Thread: Getting over belief problems

First off, I do keep a dream journal and it's a habit by this point.

You raise a good question, Goldenspark. I have been interested in lucid dreaming for years and have done plenty of reading on the forums here. Back when I was a lot more serious about lucidity, I spent a good week or two just filling my mind with the possibilities of lucid dreaming. I focused on constant reality checks, (I mean, too many reality checks a day). Four years is a long time to desire lucidity without ever getting it.

Doing this brought me some "semi" or "false" lucids as people have called them, but nothing where my conscious mind was actually aware in the dream. Other than that, I have never really stuck with any one technique because I just get discouraged.

I've tried mantras before bed, but I can almost never focus. My mind just wants to go anywhere else but on the mantra. At this point, awareness during the day is just a monumental chore and I hoped I could achieve lucidity without it.

Only tried WBTB a couple times because I think I'm still scared of the actual possibility that I could become lucid.
I know I'm safe in a lucid dream, so why can't I just get over the whole fear thing. It's ridiculous.

In short, I've been serious about lucid dreaming on and off, in short bursts, most of the time either frustrated or afraid. I think no one here can really help me, it's more something I have to conquer on my own.

Oh yeah, is it seriously possible to become lucid without daytime awareness? I hate reality checks so much.