Best method for first night officially trying?

[MadzAssassin]

New to lucid dreaming here and I've been reading up on in it quite a bit recently and I'm ready to start practising! Which method would be best for someone, to experience lucidity as soon as possible? Even if it is short, ie 10 secs or so, I just want to know what it feels like when I gain lucidity. Like, ripping my toes in water. I do have a few boundaries when it comes to things I'm cautious of when I will attempt this, so I hope there is a method that is suitable for me! 1. I do have school in the morning img and get up at 6:50 religiously. I got to bed somewhere between 9 and 10:30. I actually go to sleep from around 22:30 - 00:30. But varied each night. 2. I do have a 1 year old step sister, so WBTB may be a bit of an issue and plus having to got to school, don't think that'd be an appropriate technique. 3. The thought of Sleep Paralysis terrifies me. I can fathom up some pretty scary stuff in my mind, and if any of these imagines were to appear, I would die xD But reading up upon Sleep Paralysis, it doesn't sound as bad as people say on things like YT. If I ever have to go through SP or get it randomly, I will try my best to induce a lucid dream. But for a beginner, I'd like to minimise the chances of SP as much as I can until I get more comfortable with Lucid dreaming I did start MILDING a little bit last night, and I did have a very Vivid dream but it wasn't lucid at all. Still good though and I can remember it well, some bits are hazy but I remember the majority/ key parts of it. So any advice would be greatful And Hi! I'm Madz XD

[jammyjayc]

Tbh mate first thing i'd work on is recall - otherwise how will you 'remember' that you were lucid?

[OneMoreDreamer]

Welcome to Dream Views! So you're looking for a quick, easy method that will work for you. I'm afraid that there is no definite technique that fits this description. Lucid dreaming can take a little practice and while some methods work great for some people, for others it doesn't. It's kind of trial and error. On the other hand, don't get frustrated if a method doesn't work for you right away. It can take a few tries to get it right. Now I can't guarantee any method for you, but I can give some advice. Start with a dream journal and reality checks, if you haven't already. Just through this you might have some spontaneous DILDs. Since you don't want to get up in the night, it sounds like you'll have to stick with MILDs and DILDs. Good job on creating a vivid dream through MILD. Keep trying and you'll become lucid through some method. You said you get up early for school, but maybe you can try WILDs on the weekends. There are tutorials all over this website so I'm sure you can find techniques to try that will work for you. Good luck!

[ThreeCat]

If you're wanting a one-time, no practice technique, check out SSILD. If you want low-impact over several weeks, autosuggestion.

[jzinser]

DEILD is the easiest imo. Before sleeping tell yourself that when you wake up during the night you will not move or open your eyes for a few minutes. When you eventually wake up and recall this picture any scene you want. This should project you into a dream in a few seconds... and you're already lucid Should be able to LD in 2-3 nights, Good luck

[MadzAssassin]

Right thanks guys. I'm going to MILD tonight but without WBTB. I really don't want to disturb others around me or experience sleep paralysis. I heard that SP can transition into a lucid dream. How would this work? Cause surely during WBTB there is a chance you'd experience it? I know it happens every night and bla bla bla. But if I encounter it? How could I make it positive and not see any entities? Keep my eyes close and try to enter a dream? Any advice

[OneMoreDreamer]

I take issue with all of the posts saying 'this is the easiest' or 'no practice technique'. There is no shortcut to lucid dreaming. You can try all of those methods, but they may or may not be the best for you just because they are best for others. About SP, I have not experienced it, but what I understand is that you should just relax. I know it's hard to not think of something frightening when you're telling yourself not to think about it, but think about positive things. Think about how you're happy you might have a lucid dream soon, but don't get too excited. Close your eyes and imagine a scene or your last dream. It should slowly materialize. When it does you should slowly move and feel the dream. Stabilize and you should be good to go. You can look up other techniques if I didn't describe it well enough.

[MadzAssassin]

Alrighty thanks! No lucid dream last night but two vivid dreams, the second being a false awakening in a church. xD Shame I didn't notice I was dreaming just from that xD I'm going to try SSILD tonight as I don't have to be up early. I heard that it aims to avoid SP and can get you a lucid dream to dip your toes in. Which is what I'm after !

[Sonhador]

Hey have u read about FILD? It's a one shot one go if you do it correctly. I havent had many lucid dreams in my life ( about 10) and then I meet fild and could lucid dream 2 days consecutive. You should try it out, really.

[jzinser]

One tip here... ALWAYS do a RC right after waking up. This is a good way to have more lucids because you will catch all false awakenings, my favorite one is the nose pinch since the other ones have failed in occasions for me (just my personal opinion though!) I have many FAWs, I've had 7 in a row... by doing this i now usually catch them and can LD again

[Spock]

Not an expert, but will try to give my two cents. For me, lucid dreaming becomes very rare when I stop practicing the basics (RCs, recall and awareness), so be sure to always keep improving on them. But assuming that you are working on these already, and don't want to wait for a DILD, then there is one thing to add to the mix - one sort of WILD. Personally, I chose the sort of WILD based on my awakening at night. Something like that: 1. woke up on my own / using a short alarm + haven't moved yet -> do DEILD / CHILD / CAN-WILD (all of these are exactly the same) 2. woke up on my own + moved too much (everything between a shift in position up to a pee break) but still very drowsy -> do FILD 3. woke up with an alarm or had to write / record DJ entries (not so drowsy anymore) -> do SSILD 4. woke up with an alarm or had to write / record DJ entries (not drowsy), and a very long time passed (~30 mins or up to hours) -> do a "regular" WILD (DV's version of WILD) 5. woke up with an alarm or had to write / record DJ entries (not drowsy), and a very long time passed (~30 mins or up to hours) + want to have an OBE (which is imho just a type of LD) -> do a PILD (paralysis WILD, aka the youtube version of WILD) 6. want to get into a specific scene -> do a VILD or a IILD (incubation induced LD) So to sum up, there is no one perfect method. To get the best results, you must choose based on your state when you wake up. Methods like DEILD can only work if you're super drowsy, while WILD and PILD usually work after a long WBTB, and things in between (SSILD, FILD) work better with short WBTB. VILD or IILD require more mental preparation and time, and usually experience too. That is how I do it, I try not to predetermine the method and over-fixate on it. Instead, when I wake up, I look at what woke me up, at my exposure to light and noises, at my drowsiness, at the time I want to stay up, and based on all of these I choose a particular form of WILD that fits the situation the most. The most important thing is not to over-fixate and get disappointed if something doesn't work the first time. Also, remember the "basics" - since they can only improve a WILD attempt. Also, every form of WILD is different, but the best general advice I can give is not to focus on anything but the fact the you're still aware. Don't focus on HH, don't focus on "pre-dreams" / "visualizations" - when you'll enter the actual dream that you should focus on, it will have a totally different feeling from the "incomplete" forms (HH, pre-dreams/visualizations). Again, this is just my input. Hope this helps! Edit: Another very important thing in general - get in the habit of RCing at every awakening, since all aforementioned WILDs produce a ton of false awakenings. Might be good to pick RCs that don't require too much motion, to keep DEILD an option.