Thread: Covlad96's Workbook

MILD Day 15

Last night I went to sleep earlier than I have been going recently, I went to bed at 10:30. I did dream incubation and mantras. I then slept and I had recalled 1 dream by 01:00. I thought this was pretty good because I'm usually going sleep just before 01:00. I then slept and had a great nights sleep. I recalled 2 more dreams and then woke up at 08:00.

I think starting from now I'm going to try and keep going to bed between 10:00 and 10:30 and wake up somewhere between 06:30 and 07:00 during weekdays. Its only just getting my 8 hours sleep but I don't want to be going to bed at 9 o clock really

MILD Day 16

So i went to bed at 11:00 and then woke up at 07:00. Before I fell to sleep I done some dream incubation and progressed onto mantras again. I had 2 dreams and one short dream fragment. When you go to dream incubate do you imagine it in first person? I don't know why when I do it, it feels like I'm in third person.

Originally Posted by covlad96

Its only just getting my 8 hours sleep but I don't want to be going to bed at 9 o clock really

Haha I don't blame you.

Originally Posted by covlad

When you go to dream incubate do you imagine it in first person? I don't know why when I do it, it feels like I'm in third person.

I noticed recently that I go back and forth, though not intentionally. In fact, I sometimes have to force myself to keep it in 3rd person. My reasoning for this is often I switch back and forth within my dreams too, and sometimes that causes me to lose lucidity. I believe the more effort made to stay 1st person in my thoughts/daydreams/incubations/etc, the less often I might involuntarily switch to 3rd person in a dream. I haven't fully tested this out yet, it's just a hypothesis in the works

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

I noticed recently that I go back and forth, though not intentionally.

Yeah yeah, this keeps happening to me. It depends on what I'm incubating about.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

I believe the more effort made to stay 1st person in my thoughts/daydreams/incubations/etc, the less often I might involuntarily switch to 3rd person in a dream. I haven't fully tested this out yet, it's just a hypothesis in the works

I think I'm going to do this now. Just focus on the 1st person. Thank you

MILD Day 17

I went to sleep at 11:00 and woke up at 07:00. I had 2 dreams and 1 was lucid It was short and not that vivid and it switched between 1st and 3rd person like what were talking about haha. Anyway here it is.

Man, I hate when that happens. I've had countless lucids where I lost lucidity because I got caught up struggling with something. I recently started going with my plan B or plan C whenever I found myself having these issues. I think the feeling of failure while IN the lucid dream causes one to lose focus, and that's when the lucidity starts to fail. So it's important to have other things on your to-do list. I worded that shitty because I'm thinking about food right now really bad lol sorry. Hope I made sense.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Man, I hate when that happens. I've had countless lucids where I lost lucidity because I got caught up struggling with something. I recently started going with my plan B or plan C whenever I found myself having these issues. I think the feeling of failure while IN the lucid dream causes one to lose focus, and that's when the lucidity starts to fail. So it's important to have other things on your to-do list. I worded that shitty because I'm thinking about food right now really bad lol sorry. Hope I made sense.

Hahaha yeahh it made sense. I usually would have other stuff to do on my to-do list. But this dreams was like on the lower levels of lucidity and I couldn't really think properly about what I was doing.

MILD Day 18 and 19

I have been going to sleep at about 11:00 and waking up at 07:00 for these days. I've only recalled one dream over these two days. One night I done dream incubation and just mantras the other I just done mantras. I have been busy with my grandads birthday and recently starting sixth form so haven't focused to on lucid dreaming. But I will start properly today again and I think I will also start practicing WILD today as well. I will go to sleep earlier at about half 10 so I can attempt a WBTB.

Originally Posted by covlad96

Hahaha yeahh it made sense. I usually would have other stuff to do on my to-do list. But this dreams was like on the lower levels of lucidity and I couldn't really think properly about what I was doing.

I totally understand. And I should practice what I preach more, because just this morning I had a WILD where I was so set on changing the fucking weather that I missed the chance to make it, oh I dunno, a cool LD about rain. I mean, I could have done anything +positive+ once I realized that I was wasting all my energy trying to fix some stupid detail.

Anyway, good luck on the WILD attempts and please let me know how it goes!

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

just this morning I had a WILD where I was so set on changing the fucking weather that I missed the chance to make it, oh I dunno, a cool LD about rain. I mean, I could have done anything +positive+ once I realized that I was wasting all my energy trying to fix some stupid detail.

