Lately I've been trying to comprise a list of rules that will help me personally in my lucid experiences. So far I have two major rules.

1. Do not wake yourself up, under ANY circumstances.
2. Avoid family members.

The first rule, I had to make because I would often have false memories during my lucid dreams that made me feel as if it were urgently important to wake up. (Such as I was late for class, or I had to save my nonexistent pet horse from being killed by a rampant billy goat.) This would inevitably result in a) wasting a perfectly good lucid and b) a horrifying sequence of false awakenings and struggling to get out of sleep paralysis for ages. Not fun.

The second rule is less obvious. Whenever I encounter family members during my LDs, they normally do everything in their power to hinder any progress that I might make in completing my goals. This usually involves them turning psycho and trying to kill me. The Cusp explained this very well several years ago.

Quote Originally Posted by The Cusp
The concern you have for your family and close friends forces you to put an inordinate amount of focus on them. This excessive concern or attention then shapes the dream in a generally negative way.
So, do any of you have rules that you generally follow during your lucids? Thoughts? Suggestions?