Maintaining stability in dreams?

[trikestealer09]

I was wondering how one would, when they recognize they are dreaming, to maintain stability/clarity? There are times when I know I am dreaming, but then after a mere couple of seconds there are no visuals, it would just be blank. My question is how can one maintain stability with visuals, instead of a blank/black LD?

[Point]

Once you realize you're dreaming, stay calm. You can "break" a dream quite quickly if you get overly excited and filled with anticipation or if you become afraid of waking up shortly. Other than that, you could try vocal commands (Say: "Increase stability!") or focus on aspects of the dream world. One favourite is taking a short while after you become lucid to take a really good look at some object, focusing on the details. Another is touching things (or rubbing your hands together).

[Puffin]

As well as shouting "increase stability!" you can also try "increase clarity!" Close your dream eyes and visualize a scene, imagining the tactile, auditory, and visual sensations of that environment. Then open them again and see if it worked.