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      Maintaining Lucidity....?

      I have a really irritating problem...I've worked for ages to gain lucidity and finally I've been able to do it but everything I realise I'm dreaming I wake up instantly.....arrrgh!

      Last night I had a dream where I was sitting at a huge desk with two men asking me rapid fire questions...I started thinking why was I in this room, how I got there and why I knew the answers when I didn't understand the questions....so the thought came into my head that i must be dreaming and as soon as I thought that I woke up...

      It's so frustrating...it's happened about 5 times in different dreams..how do I stay in my dream once I've become lucid? Dream control is really what I was after!!!

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      I've been working on this issue lately too. My problem was quite obvious. I would get lucid, worry about waking up and rush to do whatever task I had set for myself.

      To nullify that problem, I have learned that the very first thing to do when obtaining lucidity is to relax. Say to yourself "OK, here I am again - let me take my time and do the following ...". Secondarily, you need to believe that your ability to stay there and experiment is well in hand.

      There are other techniques like spinning and so forth. I personally haven't found them to beneffit, not yet anyway. Relax and be confident. For me it was that simple. I had a lucid last night that was 10-15 minutes long. That was very satisfying.
      Adopted Namwan, 2/6/08 Chris31, 3/14/08

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      For some reason, I never have this problem. I never wake up, sometimes the dream ends and changes and I lose lucidity. But when I become lucid, I never get excited. I just say, yeah I'm dreaming, and then do whatever I want to do while lucid. Maybe you have to get used to the shock of realizing "reality" as you know it then when you're dreaming.

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      psil-ur-cybin, DrTechnical, gave you some good advice.

      I know when I first become lucid, I too have to fight that initial rush of adrenalin. I do this by telling myself to calm down, breathing naturally (or a little slower) and I try to "ground" myself in the dream (i.e., make it as lucid as it can be) instead of immediately racing to do something before I lose lucidity.

      One of the tricks I use to "ground" myself is to "touch" things. By touching.. I mean really "feeling" them. Get into how they feel.. are they hot, cold, smooth, rough, etc. (this also increases the vividness of the dream along with helping me remain in it longer).

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      When I become lucid, I immediately STOP. Notice the capital letters, because I really stop in everything I do. Now, take a few deep breaths, and remind yourself that you are indeed lucid. At first, do not try and force too many changes, passive control is important. Feel things, allow your brain some sensory input which will help stop you from waking. In your first few lucids, focus a little more on staying calm, relaxed, and grounded in the dream and it will become natural.
      "Of course it is all happening inside your head...but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"

      ~Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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      Quote Originally Posted by Clairity View Post
      One of the tricks I use to "ground" myself is to "touch" things. By touching.. I mean really "feeling" them. Get into how they feel.. are they hot, cold, smooth, rough, etc. (this also increases the vividness of the dream along with helping me remain in it longer).
      Even just rubbing your hands together can help. As Clarity was saying, using your sense of touch can - I hypothesize - cause you to focus on your dream body rather than your sleeping body.

      It'll probably just take practice. Remind yourself before you go to bed that when you become lucid, you will just relax and focus on staying in the dream. Also, if things go black (which often happens to me), don't panic. Just stay in the dream and keep reminding yourself that you are lucid. You'll get it

      "If there was one thing the lucid dreaming ninja writer could not stand, it was used car salesmen."

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