Thread: Xanous' Workbook

Originally Posted by Xanous

I only got 2 dreams and one of them I didn't write enough to make sense of it. I got lazy on the others and didn't write anythi.... but what the heck? I just remembered one while typing this. LOL!

Looool!

That's great that you found a way to make it work. I can barely wake up to any alarms :3

Hell yea dude I'm glad it's all working out for u lucids tonight

That's really convenient, Xanous. Glad the phone and the app are helpful in making you jot down notes! Sometimes if I'm really tired, I'll write down two words for one dream. Naturally that doesn't work out very well. I stare in confusion at the two words and wonder what the hell I dreamed about.

Originally Posted by Caenis

That's really convenient, Xanous. Glad the phone and the app are helpful in making you jot down notes! Sometimes if I'm really tired, I'll write down two words for one dream. Naturally that doesn't work out very well. I stare in confusion at the two words and wonder what the hell I dreamed about.

HA! Yeah I am having this problem as well.

It's all or nothin for me. But writing it down is in the past for me I just recored it on my phone now

Recall is still ok for the most part. No lucids. I try to remember Awareness RCs but I'm getting lazy. I tried to WILD but I was way to awake for it. I could not make myself snap this weekend. I've been too antsy or bored or I don't know what. I am not sure what technique to go with now.

O snap! I stay stick with wild and ur awareness rc's for 1 more week then we'll switch

Oh snap indeed! Haven't snapped also. Btw, what do you usually do with your time. What do you do at work, or at home, etc? Maybe we could help you find ways around it so you can remember doing awareness RCs

Came home sick today. I took about 3 hr total snap. I remember the HI and the floatiness and something about my lawyer. I woke up some time... later.. and didn't move. Started to WILD I got on the verge of SP (I had full body numbness and slight tingles all over and really loud sound like tinnitus) but I just couldn't get there all the way.

Been doing awareness and questioning reality still though not as thorough. Maybe I need a new type of RC?

I think I need to focus primarily on DILD and MILD and use WILD as a once in a while thing. Like those times that I randomly find myself in SP! OMG that used to scare the bejesus out of me. I always thought something evil had taken over me and It was the worst kind of nightmare ever. Now that I understand it, I kind of crave it. Strange how when we are faced with a frightening unknown we begin to think its the Devil. Haha!

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Btw, what do you usually do with your time. What do you do at work, or at home, etc? Maybe we could help you find ways around it so you can remember doing awareness RCs

Well I work with wire harnesses. We build the electrical wiring assemblies for various aircraft. I mostly work with a two part compound called Hysol that I inject into molds. Its pretty routine most days.

I have posted a sticky note at my workstation with a symbol I made up to stand for lucid dreaming and awareness. That is a good reminder. Plus I have a phone app but I am not supposed to have my phone at work so it makes it difficult to look at it.

At home I spend time with my wife and/or kids. When I am alone I go cycling around town or get on facebook or dreamviews, play xbox, watch TV, read, pretty boring really. :p

Now that I think about it. I hardly do any RCs at home. Maybe because my wife is not into it? Or there are just so many more distractions? I am not sure. I think I kind of go back to the normal not-questioning-reality type of thinking.

Haha, 'snap' is becoming a thing now, eh?

Like those times that I randomly find myself in SP! OMG that used to scare the bejesus out of me. I always thought something evil had taken over me and It was the worst kind of nightmare ever. Now that I understand it, I kind of crave it.

Yea that is pretty amazing. I used to be very scared that I would find myself in SP. But one day I just thought ohwhatthehell and let myself go. It turned out that whenever I found myself in SP, it's mostly just random sounds calling out my name or something. It is sometimes scary, but a few seconds later it kind of amazes me that I am witnessing something I don't normally notice, having hallucinations and stuff. Really really cool. I try to keep in mind though that SP is not the aim when attempting a WILD, so I don't get caught up in it.

Btw, you can try doing RCs when you do routine stuff at home, like whenever you turn on the TV, reality check. Or when you load the washer, reality check. Or when your wife is cooking, reality check. Or maybe just whenever you have a scene change, like you go outside, or move to another room, question your reality. Just anything that makes you really aware that it is/is not a dream would be good. You don't even have to do obvious RCs, at home you can just look at something and try to change its color, or try to make it float, so it will be less obvious.

Like ur style bro same here!

Ok so I recalled two dreams last night. if I had not recorded them on my phone I would have forgot. The first dream is lost because of that.

I listened to some LaBerge audio. I really like the one about awareness. I think I will try to listen to that one at least once a day. it is very helpful for SAT.

Also I think my techniques need refining. the MILD audio was a little more to it than I thought. He has it as a WBTB with more visualization than I was doing. I think I may give that one a try tonight.

Ok! I am on a real high right now. I finally got lucid. I am so happy right now you'd think it was my first one LOL. I am so excited I just got out of bed an hour early because I had to get on here. LOL.

