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has anyone got any tips on how to recognise that i might be losing lucidity?
i've definitely got the hang of it, but i always seem to lose it too soon, and i'm not aware that i'm losing it, so can't prevent it.
the drawback with this is that my dreams end too soon, before i've acheived what it is i want to do.
any tips on prolonging lucidity, or recognising a loss of lucidity would be greatly appreciated.
That problem affects me too :/
Maybe try contstantly reminding yourself, telling every random dream character you see that you're dreaming. That might waste time though.
I just thought of an idea that probably won't work: put on an Official Lucid Dreaming hat or tshirt or whatever. That could remind you, but you might just forget so it disappears.
Oooh, maybe try to get some reminding music to play.
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it happened again last night, i was dreaming about the end of the world, and i was trying to save all the babies, because i knew that's what was needed to continue life after world destruction.
I had a baby in my arms and thought, 'i know i'm dreaming' but i lost it yet again!!
so i definitely don't have a problem with going lucid.
i sometimes get that problem to. The only thing i can advise is to stay absolutely calm at all times and be VERY aware of your dream. If you notice that you're losing your grip on it or it gets darker, then most likely, you're waking up. If you stay alert, i THINK you should be fine
okay, i'm going to try it again tonight. last night was too hectic in the dream sense to do anything, too much going on.
think my brain was doing a major reshuffle.
' think my brain was doing a major reshuffle '
sry.. but that made me laugh
just reading posts, as im new from havin an expierence last night
I forget where I read it, but if you do deep rapid breathing, then a Lucid Dream can be prolonged. it works. there had been times when I was almost at the point of waking up, and rapid breathing would give me a whole other dream episode. it has also been said that whirling like a dervish will increase dream duration, and it probably does, but I wonder how useful that can be, since it is difficult to do anything else while twirling like a dervish, but you can do other things while you are breathing more rapidly than normal. Perhaps I should try just momentarily twirling like a dervish and see if its effects might be long lasting. I suppose if you feel selfconscious about performing a hundred percent Dervish Twirl, then you could probably get by with vigourously swinging your arms around in circles, or back and forth. I suppose the point of that is to keep the Dream Self from fixing on the position of your physical body. If you can throw off the alignment, then you won't wake up. The quick breathing seems also to help by increasing the amount of Conscious Energy. You might notice the colors in your dream intensify somewhat as you begin to breath more.Quote:
Originally posted by irishcream
has anyone got any tips on how to recognise that i might be losing lucidity?
i've definitely got the hang of it, but i always seem to lose it too soon, and i'm not aware that i'm losing it, so can't prevent it.
the drawback with this is that my dreams end too soon, before i've acheived what it is i want to do.
any tips on prolonging lucidity, or recognising a loss of lucidity would be greatly appreciated.
sometimes to maintain lucidity in a dream u need to completely clear ur mind or ur task or w/e u were doing in ur dream (in ur case saving the babies)... focusing on objects or the fact that ur ddreaming, or doing things like spinning and ruibbing ur hand together can help too