Newbie here! Does this qualify as Lucid?

**Dream143** · 10-12-2010 06:40 PM

This past Sat. I had a dream, (It is my only journal entry thus far and I would really love some feedback if anyone has the patience to check it out. I am trying to make some sense of it.) it is undoubtedly the most realistic-feeling dream I have had in my 29 years, but it was indeed quite strange as well. I know at some point I thought to myself, this has to be a dream, but along the way I got lost in it all and don’t recall feeling one way or the other about it. The part that sticks out to me as lucid was, well, my morning breath. If you read my entry, I describe wanting to kiss this “dream guy” and feeling some hesitation because I was very aware that I had really kicking morning breath. I of course awoke later to learn that was indeed true (as embarrassing as it is to share, but hey, happens to everyone right?) At some point in my dream that awareness must have vanished because I was no longer self conscious about it. Would that be a lucid moment?

**AscendedSleeper** · 10-12-2010 06:44 PM

If you knew at any point in the dream that you were dreaming then it is considered to be lucid. It is being lucid even if it was only for a second.

It doesnt sound to me like it was completely lucid, and there are many different levels of lucidity that you can achieve ranging from a very vague awareness of dreaming to being completely concious that everything is only in your mind and is subject to your control

**Dream143** · 10-12-2010 07:01 PM

Thank you. I didn’t think it was completely lucid, but for at least a moment I resisted kissing someone because my physical body had bad breath. That is the part that I found most curious. It seems like I must have had some control over what I was doing, if only for a short moment.

**Cacophony** · 10-12-2010 11:20 PM

If you were aware of the fact that you were in a dream then it was a lucid dream. Did you, at some point, have a moment of clarity and think to yourself 'I'm in a dream right now'? If so, then it was lucid.

Also...

Welcome to DV!

**Kolten** · 10-12-2010 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Cacophony

If you were aware of the fact that you were in a dream then it was a lucid dream. Did you, at some point, have a moment of clarity and think to yourself 'I'm in a dream right now'? If so, then it was lucid.

Also...

Welcome to DV!

LIke this says.

Welcome and yes it was more than likely a Lucid Dream.

**Xei** · 10-12-2010 11:34 PM

Welcome to DV.

Technically it counts as an LD but there are levels. If you didn't really feel the flash of inspiration or do a reality check then you're right on the bottom end of lucidity.

Good work though.