Lucidity without reality checks/dream signs

**confabulation** · 07-24-2012 12:17 PM

Hi guys, this is my first post, even though I've been around for a long time now. I have a history with sporadic DILDs, and as their frequency has increased lately, I've noticed that I gain awareness in a way I've never seen anyone mention around here.
It's as if I have been passively aware the whole time, and suddenly, at a certain moment, I realize it and become lucid. Just like that. No noticing odd shapes/behavior/etc. nor dream signs. And it is so clear that I don't even feel the need to perform a reality check.
Also, I highly doubt it's MILD, because mantras and autosuggestion have never worked for me, and I haven't been attempting to use the technique on the nights I experienced it.

Has anyone had any similar experiences or has any idea at all regarding the matter?

**isthisit** · 07-24-2012 02:08 PM

It's happened a couple of times for me, I just put it down to being more aware during the day, and thinking about lucidity more in general.

**smouse** · 07-24-2012 03:57 PM

most of my lucids are like that I'm just aware enough to realize it on my own. But its always safe to reality check anyways just to make sure :p

**Randoman** · 07-24-2012 04:25 PM

This allways happends to me when I become lucid

Before I become lucid I all ready have a sneaking suspicion that somthing not right

**confabulation** · 07-24-2012 06:37 PM

agreed with isthisit about the causes. thank you guys for answering/ glad it's not just me. this is the only 'technique' that i've ever succeeded at, and it's the most unreliable of all. lucky me!

**RareCola** · 07-24-2012 06:43 PM

This type of awareness is what we try to teach in the DVA Intro Class, it's the best way to increase DILDs. Nice job with finding it on your own!

**confabulation** · 07-24-2012 07:30 PM

thank you

**jessieanderson** · 07-27-2012 03:30 PM

I have the same experience, the only difference is I became lucid from the waking state, so automatically I know that I'm in the dream world, and began to explore around.

**confabulation** · 07-28-2012 12:11 PM

Yes, but that's WILD. Must be cool. I seem incapable of lucid dreaming through any technique at all.

**GiraffeMan** · 07-28-2012 01:49 PM

I think I do the same thing!! I have tried all other techniques but the only way I've became lucid is literally just being aware. At the beginnings I have my real life personality and thoughts and as the dream progresses I just become more and more aware until I realize I am dream. Not once have I ever seen something strange and been like "Oh hey I'm dreaming" or randomly reality checked. I do reality check after I become lucid to solidify my consciousness though, but i feel incapable as well.

**confabulation** · 07-28-2012 09:26 PM

That's so cool, dude. We should keep in touch, compare notes, and all.

**Rsandee** · 08-01-2012 08:25 PM

I always lucid dream without these stabilization medhods.
Like in my dream yesterday night; I literally said out loud in my dream: "**** this ****, I've done this before".
And BAM, I was lucid.

Only problem I have with this is that I tend to have a false awakening a couple of seconds after this, it's quite common.
That's the only problem I have to solve now, I've been trying to LD for 2 years now and my longest one so far was around 10 minutes, which was around 2 weeks ago.

**confabulation** · 08-01-2012 09:52 PM

I had my longest LD around two weeks ago too, and have been in the business for around two years. I kept losing the dream, but then going back to the same setting and therefore recognizing it all over again. In the end, I lost it to a false awakening. The only way out of false awakenings is hardcore reality checking. I think the biggest problem with this all is its frequency, you never know when you'll randomly realize it again.

**benzilla04** · 08-02-2012 12:16 AM

I had this for the first time a few days ago, it was cool

**ThisWitheredMan** · 08-02-2012 07:09 AM

Yes! This is exactly how basically every single one of my lucid dreams start. It's bizarre. I do reality checks all day and spend a lot of time repeating "I will have a lucid dream tonight," in my head, and before bed each night, for 5 minutes I stare at my hands and repeatedly say, "Tonight while I'm dreaming, I'll see my hands and realize I'm dreaming." Yet none of these things actually trigger the lucidity, it comes exactly like you said, just suddenly snapping into lucidity. Weirder still is that most of the time, when I become lucid, circumstances are really very normal and not bizarre at all, whereas I'll have completely bizarre dreams with heads up displays and video game aspects that I somehow never realize are dreams until afterwards.

**confabulation** · 08-02-2012 09:21 PM

Maybe your head has been clearer/you have been more relaxed during those dreams, and that's all lucidity needs.

**GiraffeMan** · 08-03-2012 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by confabulation

Maybe your head has been clearer/you have been more relaxed during those dreams, and that's all lucidity needs.

That's true and makes so much sense! Whenever I have crazy insane dreams I am thinking crazy insane thoughts, which probably sends my subconscious into over drive to make me believe everything is real. But when I am having my normal dreams, where nothing strange is happening I feel like my awareness is able to feel out the situation and be like "Hey... this isn't really normal." Now if only we could find away to create this experience on purpose haha

**confabulation** · 08-04-2012 02:51 PM

It's a very nice goal to have, though.

**HallsOfAwaiting** · 08-05-2012 06:59 PM

The exact same thing is happening to me. On boring/normal dreams i think "hey i am dreaming!". On the most random dreams however i just follow the plot and feel like an idiot for not realising it when i wake up.