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Hello :)
Hey, I'm a new member; stumbled across this website from Google and it was the only one that didn't look like it was trying to sell me some product that will magically do anything I need so I decided to register here :P
I was talking to a friend who is a lucid dreamer and he told me all about it, and after reading about it I think the method he was trying to describe was WILD.
However, I do write a lot of my dreams down and I usually do remember at least my last dream upon waking up. I decided that the next time I would wake up I would try to pull myself back into the dream. First time I took a nap specifically for this to happen but when I woke up I moved and didn't realise I wasn't supposed to until a few seconds too late.
This morning I woke up from a somewhat weird nightmare and remembered it perfectly; then I remembered I wanted to Lucid Dream so I thought about the scene in the nightmare in my head (nothing scary, just our kitchen really...) but without trying to focus on the.. antagonist of the nightmare. Suddenly after a few seconds I felt a weight on my chest; my ears started ringing and it felt as if I was being sucked/spiraling into something. I got too scared and snapped out of it at the last moment..
I read about it and I think the ringing in my ears/weight on my chest is normal (but confirm that please) but before I try this again I'd like to know exactly what is going to happen. Will I just find myself back inside the dream/nightmare? Will I be able to control it? Can I wake up if I want to or will I be in Sleep Paralysis (main reason why I didn't try out WILD)? etc...
I'll make sure to post my first experience on the forums once I have it, Cheers! :)
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Welcome!
Oh, good on ya for not listening to those websites; lucid dreaming, for most people, takes a lot of effort and hard work. Anyway, there are a lot more methods for you to try if WILD isn't your thing. Also great to hear that you're keeping a dream journal!
Welcome
Induction Methods and Techniques
If you want to, you can join the Intro Class so that you may post your progress and see which technique is right for you, as well as getting a few pointers from other members. See you around. :dreaming:
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Thanks for your reply :D
I'll check out the links you posted
EDIT: Thanks again! I think the method I was trying to use was DEILD, good guide in the induction methods thread.
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If you get into SP, you will most likely already be in a Lucid dream and you will not care if you in SP or not, nor you will care to find out.
http://www.dreamviews.com/wake-initi...mystified.html