Thread: 3 Days in a row... What am I doing wrong??

Why did something so vivid become so ordinary after I woke up???

I woke up, opened up my MacBook Pro, and started typing out my dream. It was then that I noticed that this awesome moment was slowly becoming more and more like ordinary dreams. Foggy, foggy, foggy. In fact, I couldn't remember some of the things I did

First of all, congrats on your first lucid! Quite the achievement!

When I recall a dream, I don't write it down right away. When I wake up, I try to lay as still as possible with my eyes closed. I then go through the whole dream in my head to move it from my dream memory to my short-term memory. This is a lot easier to do if you don't move around or open your eyes. If you start thinking of anything else you'll get side-tracked. Just try to lay still and think through your dream without falling asleep. In this way you'll manifest your dreams into your real memory. It's also a lot easier to remember details this way. If you find that there is something you don't remember, go through the dream over and over again in your head. In some cases a new fragment will come to you and you'll remember even more!

Usually when I have a good lucid dream it puts a big smile on my face for a 1-3 days.

Good luck!