Kingpin72's workbook

**Kingpin72** · 07-30-2012 05:19 AM

my workbook

**Kingpin72** · 07-30-2012 05:27 AM

For the past couple of days, I have been doing the reality checks where you try and breathe while holding your nose and pushing your finger through your palm.

**Caenis** · 07-30-2012 07:52 AM

Hey Kingpin, glad you started up a workbook! What's your dream recall like currently? How long have you kept a dream journal, or have you just started keeping one? What are your goals for LDing? If you have any questions, feel free to ask right here in your workbook. I look forward to reading more from you!

**RareCola** · 07-30-2012 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Kingpin72

For the past couple of days, I have been doing the reality checks where you try and breathe while holding your nose and pushing your finger through your palm.

That's great. What have you been doing to accompany the reality checks? Reality checks alone, from my experience, don't do much in the way of getting you lucid. Awareness is key, so each time you do a reality check make sure you're truly aware of your surroundings and really ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?" and come up with solid reasons why you aren't. I find it also helps to recall what I was doing 5 minutes ago, as in dreams, it's often not possible to recall what you previously did, or you'll recall that you went to sleep.

**Kingpin72** · 07-30-2012 02:40 PM

My dream call is decent. I don't remember my dreams from last night, but that could be because I only had 5 hours of sleep. For a few days last week I remembered almost everything about some of my dreams, though. I started my dream journal back i may, but gave up on it after like 15 entries. I restarted it last week. In my lucid dreams, I want to be able to practice sports or other things that I can get better at.

**Kingpin72** · 07-30-2012 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by RareCola

That's great. What have you been doing to accompany the reality checks? Reality checks alone, from my experience, don't do much in the way of getting you lucid. Awareness is key, so each time you do a reality check make sure you're truly aware of your surroundings and really ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?" and come up with solid reasons why you aren't. I find it also helps to recall what I was doing 5 minutes ago, as in dreams, it's often not possible to recall what you previously did, or you'll recall that you went to sleep.

Thanks for the advice

**Kingpin72** · 07-30-2012 07:39 PM

I took a nap after football practice today because I wanted to be able to write something down in my dream journal. I ended up having a lucid dream. It wasn't very clear or long, but its a start.

**realdealmagic** · 07-30-2012 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Kingpin72

I took a nap after football practice today because I wanted to be able to write something down in my dream journal. I ended up having a lucid dream. It wasn't very clear or long, but its a start.

Well done! Keep up the good work, let's hope your next one isn't too far away!

**paigeyemps** · 07-31-2012 07:55 AM

Oh nice! Congratulations Kingpin!

Did you use any methods or anything? Or do anything before taking a nap?

Btw, August is coming up! Have any monthly goals? Setting monthly goals can be pretty helpful to motivate you even more. Good luck.

**Kingpin72** · 07-31-2012 09:00 PM

I don't think I did anything special before the nap. For August I want to try and get at least 5 lucid dreams that are clear and last a while

**Kingpin72** · 07-31-2012 09:04 PM

Last night I had at least three dreams but i can only remember 1 fully and a fragment of the other.

I also think I figured out some of my dream signs: Cruise ships, Muay thai, and RP. (RP is a person but I'm not great friends with them so I'm not writing their name on here.)

**realdealmagic** · 07-31-2012 09:39 PM

Remembering 1 full dream alone can be a struggle, let alone with another fragment of a different dream!

Well done on working out your dream signs, you can put them to more use by using paigeyemps idea of Dream Sign Incubation right here: http://www.dreamviews.com/f12/incuba...-signs-134585/

**Kingpin72** · 08-02-2012 04:21 AM

I had the most amazing dream last night with 2 other fragments. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. I wish my dad didn't have to wake me up for football

**OpheliaBlue** · 08-02-2012 04:48 AM

I read your DJ from the other night, congratulations not only on the lucid dream (really your first ever?), but also on using the spinning technique to delay waking up. That's the second person today actually that I read about having success with spinning.

Originally Posted by Kingpin72

I had the most amazing dream last night with 2 other fragments. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. I wish my dad didn't have to wake me up for football

What was the amazing dream, the lifeguard one? Just curious, you don't have to dictate it here. I was just wondering because I was trying to keep up with your journal entries.

**Kingpin72** · 08-02-2012 06:20 AM

it wasnt the lifeguard one. i didnt put it in my dream journal yet though

**OpheliaBlue** · 08-02-2012 08:07 PM

Ah ok, makes sense. It didn't look like a crying dream to me haha

**Kingpin72** · 08-03-2012 05:07 AM

I don't think I'm going to post my amazing dream on here because it is a little personal.

I also decided I'm going to use the DILD method because I have to start waking up early for school and football

**Kingpin72** · 08-04-2012 06:46 AM

My dreams keep getting weirder and weirder as I remember more of them.

**paigeyemps** · 08-04-2012 06:51 AM

That's okay! You can use that to your advantage. Weirder dreams can allow you to better notice them, I'd say keep working on awareness and reality checks

See ya around!

**Kingpin72** · 08-10-2012 06:44 AM

I haven't been able to update this in a while because of football and work, but I had to take the time out of my day for this today, because last night I had three lucid dreams. it was crazy.

**paigeyemps** · 08-10-2012 07:53 AM

Oooohhh that's great!!! Congrats!

What happened?

**Kingpin72** · 08-12-2012 06:45 AM

4 lucids in 3 nights? I'm on a roll

**Kingpin72** · 08-17-2012 03:41 AM

I got my goal of 5 lucids for august, now I just have to work on being able to control them. If anybody reads my dream journal, i'm sorry i haven't updated it in a while. I'll get to it eventually

**OpheliaBlue** · 08-20-2012 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Kingpin72

I got my goal of 5 lucids for august, now I just have to work on being able to control them. If anybody reads my dream journal, i'm sorry i haven't updated it in a while. I'll get to it eventually

Yes please! I want to hear about these 4 lucids in 3 nights. That's quite a strike, Kingpin