Ahhh unlucky man. I hate getting caught up in them silly things. Haha but I do hate when the weathers being a prick in my dreams as well.

MILD Day 20

I went to sleep just after 11:00 and I set an alarm for 4 or half 4 for my WBTB. I then woke up at 07:00. I done my dream incubation and mantras before finally going to sleep. I recorded two dreams. One was a pretty long one for a school night.

WILD Day 1

I woke up naturally just before the alarm. So I turned that alarm off and went toilet. I woke up sneezing and with a blocked nose, so I sorted that out. I then went and wrote my notes on my dream and then started my WILD attempt. However it wasn't much of an attempt I think I counted to about 2 then I must of fell asleep. I just don't remember anything. Oh well, I can only get better!

Right I've been quite lazy the last week. I don't know if its been because of starting school or what. I haven't been writing that much in my dj through the night. I wake up and I won't write it down. I haven't hardly been doing much awareness. So today is the day where I read some tutorials, gain some motivation and start properly again now I've had my first week back.

MILD Day 21

I went to sleep at I think about 10:45. I done mantras I think but I was so tired I can't remember doing it. I woke up at 06:50 to go down to my paper round. I had a good dream but I didn't write it down! I then went to sleep at maybe 07:20. Tried WILD and woke up properly at about 12. I didn't write down them dreams either!

WILD Day 2

I went to start WILD and I laid down started counting. But I fell asleep really quickly again. I will give it a more determined better attempt tonight!

Hmm you can try doing some mnemonics for remembering your dreams, so you don't have to write them down in the middle of the night. Basically when you wake up in the night, you just remember certain objects in the dream and hold on to that, and when you wake up for real, you can remember it, and recall the rest of the dream. I do this a lot, because I always get too tired writing it down in the middle of the night.

Good luck

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Hmm you can try doing some mnemonics for remembering your dreams, so you don't have to write them down in the middle of the night. Basically when you wake up in the night, you just remember certain objects in the dream and hold on to that, and when you wake up for real, you can remember it, and recall the rest of the dream. I do this a lot, because I always get too tired writing it down in the middle of the night.

Good luck

I done this last night. I seem to keep forgetting my first dream I have wrote down when I wake up in the morning. So what I done when I wrote it down just made it clear to myself what happened and that I will remember it. It actually worked so thank you!

I have got back in the hang of writing in my dream journal, its just that with school its quite difficult to keep my awareness up. I start doing it then I get distracted and forget about it or something silly like that.

MILD Day 23

I done my dream incubation and I had another non lucid dream which I have been incubating about. I then said mantras. I ended up recalling 2 dreams.

WILD Day 3 and 4

So on Sunday morning I woke up at 8:15 and I actually had to do a paper round so i couldn't go back to bed straight away. I ended up going to bed at about 09:15 and my WILD attempt was just not good. I was struggling to get back to sleep anyway.

Last night I set an alarm for 04:00 after going to sleep at 11:30. But I woke up just before so I turned the alarm off. I tried it but I'm terrible when I get uncomfortable, all I want to do is move. I end up thinking I could just say mantras now. Then I end up doing that. I should get used to this uncomfortable thing with practice...

I know it, WILDs can be a pain sometimes. I wanted to this morning but I was just too tired after a long work weekend with little sleep. WILDs really need that perfect balance of tired + awake + aware. And whenever I'm tooo tired, or I feel too uncomfortable like you mentioned, I don't focus as well. But you got the right idea, and practice is worth it for sure.

Hi my friend, how goes the WILDs? Or just dreams in general?

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Hi my friend, how goes the WILDs? Or just dreams in general?

I've had a two week break. I think I needed it. With starting sixth form my work load has gone up a lot also I have been generally busy. Anyway I had an interesting experience last night. I had SP, I'll try and explain it.

