Thread: 26 days trying to DILD. Getting a little sick of this...

Originally Posted by mattbrox

So I've been trying to DILD for 26 days now. I've been RCing and questioning my reality at least twice an hour. I've been listening to lucid audios before bed. I've been writing a dream journal now with 45 dreams in. I've done mantras before bed, and I'm yet to get any results beside 2 brief semi's.

I want to WILD, but I want to have at least 1 LD before I try. Does anyone know why I'm getting such crappy results? I'm getting so sick and bored of doing the same tasks every day over and over with no results.

Dude, I'm sorry, but that's just VERY impatient. It took me over three months to truly get an LD, and I've never had huge control over my lucids at all. You have to wait for it, and make sure you're prepared when it happens. Trust me, the worst thing you can do is freak out after realizing you're dreaming.

Also (don't know if anyone's said this yet, didn't read the thread much) do not confuse RCs with an induction technique. Doing them during the day does not mean you'll do it in your dreams automatically. Now, I'm not saying not to do them, but just realize they're just what they claim to be, a "check". They let you check whether you're asleep or not.

EDIT: and also, realize what you're getting out of all this effort. If you're like me, then you'll keep getting LDs randomly without any effort every month or two, which is a nice surprise when you wake up. And you'll have more vivid dreams. In all my time LDing, I have to say that I especially loved the vivid, non-lucid dreams. There's just no comparing to them, and you can get them all the time.