Staying Lucid?

[Ayagami]

I tend to get distracted in my lucid dreams and forget that I'm dreaming. Are there any tricks to staying lucid for longer periods of time?

[AURON]

repetition. the more lucid experiences you have, the better you get at them. the fact that you're consciously thinking about trying to avoid getting distracted in your next LD may also help.

[Xetrov]

What also might help is try to remember in the LD to keep reminding yourself the whole time that you are actually dreaming. You might see this as a task to do in your next LD and see how far you get this way.

[mrdeano]

You could ask a DC to remind you that your dreaming every so often.

[Dream scientist]

You could ask a DC to remind you that your dreaming every so often. Try telling yourself repeatedly, "I am dreaming, I am dreaming". (Philosophy major, here we come.) Also, constant reality checks would help. And maybe even throwing a little hand rubbing into the mix. In fact, if you wanted to go all out, you could make up your own personal lucid dreaming song, or use someone else's. Here you go! For all my journal followers, here is a silly song I wrote about lucid dreaming. Should give you a good laugh. Actually since I wrote it I can't stop singing it! It's quite exhilarating! First there is nothing But a slow boring dream And your thoughts seem to hide Deep inside your mind You're all alone in the night So you turn on a light An eery glow lets you know It’s a dream… When I WILD I hear music Close my eyes, see the visions Float around, take control of your dream... What a feeling! I’m lucid dreaming! I can have it all now I’m free inside my mind Take your passion, and make it happen Pictures come alive when you’re lucid every night When I WILD I hear music Close my eyes, see the visions Float around, take control of your dream... What a feeling! (I am lucid now) I'm lucid dreaming! (It's so vivid now) etc

[ProdigyRd]

spin! spin like your life depended on it!

[RBee]

Try telling yourself repeatedly, "I am dreaming, I am dreaming". One of my favorites! I usually find myself walking around in the dream scape chanting that. It takes me a minute to think about what I'm saying, but when I do, bingo!