How long did it take you or someone else you know to develop good dream recall and dream techniques?

[Devin1207]

I'm just trying to get an idea of how long it takes to get a good dream recall and/or get good at the dream techniques, mainly WILDing. If anyone could give me an idea of how long it took you or how long it usually takes to good at either of them I would really appreciate it.

[Abra]

It varies greatly from person to person. You'll never know until you try! The range of days to improve recall to a vivid level depends on how good your recall is now, and what your sleep schedule's like. Typically the range is a couple days to a week. Lucid dreaming techniques can be developed at full potency at any time (especially DILDing). Getting used to WILD, again, is something that varies. Give yourself a month.

[Maria92]

It took me about a week to remember an average of 2 dreams per night, and that number is still expanding. As for dream control, I have only had 2 MILDs, but I can tell you that the second dream was far longer than the first, and I was able to spin within it. Dream control is something that varies greatly from person to person, as Abra said. It depends on your ability to disregard the laws of physics as you know them, among other factors.

[Devin1207]

I've been trying to build up dream recall for about a year or so and I'm still at usually just one dream per night and it's always the one I wake up from so that's why I started wondering how long it takes.

[Maria92]

Hmm...okay, I've got a few suggestions to improve dream recall Keep a dream journal. Honestly. Best thing you can do. Try a dream recall mantra (I WILL remember my dreams). Repeat it throughout the day and to yourself before bed (in your head, of course. Otherwise, people kinda look at you funny). Try B6 if all else fails...it's supposed to improve dream vividness. Get a full 6-8 hours of sleep, minimum. When you first wake up, hold perfectly still until you remember most or all of your dream(s). Then write them down immediately. I don't know how many of these you're doing right now, but these tend to work wonders for most people. Good luck!

[Mancon]

For me about a month.

[Loaf]

To WILD, you just have to find the right technique for you. Recently I have had a lot of success with reverse blinking. I have been telling everyone about this method because I have tried it twice and both times I have had an LD. As far as dream recall goes... its always been easy for me.

[TheWeirdnessSymposium]

It took me about a week to remember an average of 2 dreams per night, and that number is still expanding. As for dream control, I have only had 2 MILDs, but I can tell you that the second dream was far longer than the first, and I was able to spin within it. Dream control is something that varies greatly from person to person, as Abra said. It depends on your ability to disregard the laws of physics as you know them, among other factors. If you're interested in dream control I think you'll find Billy Bob's DC tutorial an informative read. BB points out how passive control lengthened his LDs, but forcing was counterproductive. http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=38954

[Exdream]

For me, if I don't write down a dream for a single day, my recall drops down to zero. But, the second I record one dream, it picks up where I left off and I remember at least one dream every night.

[Toby]

Starting a dream journal would be the best option I reckon. It did the trick for me, in just a few days I went from 0 dreams to 3-4 dreams a day.