I had got back from school and I was very very tired from the day before because I went to a football match in London and didnt get back to half 1. So when I got home I went to sleep at 4 o clock and woke up at 8 o clock. I actually had a dream in this about like paper getting stuck in my teeth. I woke up then went to go properly to sleep at 12:30. I don't remember what happened but I suddenly became aware. I realised that it felt like a lead blanket had fallen over me and I thought 'Oh, I think this is what SP is. Just stay deadly still.' I haven't been practising anything LD'ing over these 2 weeks so this came as a surprise. Then the next you thing you know there is like a flashing white, like its throbbing. Then started this terrible ringing noise, it was like a really high pitched scream. It scared me at first but then I thought, this isn't to bad. I had a chuckle in my mind because of how weird it was. Then I thought I must try and get in a LD now, I can't waste this opportunity. So i started trying to imagine a beach and me standing on it. Nothing, just these bright lights. Then I remembered something on dreamviews I read. Try eating a apple, how it tastes etc etc. Nothing. Then the ringing stopped. It then felt like my bed was being tipped sideways and I was slipping off it. I reminded myself, I'm not really its just SP.The ringing started I tried to get back to the beach. Nothing. The ringing stopped and started like 5 times.I could feel myself getting closer. I then thought 'What if i'm already in a dream?' I've seen people say this many times on DV. So I thought after like the sixth time of ringing to roll over and open my eyes and RC. The ringing stopped, I rolled over which was surprisingly difficult to do and forced my eyes open which was also difficult. The room was kinda like spinning, it was very trippy. I was unsure about if it was a dream or not. I reality checked and it didnt work I tried again just to make sure. It was too strange to not be a dream but the RC still didn't work. I sat and thought about this experience. My mum went toilet, I then looked at the time and it was only 01:00! MAD

I never really knew how amazing SP was. Its really weird, never expected it to be like that. Now I know what I'm looking for. I can't wait to experience it more!

It was either SP or you had a poltergeist in your room lol! Nah but seriously, what an interesting experience. I think the more times you experience it, the easier it will be for you to make the transition into an LD, WILD-style. For me, that phase never included much in the way of SP, but I'd get alot of noises, bed doing weird things, demons preventing me from moving an starting the dream. Over time, those things became really reduced to the point where all I get is some mild vibration sensations. That made it easier for me to imagine a scene (pretty much always my bedroom), and then "open my dream eyes" already in a lucid dream. And the bonus is, now that you know what that SP phase feels like, you can do it again and again, and hone in on how to make it work for you, in your own style.

Congrats, what a milestone! And Thank you for not getting all scaredy-pants when you heard the screaming. Some folks get scared right awake from it. But you kept your wits about you... which is an important rational skill to have when working these transitions. Well done all around my friend!

Wow, that is indeed a great milestone! I think that something really valuable you learned to do during this experience was convincing yourself that your bed was not really tipping over, and that it was just the sleep paralysis sensations. I think that's not a very easy thing to do, and not a lot of people can comprehend how that works. So to be able to be frank with yourself and really know in your heart "no, this is not real, it's all in my mind", and really believe it, is a really great achievement! Congratulations!


EDIT: It's almost October! I suggest making a new list of monthly goals you want to achieve, as well as reevaluate your DJ for possible new dream signs or any realizations

Originally Posted by covlad96

I've had a two week break. I think I needed it. With starting sixth form my work load has gone up a lot also I have been generally busy. Anyway I had an interesting experience last night. I had SP, I'll try and explain it.

I had got back from school and I was very very tired from the day before because I went to a football match in London and didnt get back to half 1. So when I got home I went to sleep at 4 o clock and woke up at 8 o clock. I actually had a dream in this about like paper getting stuck in my teeth. I woke up then went to go properly to sleep at 12:30. I don't remember what happened but I suddenly became aware. I realised that it felt like a lead blanket had fallen over me and I thought 'Oh, I think this is what SP is. Just stay deadly still.' I haven't been practising anything LD'ing over these 2 weeks so this came as a surprise. Then the next you thing you know there is like a flashing white, like its throbbing. Then started this terrible ringing noise, it was like a really high pitched scream. It scared me at first but then I thought, this isn't to bad. I had a chuckle in my mind because of how weird it was. Then I thought I must try and get in a LD now, I can't waste this opportunity. So i started trying to imagine a beach and me standing on it. Nothing, just these bright lights. Then I remembered something on dreamviews I read. Try eating a apple, how it tastes etc etc. Nothing. Then the ringing stopped. It then felt like my bed was being tipped sideways and I was slipping off it. I reminded myself, I'm not really its just SP.The ringing started I tried to get back to the beach. Nothing. The ringing stopped and started like 5 times.I could feel myself getting closer. I then thought 'What if i'm already in a dream?' I've seen people say this many times on DV. So I thought after like the sixth time of ringing to roll over and open my eyes and RC. The ringing stopped, I rolled over which was surprisingly difficult to do and forced my eyes open which was also difficult. The room was kinda like spinning, it was very trippy. I was unsure about if it was a dream or not. I reality checked and it didnt work I tried again just to make sure. It was too strange to not be a dream but the RC still didn't work. I sat and thought about this experience. My mum went toilet, I then looked at the time and it was only 01:00! MAD

I never really knew how amazing SP was. Its really weird, never expected it to be like that. Now I know what I'm looking for. I can't wait to experience it more!

