Thread: How did everyone first start?

1) How did you first find about about Lucid Dreaming?
A friend of mine mentioned it and sent me a post about it that was posted on 9gag.com

2) What were you first thinking when you read something about lucid dreaming.
I thought that it is a good way to spend time you are not using usually ,since you are unaware of your dreams or that you are dreaming.

3) Which Methods did you try and which one worked?
I have tried DILD and it worked for me ^^ .

4) How long did it take to have your first Lucid Dream and what was it like?
About a month and it wasn't a really controllable one or even a very vivid one ,but hey it was my first LD ^^.

5) Were you surpised how real the Lucid Dream felt?
On some lucid dreams I was , on others I haven't even gave it a thought.

6) Was it easier to have your second lucid dream then having your first?
Absolutely yes!

1) How did you first find about about Lucid Dreaming?
I first learned the name for it from an OMNI magazine article in 1987 although I had already had many LDs prior to that growing up.

2) What were you first thinking when you read something about lucid dreaming.
I thought...'Oh! That's what I do sometimes'. Then I became obsessed with trying to make it happen as much as I could.

3) Which Methods did you try and which one worked?
As a kid I used lay on the couch and watch tv then close my eyes and imagine the plot while listening and drifting off to sleep. Often this would result in a LD. So I guess it was a sort of WILD.

4) How long did it take to have your first Lucid Dream and what was it like?
It took about a week after researching and trying to do the memory exercises daily. It was very short and I remember I had a hard time moving in the dream, like I was in quicksand in slow motion. I woke up with a big smile though.

5) Were you surpised how real the Lucid Dream felt?
I was more surprised about how when flying in the dream my mind was able to render all the aerial perspectives of the scenery in real-time even though I have never flown over these places in waking life. How does it do that!!?? It still amazes me.

6) Was it easier to have your second lucid dream then having your first?
I think it's one of those things where you do the exercises and then hope for the best. Putting too much pressure on yourself to have one seems to have the opposite effect IME.

1) How did you first find about about Lucid Dreaming?
I heard about it as a college freshman. Astral Projection was mentioned to me when I was 16, but I did not know much about either phenomenom really.
I did not formally make attempts until mid 2009 though.

2) What were you first thinking when you read something about lucid dreaming.
I just found it interesting, and pondered how far I could really go with it. I mean, on some levels I thought of it as just a leisure activity, but these days I feel that it is not only fun, but can help me become a better person.

3) Which Methods did you try and which one worked?
Wake back to bed is the technique I use the most. I use a lot of audio aids as well. I took a lot of supplements in the past to aid me, but I don't take as many these days.
I had my first experince with Michael Raduga's technique last night, and it worked very smooth. I want to continue working on it. I have tried WILD, DILD, DEILD (Was successful once), CAT, WBTB, and combinations.

4) How long did it take to have your first Lucid Dream and what was it like?

The first time I had a sort of lucid experience in a dream was only a few days after I joined this forum. But it was all of three seconds. I realized I was in a dream, and telekinetically threw a car at someone. but then I phased out.
My first was a few months in. While doing my job on a flight line in a dream, I looked at my hands, and realized I was dreaming. Then I was in a fighter jet flying fast, and having a great time. I'm not even a pilot. lol
I pointed a finger, and buildings fell from the sky. Reminiscent of my time spent in Japan. I ended up having sushi after my flight. Then I was out of the dream. But I woke up tasting salmon and tuna. lol

5) Were you surpised how real the Lucid Dream felt?
Oh yes. I was shocked.

6) Was it easier to have your second lucid dream then having your first?

The difficulty tends to ebb and flow for me. I've had a recent sort of dry spell though. My second one was roughly the same. But others have been easy, hard, etc...