Thread: Kalico's Workbook

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Originally Posted by KaliCo

Will I still be able to LD if I don't think about it as much? Or does it have to be all I can think about during the day?

Yes, it's still very possible to LD without having LDing occupy your every waking thought. In fact, dialing it back will probably help a bit, since it'll keep you from getting over-stressed about "making it work" and let you feel more relaxed and positive about lucid dreaming as a whole. Fun fact - it's even a fairly common scenario for people to try really hard for weeks or months to LD before giving up, and within a week or two of giving up entirely, they end up having their first lucid without actively trying for it (I'm not saying you should give up, I'm just trying to show that it's still possible to LD even without exhausting yourself with effort).

Originally Posted by KaliCo

Am I going downhill? If I am how can I stop it?

No, you're not going downhill. If one bad night was all it took for you to have to start again from square 1, no one would be able to get lucid, because they'd be restarting everything over and over again. Everything you've been practicing for is still well in your mind - you won't lose that overnight. Sometimes it's even best to take a night off to just rest and recharge, especially if you're feeling exhausted or you won't have enough sleep if you WBTB (you might even have a random lucid like I mentioned above).

Even the best lucid dreamers sometimes have "dry spells" now and then, where they notice a dip in lucidity or dream recall. So having a bad night now and then is not just you - everyone has them every once in a while. The key is to not let those temporary setbacks convince you that you're doing something horribly wrong. In this case, you recognized that the tea may have cause your lack of dreams since you didn't sleep as well, but sometimes you might be set back by something entirely out of your control. So obviously try your best to control what you can control (but don't overly stress, like I said before), but don't think that you've destroyed your chances if you don't see the results you expect.

Originally Posted by KaliCo

I need more motivation (Could u put some in the comments below

Go back to that list of things you want to accomplish in a lucid, and take a minute or two on each one to kind of imagine in your head. As you do, imagine all the senses that go along with them. For example, as you imagine yourself flying, think of the cool wind blowing across your skin as you soar, the sight of the world appearing so tiny beneath you, and the freedom that you feel of no longer being tethered to the ground. Remind yourself that all of the senses that you "imagine" will feel incredibly realistic once you're in the dream and lucid. It might even help if you start your visualization with one of your previous dreams - then, imagine yourself noticing a dream sign, becoming lucid, and then accomplishing that goal as described above.

Another thing that I've found is good motivation is to read some other people's DJ entries - particularly the lucid ones. Some of my favorites include:
Hyu (If you never read another DJ, read this one - it's incredible, and really shows you the extent of what's possible in lucid dreaming)
Sensei
CanisLucidus
JadeGreen
~Dreamer~
spellbee2 (What? I have cool dreams every now and then...)