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Thanks for the encouragement RareCola! I knew about dry spells, but did not know they could encompass dream recall. I don't plan on giving up any time soon. After all, this can't last forever. Also, I have not read that guide. I will do so tonight though. Hopefully it will be what I need to get my recall abilities back and get that much closer to my first experience with a lucid dream!
Awww I hate dry spells too :( I used to have about a 3 week dry spell, and that sucked, I couldn't even recall anything. Then I decided to imagine that I just had a lucid the previous night. I reread my DJ especially my lucid entries, and it really made me feel excited and eager again, instead of being demotivated. Luckily, it worked! All the excitement must have sent subconscious lucid signals or something LOOOL and I got lucid that night! :D I hope it works out really well for you! Good luck :3
Great news! I remember a dream fragment! It was just a fragment but at least its something!!!
Awesome! What was the fragment? And about what you said earlier, sadly, dry spells can refer to dream recall as well. But if you stick to your guns, you'll always recover.
Hello everybody! I've got a question. In one of my dreams, I thought to myself, "I can't wait to journal this!" So, I new I was dreaming? I didn't have any degree of control. So, question is, was I lucid?
Also, I found this thread entitled 1000 things to do in a lucid dream!!! and thought I would share it for others to use as goals or motivation!
Nope, I'm afraid not, Tyler. Not unless you knew it was a dream beforehand, in which case it was a lucid. There are many levels of dream control, sometimes I even know that I'm controlling the dream, and have somewhat rational thoughts, but I never really realize that it's a dream. I hope that makes sense :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TylerRoberts
It's called a layer zero lucid dream, not really a "lucid" dream though.Quote:
Originally Posted by TylerRoberts
I just watched ReeceJones87's 5 Layers of Lucid Dreaming videos! They mentioned layer 0 lucidity in there!Quote:
Originally Posted by RareCola
Good news and bad news. I remembered 3 dreams last night! (That's the good news!) Sadly, I didn't write down any keywords so I completely forgot on le of the dreams and only remember fragments of the others.
Well, I didn't remember any dreams last night. I also forgot to journal the dreams from yesterday. I will journal them now, but i am not sure how much I can pull to memory now.
That's ok, record whatever you remember whenever you can. You can even make a journal entry for a dream that you had way in the past. It's all helpful in improving your recall. I find even just reading my old entries before bed helps my recall the next morning. I've almost forgotten lucids before, so believe me, it's worth it to still write it down, even if it's days later. :)
I bet Ophelia! I foresee myself regularly LDing and deciding not to write it down because I assume I will remember it. Only to forget it the next day/week. But, I will try to avoid that!
Also, I AM ONE ENTRY AWAY FROM 10 ENTRIES!?!? WOOP WOOP!
I DID IT! I GOT LUCID! WOOP!! I DID IT!!! WOOOOOOOP!! :panic: :panic: :panic: :panic:
Lucidity lasted for about a minute. I crashed a car into the top of the empire state building and then floated back down. I may have even met my dream guide because some other person showed up, floating, and told me that I should try the TOTM.
Wooow! Great job Tyler! Congrats! :rockon:
Bad news... I procrastinated typing the dream into my journal and no longer remember it.... That blows.
Hahaha it happens ;) Just..resist the urge! verrrryyy verryyy hard to reisist the urge to not type lol x)
Yeah, I suppose it does.
Okay, first off, sorry for my abscence the last 5 days. I went on vacation and completely ignored my dreams. But, I am back and ready to go!
Welcome back Tyler! :D
So, I have come back... again. To be honest, I had given up on LDing. Not sure why, probably just because I had no desire to do it. Maybe I just ran out of drive and burnt out. However, last night I had the same dream four times, all of which were very very similar - apart from a few minute differences. They all involved me committing taboo acts with my best friends younger sister. This was a bit of a shock to me, but I quickly accepted it after acknowledging that I have always found her attractive. Anyways, I decided since it is beyond the boundaries of my friendship to make a move on his sister, I can use LDing to satisfy my urges. This will also provide some motivation to keep me interested, and make me more successful - hopefully.
So now I am back and ready to go, if that is okay.
Ohh, welcome back again! Lol. You're always welcome in the intro class. :3 You may take breaks, but I hope you don't completely give up LDing! :D
Thanks! I just seemed to lose interest. Maybe it was because I had little success, but I am not sure. But now, I am back to increasing my recall and beginning to use my RCs regularly. Glad to be back!
Awesomesauce. You know where to find us!
P.S. If you don't, the answer is "on here and on chat" :P
Hey! Just checking in to say that I did not quit the day I said I was back! lol.
I have had quite a shortage of recall, and thus no reason to post about any recent LDs or dream issues.
Anyways, this was just an update. I will be sure to post something as soon as I get some extent of my recall back.
Hey Tyler! Good on you for checking in. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TylerRoberts
I was looking over your workbook and it seems that dream recall has been one of those areas that's been a pain for you all along. If you're prepared to put in some work on bringing your dream recall up, I have a few ideas that I can offer you here. Dream recall is very trainable and, at least for me personally, helps keep me amused with non-lucids until I hit my next LD. (Through LD practice, my recall went from next-to-nothing to a fairly consistent 3-5 per night.)
First, I was wondering whether you also keep a written dream journal apart from the electronic one on Dreamviews. I noticed that you mention needing to write dreams down later in the day. I love the DJ system here but getting dreams down immediately after wake-up is very important. If you can't quickly jump on DV to type things up as you remember, consider trying the bedside pen-and-notebook technique. Then when you post to DV, you'll have your own notes to work from in addition to your memories.
This has a secondary benefit. Before bed, you can relax, read over past dream fragments, and write a couple of sentences about your goals for the night of sleep. Right below the date, I might write something like, "I have vivid, memorable dreams. I wake up from my dreams and recall them immediately." If that feels too cheesy, you can go with something like, "I will remember my dreams."
When you wake up (whether it's waking up for the day or just to go to the bathroom), be sure to take a minute and really reach for your dreams before you move. Think as hard as you can until you get some fragment. Once you get something, try to reel the rest of the dream back in. Move backward or forward in time from the dream moment that you remember, trying to pull in as much as you can. Once you've run through as much of the dream as you can, get that thing in paper right away! There are times when I read the morning's dreams before going to bed and realize I'd almost completely forgotten them since writing them.
I have stronger medicine that I've used a time or two in a recall rut, but these basic points seem like a good place to start. We can save the strong stuff for if you continue to have any trouble. :) Anyhow, let us know how you think a plan like this sounds for you. Feel free to hit us up with any questions you have.