Thread: Katie's workbook

Hi everyone, I'm Katie and I'm a sophomore in high school. Outside of schoolwork and sports, I don't usually have time for anything other than sleep; so might as well make the most of it! I first learned about lucid dreaming around Christmas 2012. I was immediately intrigued by it and I read about it online. After a few weeks of disappointing results, I spent less and less time thinking about lucid dreaming and eventually forgot about it. Somewhere around November 2013, I had my first lucid dream (I talk about it later in my workbook.) It was so unexpected and I had no idea what to do so I basically butchered my first opportunity for a lucid dream. Anyways, I usually listen to podcasts in the morning on the way to school and that's how I discovered dream views! I've been meaning to focus more on lucid dreaming lately and coming across dream views was exactly the motivation that I needed!

Reality Checks:
-pinching skin
-reading signs/checking clock
-jumping

Dream Signs:
-being at school
-driving (I can't drive yet but in dreams I tend to drive and get in car accidents)
-interacting with random people that I go to school with but rarely talk to in real life

Short-Term Goals:
-achieving lucidity
-sustaining that lucidity
-improving self-awareness
-improve dream recall
-use DJ daily
Long-Term Goals:
-WILD
-do the tasks of the month & year
-have frequent lucid dreams

Lucid/Dream Recall History:
-I've only had one lucid dream. I was walking through a hallway in my school and for some reason I knew that I was dreaming. I didn't stop to do a reality check or anything because I was super excited. I ran forward and the dream scene immediately changed into a completely white room. I wasn't sure what to make of the situation so I said "show me a rainforest!" After I said this, I woke up. I know that I handled just about EVERY aspect of this dream incorrectly; I hadn't researched lucid dreaming or even thought about it for a long time. I first learned about lucid dreaming a year before that so I couldn't remember any techniques or methods of staying lucid etc.

Current Technique:
-DILD