Hua???

I find it odd that whenever I am so sure that I am gonna get lucid tonight, no matter how confident I am, I fail. But the few times I did get lucid, I didn't do anything special, or out of the ordinary. Why do I get lucid when I don't try? (I DILD)

Yes, I see where you're coming from. It is strange, you're right. But this is common, some people decide to give up on Lucid Dreaming and then they get a Lucid Dream dead on. Why is this? I don't know, I think it's because we're relaxing our mind yet keeping the information of Lucidity in memory. It's like when you think about something before bed, not everyone is going to dream about what they were thinking in bed, but they might do later on. I think that applies for Lucid Dreaming as well but for the longer term.

Also, I'd be typical and say it's just a matter of time, practice and training, but it's also about getting used to the feel of being aware you're dreaming and what it feels like. So yes, expecting to have a Lucid Dream may not work, but that mat be because you're over confident and think you have it dead on. Despite the fact that thinking that way gets some people Lucid a few times, it's not really a great idea to get ahead of yourself.

And that's my view of it. So to summarize, it's all about when people have the right knowledge in their head when they give up. Sorry if I went a tiny bit off track there. :P

I've experienced this before too. When I used to MILD i would be DEAD certain it would happen...and nothing did.

Anyone reckon its a mix of confidence AND the actual skills of DILD and WBTB techniques?

The too short LDs i have had have both happened when i have done nothing on the night. But i think this might be because ur trying to hard to lucid mabie if you dont try as hard you will do better.