I think I will move on to the last lesson now that I got a real solid result from an actual technique and not just getting lucky with a WILD.

I did take 200mg 5-HTP even though rarecola and opheliablue said just 100mg. I went to bed like normal. I set a vibrating alarm (even though my wife doesn't like it) for 4.5 hours into bedtime. So I wake up at 2:30 and record a dream. Then it was time to WBTB MILD. I thought about listening to the Laberge audio about MILD again but I didn't want to mess with the headphones. So I did it from memory. Basically you just think about the last dream you just had. Sort of relive it. Then think about all the dreamsigns, or things that were odd that would let you know it was a dream. Then, being back in the dream in your imagination, think about what you would have done if you had realized you were dreaming. So I thought about the TOTM. I pictured myself fining a green glowing potion and when I drank its sweet contents it opened a wormhole to a planet with yellow grass and purple sky. I conjured up an eleven woman with yellow skin or maybe blue skin, to go on a date with. We will see how that works out LOL. I also repeated the mantra "The next time I am dreaming, I will realize that I am dreaming" If my mind wandered I would say the mantra and start over with the dream or pick up where I left off. I don't know how long I did this but it felt like 30 plus minutes. I am losing sleep here so I decided to just sleep. I tossed and turned because my legs were on the verge of RLS and it was very uncomfortable. So I went to the recliner and fell straight to sleep and that's when I had my lucid. It was a very short lucid though. And I did remember TOTM but I woke up at that point.

So I don't know if it was the 5HTP or just the Laberge audios or the chat last night or a combination of all 3. But thanks everyone for help and support. Its really nice to have this forum. Sorry for all the long boring details. I just want to remember exactly what I did. So hopefully I have my confidence back I can have another soon. And I'll stop the 5-HTP and save for later. It is expensive and I don't want to be dependent or build a resistance.

Congrats Xanous! That's really great to hear!

Btw, what happened in the lucid itself? I'd love to know :3

Wahoooo!! Kick ass dude! What's 5htp? I missed the chat last night I was to busy but congrats man that's really cool the laberg audio is kick ass as well!! I love it

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Congrats Xanous! That's really great to hear!

Btw, what happened in the lucid itself? I'd love to know :3

Well in short I noticed a strange and spectacular nebula with planets in the day time sky. That was a giant slap in the face and I got lucid. I got the full thing in my DJ.

Originally Posted by Wurlman

Wahoooo!! Kick ass dude! What's 5htp? I missed the chat last night I was to busy but congrats man that's really cool the laberg audio is kick ass as well!! I love it

5-HTP is a supplement that is marketed for positive mood and appetite control but it also makes a great lucid aid because it produces serotonin which is a precursor to meletonin. OpheliaBlue uses it so I thought I would give it a shot. We all agreed that it should only be used occasionally when you need to break a dry spell. I got some 100mg 30 count pills at Wal-Mart for about $10. Natrol is the brand in a purple bottle. http://www.natrol.com/prod_mood.aspx?prod=27

So I started a new department at work today. I was way out of my comfort zone with helped me to continual question reality. I did lose focus this afternoon. I was mostly training and got bored real fast.

Tonight I am going to listen to my guided reality test as I go for a quick ride. Then I'll go over lesson 4.

And I am trying to get used to doing a day review before bed. That seems to help my recall. I forget to do it alot.

Big lucid no whammy!

I think I'll try the 5 htp sounds like it couldn't hurt. Day review sound like a great idea. Mabey Amagin becoming lucid during parts of ur day. I'm going to review tonight!

Oh yeah like day review MILD? Not a bad idea.

I got a large needle in my arm so this will be short. Donating blood lol. I have been continuing with realty checks. I put a rubber band on my wrist as a reminder. I like that one seems to help. I used text RCs and attempt TK were no one can notice. I think I WILD the other night but lost lucidity right away. I have a vague memory of it. Keeping with wbtb mild for now. was too tired last night. I just turned alarms off.

It's the weekend now dude time for some lucids. That's what I did with the rubber band thing it help for about 2 weeks then u forget it's there I think a necklace is next for me!! Good idea bro

Just what I was thinking. I know I will get used to the rubber band so I either get a silicon bracelet or take my wifes hair bands. Anything to switch it up.

NO. NEVER TAKE A FEMALE'S HAIR BAND TRUST ME, YOU WILL UNLEASH THE KRAKEN LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL


just kidding, go ahead good luck...


with the kraken

I gave a good effort for WBTB MILD. No LD and no recall after WBTB. Hmmmm. I don't understand why.

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

NO. NEVER TAKE A FEMALE'S HAIR BAND TRUST ME, YOU WILL UNLEASH THE KRAKEN LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL


just kidding, go ahead good luck...


with the kraken

HAHAHHAHAHAH