Thread: I cant control LD

Awareness comes with time and experience, but belief is everything in all of lucid dreaming, especially control. You have to have next to no doubt at all, "Free Your Mind." One thing that helps people when they are starting is to give a reason for the control. Say if you wanted to see someone, you might say,"Hey, isn't *whoever* behind that door right behind me?" It works wonders.

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Hey, congrats on your first LD! I've only had four myself.. Practice makes perfect!

i actually had my first LD last night as well.... though it ended short after i realized it was a dream.... i looked at myself in a mirror and my face was disfigured so i closed my eyes and tried to open them but wound up opening my real eyes and woke up..

any tips on maintaining a lucid after realizing its a dream?

Yeah, I've managed to DILD twice and both times not been able to control it!

Originally Posted by reality<LDs

Hey, congrats on your first LD! I've only had four myself.. Practice makes perfect!

Heh, your signiture only says 3!

I've always had control problems but last night I was able to make everything in my LD extremely clear, almost more than real life, if that is possible. I simply knelt down and felt the grass beneath me.

However I did lose lucidity in the end so I still have my problems.

Originally Posted by Kamikaze Spirit

I simply knelt down and felt the grass beneath me.

yeah i just had a tip similar to that... she called it "grounding yourself"... like get the feel of your surroundings in the dream... she sais it helps make the dream much clearer and a little easier to maintain...