Thread: What do you think about my plans for Lucid Dreaming?

Originally Posted by xArDDe

1. Reality Checks - I already do them regularly. But I always do the nose RC and after that I ask: "Why am I here?" "Where am I?" "How did I get here?"

RCs alone are one of the mos ineffective practices in my opinion. If you go for DILDs, you might want to train prospective memories. Here on DV there are some good threads on this topic.

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12. Dream Journal - After I wake up I write my dreams on my phone.

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13. Awareness - I need to be more aware of my surroundings.

Total awareness is very overestimated in the context of lucid dreaming in my opinion.

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14. Induction Techniques - I will use an induction techniques for 2 or more weeks and see if it doesn't work, if not I will try another one. I use WBTB with almost all techniques. I'm planning on starting with DEILD / FILD + WBTB.

A remark on FILD. You are not oblidged to do this finger trick solely. There are plenty of thing which can help to enter LD after waking up. For example, for me the most successful is to try recreate a feeling that I am rolling from the bed. When the feeling becames real -- I am in dream.

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If you see any issues please tell me, any help would be appreciated. Am I missing something important?

As it was said, DEILD is the best method based on efforts/result ratio. Still, if you want DILDs, prospective memory training might be useful.

So will the DIELD tutorial on DV be enough? Do I need reality checks for DEILD? Just have to keep up my DJ and learn DEILD and not bother with other stuff? Is DEILD as vivid as WILD?

I'll just add several suggestions, but what the others said are really great advices!

1. RC at every awakening, especially if doing wake induced methods (DEILD, WILD...) to catch FAs
2. If WBTB reduces your recall this might be due to a too strong alarm... Try a smart alarm app, or use other methods to create / notice awakenings at night (like the drink too much / too little trick to wake up to pee / to drink, or practicing noticing micro-awakenings, or asking a partner to wake you up - whichever option you find comfortable)
3. If it's not about the alarm, and the recall is still lower at WBTB, it's just a matter of practicing dream recall - so just keep DJing and keep a consistent sleep routine

Originally Posted by xArDDe

So will the DIELD tutorial on DV be enough?

It is a great DEILD tutorial!

Do I need reality checks for DEILD?

Yes, I would advise to RC if you tried to DEILD but it seems to you that you have failed (so basically, if you think you couldn't fall asleep in the DEILD). These things tend to be FAs...

Also, DEILD requires to remain with eyes closed - so reality checks at awakening if you want to DEILD might be an issue to some people. I advice to internally block the breathing and try to breath nevertheless (like in the nose plug RC, but internal).

By the way, moving slightly before starting a DEILD should NOT be a problem if you don't stress about it [see hukif's post here]... Just focus on the previous dream + falling asleep + "it's a dream" (or something similar).

Just have to keep up my DJ and learn DEILD and not bother with other stuff?

Recall (DJ), RCs, and awareness are kinda more basic than the DEILD - without them you risk forgetting a successful DEILD, or missing a false awakening, or having a problem maintaining lucidity through the DEILD process, or losing lucidity in the lucid... By practicing the basics at least here-and-there (no need to be over-stressed about them), a failed DEILD is very likely to manifest in the form of a false awakening (catchable by RC) or even a DILD (so you'll just realize out of nowhere "it's a dream").

Is DEILD as vivid as WILD?

Vividness is something that is determined by the dream that you get (which is totally random), not the method - so on average they are the same in vividness. To increase the vividness of a dream just take a moment to interact with the dream environment and reaffirm that you're dreaming (what is referred to as "stabilization"). If this doesn't do it, just tell the dream to get more vivid - verbally, or by thinking about it, or by imagining a vividness gun, whatever - be creative until it works. It's your dream, so the only thing that is stopping you from controlling it, is assuming that you can't. You can - you just need to KNOW that you can.