Originally Posted by
Triforce
Master Yuppie, I come seeking but a fraction of your great and infinite wisdom...
I entered SP again, but this time it was definitely real. It also felt like the others so they may have been real too. Unfortunately no Lucid Dream, but I just need some practice. Again I didn't stay still after waking up, I moved a little naturally. Then I even moved a bit on more purpose to see if I could still DEILD (or Ultra-fast WILD). And in no longer than 10 seconds I was in SP. Damn I'm good :P
But anyway, yeah, that happened. I was a little worried about going into it, but I took the plunge and just did it. It's really not that bad once you're in. I just thought "If I can enter a dream successfully I can tell Yuppie I did it!" :P It felt kinda funny cause it felt like I was trying to curl up like a cat, but I just went with it and tried to somehow amplify that feeling to induce a dream. I couldn't decide if I should try to reenter my previous dream or make a new one. My previous dream wasn't BAD but it seemed like the kind of dream I'd get stuck in the whole time doing boring stuff if I failed to change the scene. I decided to let my mind make up a scene and just go from there. My mind ended up choosing the scene "Hell" so I got really scared and woke myself up and I'm never going to try luciding again. Nah just kidding, I just woke up after that. No dream :(
I guess with time and practice I will get better. But do you have any advice in the meantime? (like what to imagine etc.) Seems like DEILDs can sometimes work for me even after moving quite a bit, and that's definitely a blessing I want to take full advantage of.
Also something interesting: I tried but failed to hold my breath while in SP (I tried as an experiment to see if it would wake me up). I just couldn't fully block my breathing. I could slow down but the urge to start breathing again was extra strong. Must be some sort of mechanism to make sure you don't forget to breath while sleeping I guess.