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    Dream Fade leads to LD: Unexpected dream sign

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    pog
    , 03-29-2013 at 12:50 PM (711 Views)
    Last night, following a WBTB return to sleep, I was dreaming (non-lucid) when the dream started to fade. I've never had a normal dream fade like this before - my normal dreams just seem to run into each other or end abruptly. But this one started to slowly fade out like a couple of my lucids had.

    This turned out to be a good thing, because it triggered an in-dream recall: I realised I was in a dream and that it was fading! So I exerted some effort, no system just willpower saying 'Don't fade; keep dreaming' and the dreamscape came back - this time I was lucid, however
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    1. melanieb's Avatar
      Now that's cool! It's more like you experienced a DEILD but without the brief waking.

      I like WBTB. Have you had much practice with it? Is it working?
    2. pog's Avatar
      My main method of trying to induce LDs is WBTB - its the first method that ever worked for me (after trying 8months with DILD with no success). I find it very useful, and as I tend to wake naturally once (or more) a night anyway it suits me. I've stopped staying awake for extended periods, now, though because I leave myself too tired for work etc. So I might not be being as successful as I might be. But that said, I still find that even a couple of minutes of being awake (and thinking about something difficult) before going back to bed leads to success sometimes.

      I also use WILD, with limited success (and a very different 'tone' and 'flavour' to dream experiences), and now, yes, DEILD