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So I've been finding that everytime I come here on DV I usually just lurk around, looking at random parts of the forum that have nothing to do with LDing or posting in my waking journal section, and maybe once in awhile posting a dream. This has been going on for about a year now, and it seems that I just have no motivation anymore to try to record my dreams/ attempt to LD. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there anyway I can make myself more interested in lucid dreaming again?
Read through your dream journal / members journals. Write down some goals you would love to achieve, for instance flying to or through a galaxy. Get yourself motivated!
I'm guessing you are on a dry spell, why not try a dry spell breaker guide, here's mine but the general concept is to really try over a couple of days. Having a lucid will probably give you motivation.
My guide! http://www.dreamviews.com/f12/how-ha...9/#post1782605
Snoop around in the dream journal section. Reading other peoples' dreams can be very inspiring.
That's a good idea. I've been reading through my dream journal and while it's interesting it's still not giving me any motivation. Maybe I'll try looking at some others for some ideas/inspiration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robot_Butler
Thanks! I'll give it a try. Maybe if I force myself to practice dream recall and other techniques I can hopefully really start to get into it again and enjoy it a lot more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arch
Try reading some new material about LDing. I'm reading Robert Waggoner's book Lucid Dreaming - Gateway to the Inner Self. Not trying to promote him, but the book is absolutely fascinating and I read it before bed to motivate myself.
I have a problem. Every time I have a dream and I wake up in the middle of the night I always am afraid to write it down in my journal cause I think I won't fall asleep after I write it due to being active for too long..... anyone feel the same way?
I know the feeling, I had kept myself motivated for years and felt like I've just over thought every advantage lucid dreaming can bring. I usually just think about how real life is so boring, so much you will never be able to experience that is conceivable in the mind. Sometimes what motivates me is when I meet someone and they ask about lucid dreaming and their amazement usually rubs off on me somehow and gives me some fresh motivation. It's always a good idea getting a good friend together to talk about lucid dreaming, and your excitement bounces back and forth between you magnifying it.
What I do basically keeps me half-asleep, I grab my phone but face it at my dream journal so it doesnt blind me with light when I unlock it, but gives enough light to see my journal, grab a pen and jot down enough keywords or notes to remember in the morning. Works well.Quote:
Originally Posted by mirageXI
What I do is write brief notes, spending no more than five minutes and then go back to sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by mirageXI
Surely, I haven't yet perfected the WBTB technique for myself, so quite often I do find myself too awake and it could take 30 minutes or so to fall back asleep. Writing brief notes on the highlights of the dream though is the quickest and most simplest way for me to remember the dream. Then once I wake up, I review the notes and enter the detailed dream into my dream journal.
For the OP...
Motivation is a touchy subject. I, myself, have a hard time staying motivated. And I do not have any lucid dream experience; I am still seeking my first LD. Even if I take a break or 'give up', I somehow always find myself crawling back. :roll:
"Pure creation" is my motive.
I actually had a short LD last night. I think that just writing on these forums about not having any motivation to LD helped me have one! Funny how that works sometimes..
When I got to lazy to write in a dream journal I started using a tape recorder. Which also helps with mirageXI problem. You can stay laying in bed with your eyes closed while you use the tape recorder, which really helps you stay comfortable so when you are done you just fall right back to sleep. Though you got to be careful, if you get to lazy you might start mumbling and then you wont be able to understand anything you said in the morning.
Remember when you try to force your body into a certain position (when doing exercise), the muscles tend to hurt a lot in the first weeks? Same with lucid dreaming.
I had to stop sometimes to practice due irl issues, and when I wanted to come back= no motivation, my brain would just complain when doing WBTBs or my attention turn off when I was practicing DILD.
After some days/week you start to get used to that routine. Get yourself an alarm every 10minutes and remember in that time that you want an LD. Even if after 3 hours you can't hear the alarm anymore, just keep it on. This way you will practice wether you want or not, which really helps. The first times are the most difficult ones. After that, you'll have an easier time and will be more encouraged after a few lds. Also, Lucid dreaming takes effort, and the fact that you're here posting already means you'll willing to make that effort. You have motivation, you just need some inspiration to start kickin ass :)
Sometimes a little immersion can go a long way...Quote:
Originally Posted by ElsiaStar