Thread: Annoying semi-lucids

Make sure to do as many reality checks as you can throughout the day. ESPECIALLY when you see your dreams signs, or when you see anything that seems out of place or odd.

After a bit, you will build a stronger habit, and you will carry it over into your dreams.

Also make sure to keep a dream journal if you already dont. Its more important than it seems!

Practice practice and more practice. Don't get up, don't get frustrated.

Self doubt and aggravation will become walls baring you from having the experience you want. Keep at it and stay positive. It will keep coming when you allow it!

Enjoy yourself!

Originally Posted by yumester

Make sure to do as many reality checks as you can throughout the day. ESPECIALLY when you see your dreams signs, or when you see anything that seems out of place or odd.

And on that note, remember that when you do a RC, try to be more mindful. Force yourself to really think about where you are. Sometimes, if we do a RC that is kind of a mindless "Am I dreaming? Nope." it's not going to be very effective. Try something more like "Hm, this situation is weird. How did I get here? Can I trace back everything I did all day so far? Is any of this logical? Can I make my pencil float?" ect. Sometimes it helps to assume that you are dreaming first and go from there. Good luck.

And on that note, remember that when you do a RC, try to be more mindful. Force yourself to really think about where you are.

Exactly what I was going to say

I had this problem all the time and still do when I'm lazy. It's so easy to whip out a reality check and passively watch the dream, but engaging the mind is much more effective.

Another thing you can try is, the moment you are going to reality check, really trust that the reality check is going work. Like, for example, if you are doing the nose reality check, really expect that the air is going to pass through your nose. It's what I do, =)
byee

I agree with everyone else, but your post is contradictory of itself.

i've been having semi-lucid DILDs where I see my dream signs and I know i'm dreaming but I never actually say it and realize the full implications.

1) Being lucid means you're aware that you're no longer awake and that you're inside a dream.
2) You know you're dreaming, you don't need to say it to become lucid.
3) Not realizing the "full implications" suggests to me that you actually didn't know that you were dreaming, or else you would've been able to realize what you could do in that dream, or might have said so. So, did you actually know you were dreaming? If you did, you were lucid, as you should know by now.

woah.... this has been happening to me almost every night lol
its a pain

My only near-lucid dream was one of these. I said, "since this a dream, a steamboat wi come through this plazza and it will smell like cherry" and it worked. Im guessing that improving dream awareness will increase your ability to be full-lucid

I sometimes start off semi-lucid and then realise I am actually lucid and kind of sharpen and refocus everything. I just tell myself "Right, I am dreaming, let's grab this and do stuff!"