Thread: Xanous' Workbook

Yay! Thanks for the comfirmation.

My recall is still holding steady. I'm happy about this but I really want another LD. Last night I intended to try WILD and I had it in the back of my mind but I totally didn't even try. I think I was too tired.

We still have another day in the weekend!!!! U will have a lucid tonight do a bit of meditation before bed dude mild it up!! Tonight is ur night I just know it

Now that your dream recall has improved, the LDs will come. I hope your WILD attempt tonight will be more successful!

By the way, does your family know that you have LDs? I can't remember if you mentioned it or not. What do they think of it?

Well, I just didn't get a good WILD a tempt tonight. I just fell asleep every time. I should have made myself get up longer. I did have great recall, though. I recorded 5 dreams. And I loved the evil clown dream. It was my favorite. LOL.

Ceanis, you hit on something that bothers me. I can't find one person that is even remotely interested in LD. I tell people and they are just like hmmm ok. And I feel like some of them think I'm a little nuts. My wife is OK with it, I think. She doesn't say much about it. She will talk about dreams and stuff but when I tell her about a lucid dream she just cant relate or really care about it. She listens though. My mother thinks it is unhealthy lol. And my daughter, tells me she does it all the time but I don't think she really knows what I'm talking about. So, if I didn't have all you great people on Dream Views I would not have a sole to share this with.

Dude I'm with ya everyone is a bit skeptical and the few people who I have shared this with like to relate it to a Hollywood movie matrix inception so forth. My grandmother "super religous" said my lord I don't know about that lmao I said grandma everyone dreams "well I will b praying for u" omg lmfao. Anyways I'm glad to have dream views to there is not a better place for us lucidtears. How old is ur daughter my son is 14 months and I caint wait intell he has better speech so he can share his dreams with me!! Btw screw what people think about lucid dreams its more of a way of life to me than anything now I almost feel the need to spread the word around and if people don't want to listen or look at me funny than o well u Tryed to help

I guess we are a small niche. Most people are closed minded mostly because of religious BS. Not to disrespect your grandmother or her beliefs. My family is super religious as well. I am a more liberal Christian and I guess I get tired of hearing all the same religious language and judgment. There is nothing religious or non-religious about lucid dreaming just like there is nothing religious or non-religious about regular dreaming or sleeping or the million other things we do everyday. Working with your dream is really healthy and beneficial but most people would rather tune it out and not learn anything about themselves. But yeah, I'm with ya. The older I get the less I care what people think about me. Its just frustrating. LOL.

I actually have two daughters with my ex-wife one 6 and one 10 plus a boy on the way with my second wife. She's due in September. I'm getting super excited. I've wanted a boy for so long. Im just dreading all the other stuff, like diapers. I thought I was done with all that. Ha!

Congrats man lmao I caint wait to start potty training lol

Recall great even though I hardly slept. Bad night. But I am beginning to question reality in my dreams. I just need to follow through a bit more. Progress! And I got to get those wings back! LOL!

Originally Posted by Xanous

I actually have two daughters with my ex-wife one 6 and one 10 plus a boy on the way with my second wife. She's due in September. I'm getting super excited. I've wanted a boy for so long. Im just dreading all the other stuff, like diapers. I thought I was done with all that. Ha!

Congratulations! Even better than a lucid! (maybe except the diaper part) Looool

I guess we are a small niche. Most people are closed minded mostly because of religious BS. Not to disrespect your grandmother or her beliefs. My family is super religious as well. I am a more liberal Christian and I guess I get tired of hearing all the same religious language and judgment. There is nothing religious or non-religious about lucid dreaming just like there is nothing religious or non-religious about regular dreaming or sleeping or the million other things we do everyday. Working with your dream is really healthy and beneficial but most people would rather tune it out and not learn anything about themselves. But yeah, I'm with ya. The older I get the less I care what people think about me. Its just frustrating. LOL.

And I agree with what you said about lucid dreaming. I haven't really seen any negative effects it has on me. I was also born and bred by a devout Catholic family, but as I'm getting older I'm trying to find my own way and beliefs. I just try to avoid talking about lucid dreaming with my family, because we've had the conversation before, and not only are they very religious, but my country is also very superstitious, and I got tired trying to explain things to them. I'm not very religious, but I am spiritual. As long as I don't put myself in any danger (which I won't), I will never stop lucid dreaming. I hope you won't too!

