Best Ways To Keep Control?

[wearetheenemy]

Anyone have any pointers on the best way to keep control once your in a LD?

[yuppie11975]

Stabalize, is what I normally do, and take a look around your world, take it all in, keep calm, and immerse yourself. The easiest way to stabalize is by rubbing your hands. Some people suggest grounding yourself to the dream, which I personally have never done, but alot of people swear by. This is basically just taking in everything with your five senses. But basically, keep calm, be confident the dream will stay for a fair while, (As long as a normal dream), have confidence knowing what you do will work, YOU'RE IN CONTROL, and stabalize. Sorry for the bad sentence structure and spelling mistakes, I have to go to work in like five minutes

[ShadowOfSelf]

Stabalize, is what I normally do, and take a look around your world, take it all in, keep calm, and immerse yourself. The easiest way to stabalize is by rubbing your hands. Some people suggest grounding yourself to the dream, which I personally have never done, but alot of people swear by. This is basically just taking in everything with your five senses. But basically, keep calm, be confident the dream will stay for a fair while, (As long as a normal dream), have confidence knowing what you do will work, YOU'RE IN CONTROL, and stabalize. Sorry for the bad sentence structure and spelling mistakes, I have to go to work in like five minutes What yuppie said. Though by your explanation, isn't stabilizing the same as grounding?

[wearetheenemy]

thank you guys

[Puffin]

I'd make sure to pay attention to my surroundings, because if you close your eyes and forget about the dream, it could destabilize. Don't spin to change locations unless you maintain this awareness of your surroundings and visualize it well. If you're just spinning to stabilize, do it slowly; it's just to take in the scenery and get visual input from the dream. Everything in the dream is dependent on your expectations so if you act like you can't walk, talk or fly, you won't be able to. Don't think of yourself lying in bed or sleeping. Good luck!

[Windhover@]

here's a little tip for myself: wear something that stimulates your sense! ring, backpack, hat, glasses... it can be anything. I always wear small backpack in LD and it stablizes the dream pretty much

[yuppie11975]

What yuppie said. Though by your explanation, isn't stabilizing the same as grounding? Yes, I guess in a way it's an extended version? But then again, stabalization is a bunch of methods, that you use. While grounding yourself is pretty much a "one way to do it" thing..