Hi, I'm Will and my username is shadowwolf6tail.
Before the age of 15, I disregarded dreams and didn't understand them at all. I remember maybe 5 dreams from that time. At the age of 15 I started a dream journal around my birthday, just because that seemed like an interesting thing to do. My dream journal has helped my dream recall improve greatly. At the age of 16, I learned about lucid dreaming from an American Dad episode and have been trying to have them ever since. My first lucid dream was spontaneous. I had actually decided to give up on lucid dreaming, but this dream made me want to again. I've had 5 lucid dreams since, but they haven't been very clear, even when I try stabilization techniques I read about online. I've tried WBTB maybe 15 times but DILD is my primary technique and I realized recently I don't know much about it!

What do I do during the day to incubate lucid dreaming?
Whenever something strange happens I'm sure to do a reality check and also every time I look at my watch (Not very often).

Dream signs?
I'm horrible at noticing any similarities in my dreams, but the only one I've noticed is a large body of water such as a lake, river, pool or ocean.

What are the reality checks you use?
My primary one is trying to push my fingers through my hand, but if I feel i need to do more than one, I plug my nose and/or look at words.

Any goals?
I'd like to attain lucidity regularly, fall asleep faster and also to find a way to do more reality checks more often.

In-dream goals?
I would like to increase the vividness of my dreams while in them and also perfect dream control.

How did I sleep last night?
I woke up at 3:14 in the morning and decided to do a WBTB. After what felt like 20 minutes of lying still, I rolled over and opened my eyes. The clock read 5:34(digital) and I couldn't hear my analog clock ticking. Everything was blurry so I tried 3 reality checks but they all passed. So I just want back to bed. I'm still wondering if I missed a chance. It felt wrong, but everything was in its exact place.