How long have you been doing this>?<

**Wurlman** · 06-30-2011 07:14 PM

ive been doing this for about 3 months now and i have a hard time concentrating on ADA well working 4 days a week 10 hours a day .... im doing well with recording on the weekends that i have no work ....... i understand everyone is different but ive only experienced one lucid and im dieing for more ... i would like you to share ur story about how long you have been doing this and some of the bumps that you came acrossed thank you !wurlman!

**Oneironaut Zero** · 06-30-2011 07:25 PM

*Moved to General Lucid Discussion*

**Puffin** · 06-30-2011 07:28 PM

The best advice I can give is not to stress out about when your next LD will be. It'll come!

I've been kicking butt in my lucid dreams since October 2009 - twenty months.

**Wurlman** · 06-30-2011 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Puffin

The best advice I can give is not to stress out about when your next LD will be. It'll come!

I've been kicking butt in my lucid dreams since October 2009 - twenty months.

Nice .... i dont stress only cuz i know it wont help lol just to excited twenty months is a nice run keep it up

**Caretaker** · 06-30-2011 07:51 PM

Ha, 20 months? Well... I'm at 20 days! You've got the right attitude though, you can't get stressed over it. People make Lucid Dreaming a bit harder sounding that it has to be so don't think that it's difficult to achieve or it will only be so. Keep on dreaming and I know you'll get there.

**Alucinor XIII** · 06-30-2011 08:20 PM

I've been actively doing this for about a year and a half. I've had weeks where I had a lucid everynight. I've had months where I've had none. It all depends.

You require about 8 hours of sleep every single night anyway-- you have plenty of chances for dreaming. Relax and keep your desire steady.

**dreamcatcher81** · 06-30-2011 08:22 PM

Started astral projecting in 09 been actively persuing lucid dreaming since 4-29-2011. 25 lucids in the bank. He he!

**Wurlman** · 06-30-2011 08:24 PM

Hey great thank you! I would love to hear more stories and advice from everyone.....

**Wurlman** · 06-30-2011 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by dreamcatcher81

Started astral projecting in 09 been actively persuing lucid dreaming since 4-29-2011. 25 lucids in the bank. He he!

Very nice .... im lovin the avatar great pic

**Taffy** · 06-30-2011 09:24 PM

I started a while back in 2010, but gave up and came back to it in October (Halloween to be exact) and since then I'd say I'm making great progress. Lately I've been trying WILD a lot more, but it's hard to do since my brother sleeps in my room when he comes over so I can't use my alarm clock. I used to get about one lucid a month. Now I'm up to two, trying to make it one a week.

**Raspberry** · 06-30-2011 10:01 PM

Almost a year, though i've taken loads of breaks. I'm currently doing nothing and have been for awhile except writing notes on dreams. I plan on starting to WBTB again in summer though. I might start tonight because it's my last day tomorrow.

**AscendedSleeper** · 07-01-2011 12:17 AM

About one year and one month of serious effort. Dry spells suck, and lack of noticeable progress sucks. Besides that (lol) I have had a great time.

Trying harder ==> no results
Trying harder ==> no results
Trying harder ==> no results
Trying harder ==> Hey I got better!
*repeat*
(I can never let myself take breaks for some reason. I try sometimes, but then just end up back at it the same day)

The hardest part is probably continuing to practice after trying and failing for a week. It is massively more demotivational when I have a lucid dream 5/7 days one week then 1/7 the next. Makes you feel like all the effort you put into it is wasted, but I refuse to stop trying and eventually I realize that I really have improved and gained experience.

What I've learned: If you can manage to have fun in the process of learning to lucid dream then no length of dry spell can break you down. Enjoy the journey. Don't wait for the destination to be happy.

**Wurlman** · 07-01-2011 05:54 PM

hey thanks man this is exactly what i was hoping for ...... good post!

**Wurlman** · 07-01-2011 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Raspberry

Almost a year, though i've taken loads of breaks. I'm currently doing nothing and have been for awhile except writing notes on dreams. I plan on starting to WBTB again in summer though. I might start tonight because it's my last day tomorrow.

lol i had to look up what WBTB ...... what a noobie

**Erii** · 07-01-2011 08:32 PM

just don't stress about it, try taking a break

I had LDs naturally when I was younger, but nothing compared to them now.
I joined here in August 2010, I practiced until late September/early October, I stopped coming to this site for the end of October, all of November and December, because I slipped into a suicidal depression, I had barely any LDs in that time. Then in late January I had a ranom LD, and thought of this site and re entered the vortex of addiction I call DV

been here again since then.

**Puffin** · 07-02-2011 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by erible

I joined here in August 2011.

You're from the future? o: What's it like? ;P
Haha, I joke.

**Erii** · 07-02-2011 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Puffin

You're from the future? o: What's it like? ;P
Haha, I joke.

they have hovercars, they have been worked on for quite a while; they will be put out into the market the end of this month, quite the progress in technological advancements....

**Wurlman** · 07-02-2011 06:57 PM

i dont think me taking a break is a good idea but relaxing is a very important thing for me to remember now that i have been using ADA i rather not stop for one day practice makes perfect they always say "smiley face"

**MrIrony** · 07-02-2011 07:22 PM

I started near the end of 2010, it´s been about half a year now. I tried some techniques at first, but soon noticed that I can´t fall asleep while repeating a mantra. So I just do some RC once in a while and keep positive. My dream controls not too great, but it´ll get better. (See? Positiveness!) Also don´t be confused, the growth of that number over there on the left side of the screen will slow down now that I don´t count short lucids anymore. (The real number is closer to about 20-30.)