I don't recall the sound of the car, but I remember doing that very thing.
Lately I've been having bouts where not very vividly I can almost hear myself say "Hey! I'm dreaming," while in them. I've done some small tasks with those moments, but nothing yet, and I consider my recall ability to be the best progress and not so much my very small moments. It's something though. Definitely more than I expected. The tones are really helping I think. I think with some meditation, more experimentation, and mantras I can get the job done.