Was this LD?

[Johnny87]

So i slept for about 5 hours, then i took my galantamine + C + Lthea. Waited about an hour and tried to sleep. I was doing ssild but nothing was happening so i ended up laying there for an hour. I got annoyed so i went and took 20mg of Ambien, which ironically enough did nothing and never even got me sleepy. But after trying to go back to sleep a couple hours later i remember i woke up. So i decided to lay on my stomach with my head under my pillow, like straight flat. A minute or so later i get really lightheaded and i feel like a thud and my black vision suddenly turned into what looked like black and white TV static, like i could even hear it. I could feel these sensations in my body and somehow i just knew i was already asleep so i stood up and lo and behold i was standing somewhere else entirely. I was on this big building like structure that had ladders on the sides that went down into a water area below, lots of people were around. I walked over and talked to someone, and then used the ladder to climb down into the water. I ran into this girl who said she didn't feel like walking so i carried her in my arms as i wandered around, the water felt completely real and i remember her clothes getting wet. After awhile of walking around the dream faded and i felt myself lying in bed again. So i closed my eyes and this time i almost instantly felt like my "spirit body" was being pulled out of me through my feet and i floated and stood up right back in the exact place i had the first experience at. So this time i walked to the person i talked to the first time, i cant remember if it was a girl or a boy, and i asked them "What do i do to imagine myself anywhere i want?" I remember they told me to think of where i wanted to be and close your eyes and rub your hands over and over. Go in circles really fast and when you feel dizzy, open your eyes, you'll be where you imagined yourself. So i did that and when i opened my eyes and i was in another place. I remember the house looked slightly out of place, but it was it. I went upstairs and this girl i hadn't seen in forever yelled my name out and jumped in my arms. We walked around for a bit telling each other how much we missed each other and eventually the dream faded. And now i'm here, thing is i never got SP, i never did a RC, never really got an HI, and yet i'm assuming i had 2 lucid dreams in a row anyway. I was trying to do SSILD, which for some strange reason worked better for me on my stomach with my head under the pillow. Anyway thought i'd mention this, something like this was exactly what i needed to get me more into this again. Only had 1 other LD in my life and it was 10 seconds long like 6 years ago.

[Burke]

When you appeared in a different place did you think you were dreaming? You never gave any physical or verbal cues that could indicate you completely knowing it was a dream. If you weren't aware then I would say it was a semi-lucid, but if you were (even the slightest bit) I would count it as a lucid dream. Also, it's funny how that DC told you to change the scene, it sounds like a jumble of different tips from around DV all for different things (spinning to prolong a dream, rubbing your hands to increase clarity/vividness, closing your eyes to change scenery).

[Johnny87]

When you appeared in a different place did you think you were dreaming? You never gave any physical or verbal cues that could indicate you completely knowing it was a dream. If you weren't aware then I would say it was a semi-lucid, but if you were (even the slightest bit) I would count it as a lucid dream. Also, it's funny how that DC told you to change the scene, it sounds like a jumble of different tips from around DV all for different things (spinning to prolong a dream, rubbing your hands to increase clarity/vividness, closing your eyes to change scenery). The first time when i had that black and white static, somehow i just knew i was dreaming, maybe it was just the weirdness of what i was experiencing. So i just stood up so to speak and there i was. The second time i very vividly remember feeling like my whole body was sliding downwards out of bed through my feet, then into the air and into a standing position, putting me exactly where i was the first time. The DC was interesting because i can still feel what it felt like rubbing my hands, feeling the heat and everything, and it was the same DC i talked to both times.

[Burke]

Then yes, this was indeed a lucid dream. Congrats on it

[Oneiro]

This was not lucid dreaming. If you have to ask "Was I lucid?" then you definitely weren't. You won't need validation from others, if and when it ever happens to you. You will know it 100%.

[roman67]

Even I don’t think this was a lucid dream. This was not lucid dreaming. If you have to ask "Was I lucid?" then you definitely weren't. You won't need validation from others, if and when it ever happens to you. You will know it 100%. I agree with you. If you have a lucid dream then you will be sure about that.