Quote Originally Posted by Travis E. View Post
Lack of confidence is something I also suffered from at times early on. Over time and experience, I got better at lucidity and confidence. One thing that still helps a lot if I'm feeling unsure is to do a RC. Even though I already know I'm dreaming, the RC helps me prove to myself beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am indeed dreaming, and then I can be brave enough to do all sorts of crazy things I'd never do in waking life.
I think, because I don't have a lot of experience with LDs, it is hard for me to do something that I know I would never be able to do IWL, even when I have the "suspicion" that I am dreaming. I will try and remember to do an RC the next time I suspect I am dreaming. I practice RCs during the day, but I don't do that many- maybe 7-10 per day. I try to put a lot of critical reflection and mindfulness into each one, but I still feel like that may not be a high enough frequency to have a significant effect on my dreams.

I just noticed your LD count, and that's amazing! I've had maybe a dozen semi-aware non-lucid dreams like the one I described above, and I have had several lucids where I recognized I was dreaming but then either woke up or had a FA immediately in which I forgot to do a RC and lost lucidity. If you don't mind me asking, do you practice any daytime or nighttime techniques that you feel are effective for improving your awareness or increasing your ability to become lucid/ increase lucidity in the dream?