Thread: How long did it take you to have your first lucid dream?

at least im not the only one, who isn't doing very well . i've been practising ld for a month now , but absolutely no results.Though, i had one ld before i even knew what lucid dreaming was. i was dreaming that i was hanging with one hand on a bridge and when i was about to fall, there was like one moment when i said to myself i am dreaming and nothing can happen if i fall. but then i woke up. later, in the same night, i was dreaming tht i was by my friend talking to somebody, and again i had this idea from nowhere (without reality checks) that i was dreaming.I walked to the frigde opened, it and it was emty, then i said to myself if this is a dream, next time i open it it will be full.and it was , i got too excited and woke up. thats my only ld experience.
the biggest problem for me is that , if do a reality check in dream, i still dont understand that im dreming... (sorry for my bad english, english isnt my native language )

Took me 3 days after reading Stephen LaBerges 'Exploring the world of lucid dreams'. Normally I have one a week. But this week on vacation I am sleeping in 90 minutes longer than normal, and have had 5 in 3 days. The mornings I force myself to stay in bed and fall back to sleep even if not that tired. I really think getting extended sleep is important. For me I went from less than 7 hrs sleep to more than 8.