LD like riding bikes?

[monlite]

Do we loose the ability to LD if we don´t practice often?. Or once learnt is it a skill you keep forever?. hehe, I found the answer in another thread It is not riding a bike[/b]

[Alex D]

And I can vouch for that result. I've lost it. Ah well, I'll be working hard from now on to get it back, I miss exploring my dreams and meeting everyone in them.

[Seeker]

For those of us that are not natural, yes, the ability seems to atrophy if you are not activly pursuing them. I say atrophy, but I don't think it will ever go away totally. Once a person has learned about LD, they will always have those special nights every once in a while where the switch is thrown and they realize it is a dream

[Burns]

I never learned how to do it in the first place but about 80% of my dreams are lucid. Sometimes I get really into the whole lucid dreaming experience (doing research, being on this site and posting, etc.) and sometimes I'll go for a few months and never think about it - but I still always have them. I would think, though, for people who it doesn't come naturally to, they will probably lose it if they don't use it (so to speak). Just like with anything else.

[TygrHawk]

Originally posted by Seeker I say atrophy, but I don't think it will ever go away totally. Once a person has learned about LD, they will always have those special nights every once in a while where the switch is thrown and they realize it is a dream I'll have to agree with that. I have not been able to really work at lucid dreaming for more than 6 weeks now due to personal issues (i.e. when it's time to sleep, that's all I want to do), but I still find that I will have a lucid dream about once a week or so. They are short, and at a fairly low level of lucidity, but they happen nonetheless.

[irishcream]

well, i recently got backk into performing reality checks, and making a note of dreamsigns. I have hit a wall though. I see my dreamsigns, know i am dreaming. I'm right on the edge of lucidity, but then something distracts me... aggh. It's very annoying, and i can't seem to get past it. Add to that the last couple of night's dreams haven't been that great or that vivid...and last night was worse,i've only got a couple of random images.