Thread: DreamscapeGoat's Workbook

Just take it easy. Don't stress over not getting LD. The less we "want it", the better. Our mind doesn't seem to like if we try to force it. A little bit of "I don't care" attitude could help. While you still KNOW, that you will get it. You just don't wish for it.

Okay, so go at it saying "I'll have a LD, but I won't care if I do"?

Two non-lucids and a few fragments. Sleeping much better at night now.

Originally Posted by DreamscapeGoat

Okay, so go at it saying "I'll have a LD, but I won't care if I do"?

Not at all...the alternative to your quote would be "I'll have a LD and I will celebrate it." BUT gab's idea (which I agree with) was along the lines of "If I have one, I have one, if I don't, no big deal...but I am gonna have one!!"(beams with confidence)

Ooooooh - I see now, that makes a lot more sense than what I thought.

Three vivid non-lucids, sleeping much better at night.

Though I almost freaked out - the power went out in the middle of the night, so when I got up, I thought I was dreaming (Most nightmares of mine start with a false awakening). RC'd, wondered why it didn't work - I felt practically dumfounded once I learned I wasn't dreaming.

Interesting! I had a power outage that caused my tv to blast loud downstairs in the middle of the night after the power came back on. Though very freaky to be awakened like this (first thought was someone arguing outside) I was so sure it was IWL at the time but afterwards I thought what if I had dreamt that. All the electronics were reset so I assumed it was all IWL.

Sorry for late updates - been busy the past two days.

12/21/13 - No dreams; stayed up all night with a pal of mine in celebration of the two weeks I have.

12/22/13 - A few dreams and fragments, nothing big.

12/23/13 - Had at least a 20-minute long lucid, followed by a lot of DEILDs. It was freaking great.

Originally Posted by DreamscapeGoat

12/23/13 - Had at least a 20-minute long lucid, followed by a lot of DEILDs. It was freaking great.

Awesome DG!!! That is significant for both length and getting the DEILD practice - they can really help! You are really advancing nicely!!!

12/24/13 - Not too much this night - just a few fragments here and there.

12/25/13 - Had an unintentional WILD with a bit of control. Just explored the dream, nothing much else.

12/26/13 - A few vivid dreams.

I've been off on my practices for LDing - quite a bit going on over here. Need to get back on track.

Congrats on the WILD!

Did a DILD with a few DEILDs - getting much better at using them to reenter the dream. Gotten much better at stabilizing the dream after becoming lucid. Also had a significant amount of control - getting more proficient at doing such (I actually flew for a little bit).

A few vivd dreams, no lucids.

You are on track to be great at this! Congrats on flying! I love flying and am very proficient if you have any questions.

Had a really actiony non-lucid that was a load of fun.

Will ask any flying questions when they come.

More action-oriented dreams. Bit odd - I haven't been watching any action shows/movies.

Had a DILD just last night - didn't have much control, but it was nice to finally have a LD after almost a week (Two days before yesterday were only non-lucids).

Also think I've found the just right time to nap for LDs - still experimenting around, though.

Congrats in the DILD! What time seems to work for your LD naps?

I get close to WILDing during a nap around 4:15 P.M. I'm toying around close to that time to see if I can get any better results.

Had a DILD and a WILD in the same night. The DILD wasn't too terribly long - neither was - but during the WILD, I had a lot of control. I managed to make a dream character come out of seemingly nowhere (They really just came out from a corner).

Originally Posted by DreamscapeGoat

I get close to WILDing during a nap around 4:15 P.M. I'm toying around close to that time to see if I can get any better results.

Had a DILD and a WILD in the same night. The DILD wasn't too terribly long - neither was - but during the WILD, I had a lot of control. I managed to make a dream character come out of seemingly nowhere (They really just came out from a corner).

Nice 2 in 1 night!! You will find it easier to do this more and more if you keep up your progress. WILDs usually come with more control and waking memories but I still love the aha of a DILD and you can train yourself to activate your memory in a DILD usually through realizing your real condition (that your waking body is back there somewhere sleeping...trying not to get too specific with these thoughts lest you wake up...idea from Sageous).

Do you have any estimations on how long it takes you to reach REM during these WILD naps? Are you sleep deprived during these naps? In general if you are less than 3-4 hours from waking or you are getting closer to bedtime (perhaps like your 4:30pm time if you don't go to very late) then you are more likely to find some REM during your nap...actually, I guess I am getting a bit off topic for the DILD workbooks but I am interested in your response.

Normally, for me, it takes about 60-70 minutes to get close to a WILD during a nap (At least, the few times I have - it may take longer). Its not always successful, and I'm still experimenting around, but that's what I've found through experience.

Sometimes I feel sleep deprived while trying to nap, and other times, I fall right into sleep.

Had DILDs the past two nights - getting much better at recognizing when something is a dream.

Some non-lucids, nothing too special.

Originally Posted by DreamscapeGoat

Normally, for me, it takes about 60-70 minutes to get close to a WILD during a nap (At least, the few times I have - it may take longer). Its not always successful, and I'm still experimenting around, but that's what I've found through experience.

Sometimes I feel sleep deprived while trying to nap, and other times, I fall right into sleep.

Had DILDs the past two nights - getting much better at recognizing when something is a dream.

My naps also take a while to reach REM. Congrats on the two nights in a row!

Yeah, naps always seem to take longer than normal sleep to reach REM.

More non-lucids.

No memorable dreams from last night.

i hope im not regressing