Thread: Wanderingoak's Workbook

Looks like I haven't posted here in a while. Time for a much-needed update.

I've been making slow but steady progress so far. Currently on winter break, so more time for sleep... although I have only 3 days left. Oh well.

LD Stats:
Sep 2013 - 0
Oct 2013 - 1 (FA/DILD)
Nov 2013 - 4 (FA/DILD)
Dec 2013 - 3 so far (1 DILD, 2 WILD?)

Dream Signs/Themes (as of 12/24/13):
Robotics/Robots: 15
School/Friends: 30
Doctor Who/Sherlock/Fandom etc: 18
CS-related: 4

Current Progress and Notes:
- Had my first LD on 10/30/13, a month after I started seriously practicing. (Was practicing CAT, though due to an irregular sleep schedule, I stopped early)
- Had a few more lucids after that. Most were only a few seconds, or not vivid. I do remember to stabilize before doing anything else, though.
- I usually become lucid when RCing during a false awakening.
- Dreams almost always start in my bedroom, and I usually stay indoors for some reason.
- Had my first (and maybe second) WILD today, though they were really short.
- The "feeling" of being lucid in a dream and just visualizing while I'm awake is almost tangible. It's like a whoosh, and then I know I'm awake, even though I'm still imagining I'm in the dream world.
- Dream recall is okay (1+ dream per night with adequate sleep); waking up in the middle of the night helps.

Notes on Stabilization:
- Best RC for me is looking at hands, plugging nose, or checking if I need to breathe.
- Pushing finger through hand works most but not all the time.
- Saying 'clarity now' etc helps.
- Touching the walls and ground helps.

Current Techniques:
- Writing daily in dream journal.
- Brief meditation in bed before sleeping. (+ MILD)
- RCs when I remember
- ADA/Mindfulness (I keep forgetting this... I should put it on a post-it or something)
- Multiple alarms throughout the night. Helps with dream recall. (+ WBTB, WILD)