Thread: Finger Induced Lucid Dream (FILD)

Hey everybody.
I realized that the other FILD tutorial is down, so I thought that I'd make another in the meantime.
Personally, for the type of sleeper that I am, FILD works best for me.
I have now had several LD's per night whild FILDing.

Overview
If you are the type of person who wakes up after a dream in the middle of the night, FILD is perfect for you.
I find that the best thing about FILD for me is that it is simple to get into. It is the perfect method for beginners, as you don't enter Sleep Paralysis, therefore it is much less intimidating.

Preperation
Like all LD methods, you will need to have an average level of dream recall. Personally, the best method to increase dream recall is to make a dream journal. Find a book and a pen, and keep it sitting at your nightside table at night. It also helps if you have a lamp by your bed so you can turn it on right when you wake up. Once you wake up after a dream, the last thing in the world you want to do is turn on a light and start writing in your journal. But the thing is, the longer you wait, the less of the dream you will remember. I remember several instances when I would wake up from a dream being totally tired, and thinking to myself "I'll be able to remember this when I wake up". Sure enough, by the time I woke up, I didn't even remember a little thing from my dream. Persistance is the key.

Getting Into a FILD
Alright, I guess you could do this at any time, or try it when you first go to bed, but it works better when you do it sometime within your REM period (4-6 hours after you fall asleep). Here you have one of three options:

a) You could let your body wake up natrually after a dream
b) Train your body to wake up after a dream
c) Set an alarm to wake you up during your REM period

Whatever option you chose, you will be able to see them in the following posts in order.