Hello, I've only very recently become fascinated with the whole concept of LD's and it's limits (if there are any) and a couple of things I wanted to know I found rather hard to find an answer for, so I hope you don't mind me posting here as a first post.

To the experts who have mastered lucid dreams or just the ones who are not quite there but on the way, have you indulged into it so much that it has become a second life for you? Or a sort of new dimension?

Another question I hope you don't mind answering, or if it's allready answered just let me know; when your inducing an LD, do you opt the theory of lying perfectly still with your eyes closed without scratching your itches etc, and waiting untill you start to feel a weight on your chest? From what i've read in my short time on this subject, this is seen as the gateway to an LD. Is this true or just some jibberish?

I have some more questions but I'd rather not spam a load, so if you can answer any of these two I'd be very greatfull.

Thanks for reading.