Stay asleep or jolt awake, but no lucidity

**Mindraker** · 05-23-2012 06:47 PM

Hello,
I'm a 34 year old male, have been working with my dream journal for maybe two months now, and I've sharpened my dream recall quite a bit. I'm having this problem:

1) I either "Jolt awake" when I realize I am dreaming, and scribble down what I remember, or
2) I have a dream, but continue sleeping -- and scribble down what I remember in the morning.

In other words, I haven't gotten to "control" my dream yet. I am doing some reality checks, and get adequate sleep. What can I do to improve?

**Appe96** · 05-23-2012 07:54 PM

Just because your not in control dosen't mean that you are lucid. You're lucid when you realize that your are dreaming.
My first tip is to not think about your sleeping body, and don't get exited. Sure you can be happy that you are dreaming, but don't focus on that. Ardenalin is a dreamkiller.
Another trick to stabilize your drea is to rubb your hands together. This makes you focus on your dream, and makes it more stabilized.
Feel free to ask, if there is something more you want to know. There's always someone that will answer

**Mindraker** · 05-23-2012 08:25 PM

I haven't quite gotten to that point yet -- where I actually realize I am dreaming in a dream. About the closest I got was when I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and I had a dream of me actually getting out of bed, going to the bathroom, turning on the light, using the toilet, and crawling back into bed, and falling asleep. But then my body gave me the obvious signal -- "you still need to pee!"

**roman67** · 05-24-2012 06:06 AM

You have realized that you are dreaming. It is a lucid dream but you can’t control your dream. There are some tips to control your dream : http://www.dreamviews.com/f14/tips-d...s-rules-49840/