Thanks paigeyemps! And glad someone agrees. I was afraid I came across wrong.

Holy crap my recall is zero! I guess that happens once in a while?

Aww.. Yea it's been happening to me a lot lately as well.. That's alright, I used to have crappy dream recall for days at a time (also right now) then BAM! A lucid. Hopefully it happens this time as well, lol. Good luck to both of us

So I recalled only one. It was a good one though. A favorite. I slept well and woke early. I got the holiday off today and I may try to nap if I get time. I haven't been on top of my awareness like I should. Still trying MILD. I am getting a little frustrated that I haven't had a LD since that one. I know it takes time to start having them regularly again. Patience!

Patience indeed! Nice job on the recall :3

Happy 4th of July

Recall stinks. I just remember fragments about Lego Indiana Jones 2. My wife and I played a long time on the Xbox lastnight so that would make sense for me to dream about it.

I think I have gotten lazy with my techniques. If I get a chance I will spend some time tonight reading a tutorial or 2. Maybe that will help.

Also, it may just be a coincidence but it seems like magnesium supplements hinder my recall. I think I will lay off all supplements or at least magnesium for a few days and see.

Oh and yesterday I cycled 16.5 miles and snapped after a shower and got nothing. I'm really bummed out.

It's possible that some supplements can hinder sleep and dreams in general in a variety of ways. Some people take them in the mornings instead, don't know if that would help you out or not.

What do you mean by you "snapped" after a shower and got nothing?

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

It's possible that some supplements can hinder sleep and dreams in general in a variety of ways. Some people take them in the mornings instead, don't know if that would help you out or not.

What do you mean by you "snapped" after a shower and got nothing?

Yeah it might help to take in the mornings. I do that for my B vitamins or Ill be up half the night.

And snapped is a typo. I meant to say I took a nap. Lol.

^^ lmao I'm about to take an oooo snap in a bit. Keep kicking ass dude and 16 miles damn good job I'm off now for I ride and a snap! Keep that chin up we will b lucid dreaming every week in just a little wile u caint ever give up cuz I need ya to lean on!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Xanous

Yeah it might help to take in the mornings. I do that for my B vitamins or Ill be up half the night.

And snapped is a typo. I meant to say I took a nap. Lol.

I honestly couldn't figure that out haha. I thought you either got into a fight, or popped your back in an unhealthy way or something.

You two are soooo funny!

You keep me going Wurlman. Thanks!

I found my old copy of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by LaBerge and decided to flip through it. He suggested that some people might sleep too heavily to have good recall so it my be helpful to set an alarm at 90 min intervals and aim toward the last few REM cycles.

I had forgotten about that. I got to thinking about it and the nights that I don't seem to sleep well are the nights with the most recall. And nights where I do sleep well I remember very little.

LaBerge also mentioned that it is well accepted among scientist that if you do not wake up immediately after a dream you do not remember. Soooo I guess I will try setting a vibrating phone alarm tonight. Hmmmm maybe just maybe. I don't know if it will be enough but I don't want to set a loud alarm and wake my prego wife. Might be bad. LOL.

Yea dude I set 3 alarms every night 4,5,and 6 hours after I go to bed it keeps me alert my girl got used to it but yea a prego just nothing to mess with. When my girl was prego I slept in the spare bedroom so I could still set my 3 alarms. Or just set ur first one and go into the other room when that goes off and get ready for the recall. The hardest part is u will b so tiered sometimes u will turn them off without even realizing it I ha to train myself to "write down no matter what" but hell yea dude I treat that book like a bible!

Originally Posted by Xanous

I found my old copy of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by LaBerge and decided to flip through it. He suggested that some people might sleep too heavily to have good recall so it my be helpful to set an alarm at 90 min intervals and aim toward the last few REM cycles.

Huh. I guess that makes sense, yeah. I still need to finish that book. That's a good tip! Sometimes I'll have my phone ring at 20 minute intervals two hours before I get out of bed, that seems to help me sometimes. Most of the time I just sleep through them though. Good luck with your wife, I hope she's a heavy sleeper too.