Lucid dream question for everyone!

[MzCheekz]

Hey guys its Ashley again! Lol ok well heres my question.. Can inducing lucid dreams be learned to be done at will? && if so can any of u? I hope so the last time i tryd i had 2 lucid dreams that night! Lol. While were on this subject.. Can anyone explain why when i become lucid i get caught in the moment sometimes & & forget im lucid? Thx guys.

[kingofclutch]

To the first question: I think it can be done, but you have to be very skilled at LDing. To the second question: It is because in dreams, even though you are lucid, your brain still isn't fully aware and you forget that it was a dream. It happens to a lot of people.

[Twoshadows]

I believe there are some people who can LD at will. But I think most of us have learned methods which greatly increase our chances of LDing, but are not always a sure thing. And I do think that it can be easy to get caught up in the dream and forget your lucid. That's why I like to have a task in mind when I go to sleep. That way when I become lucid I can immediately focus on what it was that I wanted to do. That usually keeps me lucid.

[friendlyfro]

Can inducing lucid dreams be learned to be done at will? && if so can any of u? Essentially, anyone who can imagine things can lucid dream at will. Can you imagine biting into a lemon? Can you taste the sourness in your mouth? When we sleep we simply shut off our waking senses, shut off some of our control systems, and turn down our awareness. When our awareness returns, much of your normal input is gone and therefore you focus on this regular power of imagination that we disregard in waking life. Your ability to lucid dream at will correlates to your ability to imagine at will. Can anyone explain why when i become lucid i get caught in the moment sometimes & & forget im lucid? Thx guys. This is probably a matter of focus. Do you practice meditation? This can immensely improve your awareness and ability to focus your power of imagination in the waking state and in the dream state. Try sitting still in a comfortable place for 15-30 minutes. Find a balance point where you're not moving any muscles or thinking about anything. If a thought pops into your head, don't think about it, just let it pass and continue to relax. Focus on a single object or simply feel yourself breathing in and out. If you allow your mind to wander in waking life, you will have the same habit in dreams.

[MzCheekz]

Essentially, anyone who can imagine things can lucid dream at will. Can you imagine biting into a lemon? Can you taste the sourness in your mouth? When we sleep we simply shut off our waking senses, shut off some of our control systems, and turn down our awareness. When our awareness returns, much of your normal input is gone and therefore you focus on this regular power of imagination that we disregard in waking life. Your ability to lucid dream at will correlates to your ability to imagine at will. This is probably a matter of focus. Do you practice meditation? This can immensely improve your awareness and ability to focus your power of imagination in the waking state and in the dream state. Try sitting still in a comfortable place for 15-30 minutes. Find a balance point where you're not moving any muscles or thinking about anything. If a thought pops into your head, don't think about it, just let it pass and continue to relax. Focus on a single object or simply feel yourself breathing in and out. If you allow your mind to wander in waking life, you will have the same habit in dreams. Is there any way i could learn to not think of anything? I tend to run with my thoughts im jst not sure how to think of.. Plain nothing lol. Thx

[antiflag]

Hey guys its Ashley again! Lol ok well heres my question.. Can inducing lucid dreams be learned to be done at will? && if so can any of u? I hope so the last time i tryd i had 2 lucid dreams that night! Lol. While were on this subject.. Can anyone explain why when i become lucid i get caught in the moment sometimes & & forget im lucid? Thx guys. you just gota be good

[ChaybaChayba]

Yeah, one day I wanna get to the point where I can close my eyes to take a nap and enter a lucid right away, thats real lucid dreaming! If you just have a lucid dream by chance (a dream induced lucid dream) then that kinda sucks because you just gotta hope for it. I think WILD is the way to go And thinking of plain nothing is a bit the same like just concentrating and focusing on one thought alone, and not be distracted. Not easy at all imo... each time I try to do a WILD, my thoughts always wonder off and I fall asleep thinking of something else! My thoughts are like this.. I try to count from 100 to 0. I think "100.. lucid dream!... 99... lucid dream!.. 98.. lucid dream!" just to keep my mind focused on lucid dreaming.. but by the time I get to 80 im already thinking about other things. And I never got further than 50

[MzCheekz]

Yeah, one day I wanna get to the point where I can close my eyes to take a nap and enter a lucid right away, thats real lucid dreaming! If you just have a lucid dream by chance (a dream induced lucid dream) then that kinda sucks because you just gotta hope for it. I think WILD is the way to go And thinking of plain nothing is a bit the same like just concentrating and focusing on one thought alone, and not be distracted. Not easy at all imo... each time I try to do a WILD, my thoughts always wonder off and I fall asleep thinking of something else! My thoughts are like this.. I try to count from 100 to 0. I think "100.. lucid dream!... 99... lucid dream!.. 98.. lucid dream!" just to keep my mind focused on lucid dreaming.. but by the time I get to 80 im already thinking about other things. And I never got further than 50 Lol thats how mine are sometimes. Lol once i was counting up && this happened "..26 im dreaming, 27 im dreaming, 28 im dreaming, 29 im a dog" lol thats when a dog entered my thoughts. I thought it was quite funny. But sometimes im successful at falling asleep counting that way cause all of a sudden in my dream i'll say im dreaming like i had begun before i fell asleep && have a lucid.