attain lucidity all the time, but black out

Hey there long time lurker first time poster.

i'm a long time lucid dreamer, just something i'e been doing since a kid, though sometimes it's hard when im on a crazy sleep schedule (like right now) due to not having to get up at any set time. lately I've been trying to get back into it, and haven't been having too much trouble realizing i'm dreaming.

the problems I've had before with lucid dreams is being in an actual body (instead of just watching) and controlling my body when i have one (ie, I could fly around, but my arms would be stiff). also, i had a hard time talking, mostly because I didn't want real world people to hear me talking in my sleep.

now those problems are gone but I keep losing lucidity once i get full control

two examples:

I was in the bathroom of the apartment i've moved out of. I realized i shouldn't be there, which tipped off a lucid dream. i shouted a little and tried flying, then everything went black and i lost lucidity.

I was in my friend's kitchen talking to a couple of friends, when I realized I was dreaming and told them so. they didn't believe me, so I said, "no, check it out, i can float," and proceeded to do so, but then everything went black again.

any ideas?

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Well, I'm going to guess the blacking out is the dream ending. This can be one of a few reasons... the dream could be naturally ending, which means there's nothing you can do about it. But since it's happened most of the time you've become lucid, I'm going to guess you're getting too excited. As soon as you become lucid, calm yourself. Look around the dream, feel objects, and fully convince yourself it's a dream. This should stabilize it from the start. Then, frequently do reality checks and try not to get too excited. Excitement will quickly kill a dream.
I hope this helps, good luck! :)

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Originally Posted by 406F06

Hey there long time lurker first time poster.

i'm a long time lucid dreamer, just something i'e been doing since a kid, though sometimes it's hard when im on a crazy sleep schedule (like right now) due to not having to get up at any set time. lately I've been trying to get back into it, and haven't been having too much trouble realizing i'm dreaming.

the problems I've had before with lucid dreams is being in an actual body (instead of just watching) and controlling my body when i have one (ie, I could fly around, but my arms would be stiff). also, i had a hard time talking, mostly because I didn't want real world people to hear me talking in my sleep.

now those problems are gone but I keep losing lucidity once i get full control

two examples:

I was in the bathroom of the apartment i've moved out of. I realized i shouldn't be there, which tipped off a lucid dream. i shouted a little and tried flying, then everything went black and i lost lucidity.

I was in my friend's kitchen talking to a couple of friends, when I realized I was dreaming and told them so. they didn't believe me, so I said, "no, check it out, i can float," and proceeded to do so, but then everything went black again.

any ideas?

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So nice of you to come out of the shadows! Welcome to DreamViews :)

Sounds like your dreams were ending, or you were losing the ability to recall whatever happened next, and also losing lucidity, obviously. Also, you could have became "too" lucid and woken up. I mean you got too excited too quickly, and didn't ground yourself first. When first becomming lucid you should always try to relax, observe your surroundings, and maybe touch something or rub something, or rub your hands together. This will help you stay lucid. Keep doing things like this throughout the dream to keep control and lucidity.

More than likely though, you just lost dream recall, or the dream was ending.

Did a new dream start soon after? Did you wake up soon after?

ah, thanks for the input, guys. its probalby just bad luck and the end of the dreams. i don't really get too excited when i hit lucid, just more like, 'hey, cool, what should i do now?'

does the end of a dream have better recall than the rest of it? that would explain why all the lucids I remember lately end that way.

Hmmm, most likely yes. You should be able to remember the last things that happened better, because they're fresh in your memory.