Hi Covlad96!
This is where I am at as well with SP. My problem has been that I want to control the experience too much. It seems if you are able to let go of what is happening while maintaining awareness, you might be able to hold on through that stage. I'll let you know how it goes if I make it through anytime soon.
Always remain relaxed and aware.
Good luck!

I haven't posted anything in a while. As I haven't been practicing Lucid Dreaming or anything. I don't think I have really done anything for a month or two months. I had been busy with lots of stuff.

So unfortunately its back to basics! The night before last night I went to sleep thinking tonight is the night I start recording my dreams, writing them down, getting my recall on track etc. That night to my surprise I had a lucid dream! I really did not expect it so I didn't even really know what to do in it. It lasted quite a while as well. I asked a DC in the dream who helped me get the LD if they were my dream guide. She chuckled and went 'Maybe...' After I woke up from the dream it was the middle of the night and I was tired and thought 'There is no way I will forget any of the details of that dream, I'll record it in the morning.' I did forget the parts of the dream!

Then last night I recorded notes for 3 dreams. Which were also quite vivid. After a week of recall i'm starting on the MILD technique again

Hey, colvlad96! Some times a break is a good thing. Very nice job on getting a lucid on the first night back! I hate it when I get too lazy to record a dream. At least you didn't forget the whole lucid. Do you do a basic MILD technique or to do you add things to it? I'd like to know your method. What did you do last night to become lucid? Did you just focus on recall or did you actually try to become lucid?

Outstanding! I'd say that "back to basics" isn't such a bad thing after all!

Seriously nice work and congratulations on the lucid. As for writing down the lucid, hey... lesson learned. You're back on track now and ready to roll.

Originally Posted by Xanous

Hey, colvlad96! Some times a break is a good thing. Very nice job on getting a lucid on the first night back! I hate it when I get too lazy to record a dream. At least you didn't forget the whole lucid. Do you do a basic MILD technique or to do you add things to it? I'd like to know your method. What did you do last night to become lucid? Did you just focus on recall or did you actually try to become lucid?

Hello Xanous, well basically when I did my MILD technique before the break I used to some some relaxation techniques. Mostly the flex/tensing muscles and then relaxing them starting at my legs moving upwards etc. I'd then do a short 5/10 minute dream incubation. Then I would say some mantras. It was usually something along the lines of 'Tonight I WILL have a lucid dream' or on a WBTB 'When I fall to sleep I will realise i'm dreaming and do a RC'

Last night I literally done nothing. I didn't even mantra about recall, I just thought tonight I'm starting lucid dreaming again. Thats it really. It could've been just complete luck or the serious thought of getting back on track with lucid dreaming made me have one...

That's awesome covlad!

You know, and I've said this a million times to other members: Whenever I've taken a break from lucid dreaming for whatever reason, I'll just randomly think one night, "Hey, I haven't had an LD in a while." Then 9 times out of ten I'll have one that night. It's nice to get away from it, then put it in your mind again after a break. So it's probably less luck and more "the serious thought of getting back on track with lucid dreaming" that did it.

Also, welcome back

Hellooooo,

I recorded 6 non lucid dreams the other night on a school night. The night after which was 2 days ago I had a lucid dream. I basically just flew around again. Then last night I recorded no dreams. About to go to sleep now, going to try harder with reality checks tomorrow. Get my awareness back on track with these reality checks. Hopefully I should be back properly in a couple of weeks. I feel motivated again now!

Originally Posted by covlad96

The night after which was 2 days ago I had a lucid dream. I basically just flew around again.

All right, congratulations on the lucid!! Did you write it down this time? If not, I encourage you to do it at your next opportunity! It'll really help cement it in your mind and give you something nice to look back on later.

Enjoy the new motivation... good luck tonight!