I used to lucid dream without knowing when i was young, but i cant anymore

When I was young i didn't even know about "lucid dreaming". i thought it was just normal and that everyone could. just like how i thought everyone dreamed in colour, but then one day in school i found out that only 2 other people in my class dreamed in colour. i guess i thought everyone dreamed the same. i used to be able to "switch" dreams when i didnt like the dream or i was scared. id just blink a little. but when i REALLY was scared id blink hard and id just wake up. everyday, i was aware of my dreams and i was able to control it. i just couldnt choose what to dream of all the time. i never "practiced", i ddint even know you could. I think 1/8 times id dream about what i was thinking about, but it wasnt always so clear, it was almost kinda dark and blurry. But ever since i found out about lucid dreaming, and realized that not everyone could, i stopped lucid dreaming. i was about 10 or 11 when i found out about lucid dreaming from some post on facebook. now im 15 and i dont know when im dreaming at all, sometimes i even wake up and i think i have the dog that i dreamt about in my dream. my dreams are completely different now. i cant control anything or realize im dreaming. i still dream in colour though, i dont think that will change. I just dont understand WHY i cant lucid dream now?!?! Is it because as soon as i realized about it, i started thinking about it and it just somehow vanished? Or do i just loose the ability as i get older. im not much older, and it seems too much of a coincidence to stop lucid dreaming alittle bit after finding out about it. I don't know, i just really miss controlling my dreams.

:welcome: dreamya! It seems like you can't lucid dream at the moment because you've all lost confidence in your ability. Once you learned that lucid dreaming is a skill that you lost, you starting trying to lucid dream, something you didn't do before you learned about it. Sometimes, trying too hard and putting pressure on yourself can hamper your ability to lucid dream. I suggest trying to taking a break from trying to lucid dream. Try thinking about nothing at all when falling asleep and relax as deeply as possible. What you're doing is going back to your old ways and to a routine that you know works for you from years of experience.

I actually havent tried to lucid dream, i just fell asleep as usual. Ive changed nothing in my sleep patterns, this iis why im kinda confused. I didnt do anything special before when i HAD lucid dreams, i just fell asleep and it would happen. Now, i fall asleep and i wakeup barely remembering what my dreams were even about, or if i even had a dream. I haven't tried to lucid dream, infact ive only started realizing i havent had a lucid dream a year ago, even though its been going on for about 5 years...

Ah, that changes everything then. :-? I don't think it could be said with certainty why you lost your natural lucid dreams. I can only suggest to keep a dream journal and write down your dreams to get your recall back up again. It should be easier for you to get back into lucid dreaming since you have experience with being lucid.

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