Dreams have been ending unexpectedly....

**sora12** · 07-03-2009 04:40 AM

Over the past few days, the lucid dreams I've been having are quite short and end unexpectedly. It's not like as soon as I become lucid, I run off to do one of my lucid goals. Whenever I become lucid, I try to stabilize the dream, by taking a look at everything and using all five of my senses. For instance, I had a lucid dream last night that ended quickly, without any warning. In the dream, I became lucid, by noticing I had more than five fingers, on my right hand. Like most lucid dreams I've been having lately, the setting has been in my living room. I have been following the same routine, by examining the living room, then I rub my hands together. After that, I usually rub the carpet, or find some other object to feel. That's the most I've been able to do so far in my past few lucids. Does anyone have some advice, to prevent this from happening?

**Amethyst Star** · 07-03-2009 07:51 AM

It's likely just a phase that you'll have to push through. Have you been waking up from the dream or just losing lucidity quickly?

If it's the former, continue to work on engaging your dream senses. Walk around and focus on the feeling of your moving body rather than your unmoving sleeping body. Remind yourself of your intentions to remain lucid and in the dream and do your best to remain relaxed.

If you're losing lucidity quickly, focus on keeping the idea of "I am dreaming... I am in a dream... I am lucid dreaming and I will..." Fill in the blank, but keep reminding yourself that you are in a dream.

I think you'll be fine. With patience and persistence, you'll be able to push through this difficulty and continue LDing more easily.

(Lovely avatar, by the way!)