Quote Originally Posted by LouaiB View Post
You have to take into consideration the memory factor:
You said they feel like distant memories. I would blaim the actual short term memory for that effect. Often, the LD does feel so real, but since, after you lost lucidity , you fell to regular dreaming or deep sleep, which would defray most of the memory of the experience, leaving you with a vague memory of it, making it feel unreal or barely lucid or clear. I'm not talking about how much events you remember, but I'm talking about how much 'richness' of the dream was saved.

Best thing to do is to wake yourself up while inside the LD ( after doing your goal of course) so that the memory is still intact. Indeed, if you fall into only 5 seconds of non lucidity, alto of the memory is lost.

Of course this is expert's opinions, not my personal diductions or experiments. Also try supplements, they help the memory 'stick' more strongly, making it feel much realer upon awakening.
Agree with this completely.

Also, hey LouaiB, long time no see.

I have a good example of this from just this morning.

I gained lucidity in a dream, and that lasted about 20 minutes. I did a lot in those 20 minutes. It eventually faded into non-lucidity.

I also had one at the very end of a REM cycle that lasted maybe a total of 2 minutes at the max. I woke up and it was my last dream of the night.

Guess which one I remembered more vividly?

The latter one.

Even though I had 20 minutes of content in the first one, it was all lost when my mind drifted into non-lucidity.