Who Focuses on LD's Consistently?

**sean95** · 10-31-2011 08:57 AM

I've been LD'ing for about 3-4 years, but it's always been an on-off sort of thing, I've never focused on them for any more than a few months at a time (overall, about 20% of the time I'll be focusing on them). It's kind of frustrating because it feels like I haven't been making as much progress as I should, considering how long I've been doing it. So for people here, how consistent is the time you put into LD'ing - Are you doing it 100% of the time, or sort of on-off like me, or maybe a mix of both? I would be interested to hear.

**XeL** · 10-31-2011 01:29 PM

I used to focus like crazy. Nowadays I just DJ, which is in my opinion the most important part of it.

**tommo** · 10-31-2011 01:38 PM

I'm definitely on/off.
But this time I hope to keep going consistently, with the Spontaneous Awareness technique. Possibly ADA eventually.

I think the reason is I just get down when I can't seem to have an LD. And just get too frustrated with the amount of effort I'm putting in for no result.

But awareness techniques seem promising. And don't really need any effort at all after a while, after you get used to being aware every day.

**BeeClock** · 10-31-2011 01:44 PM

It is very important to be consistent. When you start to put in less consistent effort, your skill tends to go down really fast. As said by XeL, the most important consistent practice is the dream journal, so at least you remember your dreams, so that when you feel like practicing lucid dreaming again you already have decent dream recall.

**Hukif** · 10-31-2011 03:45 PM

Focus like crazy since I was 5 years old of course, its paid off a lot though, I can go study in a dream anyday if I want to or do experiments or have some epic fights.

**Twisty** · 10-31-2011 07:31 PM

I've been focusing on lucid dreaming for the past month, about. My number one goal relating to things other than a school, necessities, and other things like that is to have a lucid dream.

**angie746** · 10-31-2011 07:46 PM

I always have LD'ing on my mind..and in the day i always ask "am i dreaming" whenever I remember, I also keep a dream journal religiously

) I also always tell myself that little mantra as i go to sleep "1....I am dreaming" and so fourth

)

**sean95** · 11-01-2011 08:57 AM

Thanks for the replies

**tommo** · 11-01-2011 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Hukif

Focus like crazy since I was 5 years old of course, its paid off a lot though, I can go study in a dream anyday if I want to or do experiments or have some epic fights.

How did you hear about it when you were 5!? Or are you a natural lucid dreamer?

**Clovy** · 11-01-2011 02:17 PM

It has been very off and on for me. I have had about 5 in the last 10 months. (But was only trying to LD seriously maybe 2 months out of those 10) Once I get serious about focusing on becoming lucid... I do! Then I get busy for a few months and then I realize that I haven't even remembered a dream in a while. Very sad

But that's why I am here cause I am trying to make it more of a priority in my thoughts. Hopefully it works!

**WDr** · 11-01-2011 03:41 PM

If I want to have LDs (and I want LDs almost all the time

) I think about it almost all day. But I use to take a break now and then, just for the variation

**Hopsin** · 11-03-2011 11:28 AM

Still pretty new, was really into it when I first started slacking off now only came back to this site today because I had one last night lol. Holidays coming up might get back into it!

**Mirui987** · 11-03-2011 08:01 PM

I was on then I was off then I was on again then I was off now I'm on and I'm staying on because my latest lucid dream really showed me a lot

**cmind** · 11-03-2011 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by BeeClock

It is very important to be consistent. When you start to put in less consistent effort, your skill tends to go down really fast.

I disagree. In my own experience WILDing, I've found that after actively practicing WILD almost every day for several months, I've attained a baseline skill level that I never lose. I can literally go years without WILDing and still find it just as easy. So for me it's similar to riding a bike.

**Hukif** · 11-17-2011 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by tommo

How did you hear about it when you were 5!? Or are you a natural lucid dreamer?

Necro-late-reply, but here it is. I had a lucid nightmare at the time, and my brother told me about how he can control dreams, he said that I needed to be aware of it being a dream for control to work, so I started working on that awareness.