First lucid dream, holy shit

**CollapsingSun** · 07-08-2012 09:43 PM

Had my first proper fully lucid dream last night.

Holy shit, is it supposed to have this profound effect on you as it as on me?

The only thing I've done that can compare is hallucinogenic drugs and that's not that close to be honest. On different levels of experience definitely.

What would people recommend for dealing with your first proper lucid and having more?

Was it an as exhilarating experience for most people as it was for me?

**n00bf0rlyf3** · 07-08-2012 11:10 PM

Had the same thing last night, first good one and it was awesome. Yeah it should have a good effect on you unless you were getting eaten or something

**Spyyko** · 07-08-2012 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by CollapsingSun

Had my first proper fully lucid dream last night.

Holy shit, is it supposed to have this profound effect on you as it as on me?

The only thing I've done that can compare is hallucinogenic drugs and that's not that close to be honest. On different levels of experience definitely.

What would people recommend for dealing with your first proper lucid and having more?

Was it an as exhilarating experience for most people as it was for me?

It's quite an experience, isn't it? Imagine the possibilities. You can do anything. Congratulations on your lucid, by the way.

I'll never forget my first...

**dms111** · 07-08-2012 11:59 PM

Great to hear. A lot of people have sub-par to disappointing first lucid experiences.

My first real lucid was a mind blower as well. It had me totally convinced it was an OBE.

**Mancon** · 07-09-2012 02:25 AM

So glad you got your first lucid! Usually when people have they experience a moment of joy and then wake up. It usually doesn't last long. It sounds like yours may have been a bit longer. Yeah, it's a normal feeling. Getting lucid is amazing and I am sure you will start to get some more lucids soon. I recommend that right when you get lucid you stabilize the dream. Then the experience will last longer and the dream might get more vivid. Here is a tutorial on how to do it. Good luck!

**Oneironaut Zero** · 07-09-2012 04:55 AM

Congratulations!

**Yosma** · 07-09-2012 06:42 AM

I've been having them since I was a little kid and I was scared of them back then, so needless to say my first experience wasn't exactly exhilarating

**Mattorix** · 07-09-2012 07:28 AM

Man lucky! i cant wait to start LDing. My first one was when i was around 5-6 i had the ability too fly and i was so amazed by it. When i think back it probably lasted like 30 seconds and it was the best 30 seconds of my life lol, i remember waking up and trying to fly again not understanding why it didnt work!

**imfivebyfive** · 07-09-2012 05:22 PM

Congratulations! Welcome to the club! You have just opened the door to a whole new world

**Crashyy** · 07-09-2012 05:29 PM

Congratz!!

Can I ask which method you've used?

**Aeolus** · 07-09-2012 06:26 PM

For me it was scary because I'm such a wuss. It did excite and make me happy at the same time though.

**CollapsingSun** · 07-10-2012 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Crashyy

Congratz!!

Can I ask which method you've used?

Up untill now I've been relying on DILD, with some minor successes - some semi lucid dreams here and there but never much. The night it worked I happened to wake up in the middle of the night and was hungry, so ended up eating and staying awake for 30 mins or so, when I went back to sleep I had the lucid dream. So turns out WBTB seems the most effective for me!

Originally Posted by Mancon

So glad you got your first lucid! Usually when people have they experience a moment of joy and then wake up. It usually doesn't last long. It sounds like yours may have been a bit longer. Yeah, it's a normal feeling. Getting lucid is amazing and I am sure you will start to get some more lucids soon. I recommend that right when you get lucid you stabilize the dream. Then the experience will last longer and the dream might get more vivid. Here is a tutorial on how to do it. Good luck!

The timing of it was weird, when I woke up I was convinced I must have been dreaming for hours, looked at my phone (after checking I wasn't still dreaming of course

) and I'd only been asleep for about 15 mins max! Thanks for the link, can't wait for my next time.

Originally Posted by Aeolus

For me it was scary because I'm such a wuss. It did excite and make me happy at the same time though.

To be honest at the start it was a pretty scary and unpleasant experience, the stage in between being in a dream state and becoming lucid. After that though it was brilliant!

**Carrot** · 07-10-2012 09:51 PM

The feeling you get when you're lucid for the first time is really intense. It's like a sudden realisation in life. But sadly I've been too absorbed in doing things in my first lucid, like summoning things, to fully enjoy the lucid. Although I believe if I wasn't constantly trying to summon something, I might be pushed along the currents of the dream and fall back into non-lucid again.

**benzilla04** · 07-10-2012 10:30 PM

That feeling you get when you realize you are dreaming is great. Mine was really vivid and short but it was amazing. I was so hyped I couldn't sleep for 4 hours after I woke.

I wish it could of lasted longer

**melanieb** · 07-10-2012 10:33 PM

Congratulations! Lucid dreams are indeed amazing experiences! It's why we are all here.

That tutorial that Mancon linked you to is great! In that same section of the forum (WIKI) we have a number of tutorials designed to help you achieve them more often. The more you read the more likely it is you will have more lucid dreams.

You might want to consider writing these dreams down in a dream journal. You can use any notebook for the effort but we also have an online dream journal system that you could use to get direct feedback on your dreams. Consider using it for all your dream efforts, like a blog.

**Wish** · 07-11-2012 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by CollapsingSun

Was it an as exhilarating experience for most people as it was for me?

You're not the only one... it was indescribably amazing for me (although short lived!)

**FedeDreamer** · 07-11-2012 11:16 PM

I think what was great for me was the feeling of noticing how detailed and realistic everything was in the dream world, and observing my parents' behavior and them trying to get me un-lucid. I kept asking them "Am I dreaming?" and my mom, pretty angry, took a gun and shot a plate of spaghetti, which sprayed sauce all over me, and said "That's gonna happen to your BRAIN if you mention dreams again".

**benzilla04** · 07-11-2012 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by FedeDreamer

I think what was great for me was the feeling of noticing how detailed and realistic everything was in the dream world, and observing my parents' behavior and them trying to get me un-lucid. I kept asking them "Am I dreaming?" and my mom, pretty angry, took a gun and shot a plate of spaghetti, which sprayed sauce all over me, and said "That's gonna happen to your BRAIN if you mention dreams again".

LMAO oh lordy