Newbie looking for Lucidity!

[DrEamSz]

Hello everyone! I'm new to Lucid dreaming and of course to this wonderful dedicated community. Actually I've started keeping a Dream Journal ever since my first attempt last week, 14/10/2010. It wasn't lucid but I clearly remembered the contents and diligently recorded them. Till now, I remembered and recorded 3 dreams, but none of them is lucid. My goal is to obtain lucidity and control my own actions. Ultimately, selecting dream contents that I wish to dream. But not until I realise I am in a dream.. My dreams felt real at the point of time, real but not realistic (random & weird things). I guess my problem is I did not remember to do any RC despite me chanting them to sleep. Perhaps causing me the chance to be lucid. Simply put, I did not realise I was dreaming. I really need advice on this. I've noted several similar signs that appeared in 2 or 3 of the dreams. I suppose they are crucial dream signs to take note of in my next adventure, but I'm worried I'll just let it pass and not being alert enough in my dream (i.e. assuming things are just real rather than doing a RC). Here are some statistic which may provide further details of myself: At my first 2 dream recall, separate days, I woke up automatically to pee at 0430 and 0500 am respectively. I remember the dream as soon as I'm awake, vividly. The last dream (last night) I set an alarm at 5am, but did not remember anything. Then I visit the toilet, have a cup of water, and back to sleep. I automatically woke up at 6am with a vague dream, tried to recall for more but just didn't help. So I went back to sleep. Officially waking up at 8am to record things down, but no new contents to add on. I'd really like to receive any help I can use. Welcome any advices & tips! Many thanks!

[KushyBear]

Welcome! Yea, this site has lots of information. I suggest that you just keep up what you're doing, and just reading about becoming lucid and all that, and in no time you'll have your first lucid! It takes a little bit of time, depending on how much you spend your waking day reading and thinking about LDing, but don't worry, it'll come very soon. I'm not too advanced yet, but just hang in there. I advise the nose pinch RC, you just pinch your nose and if you can breathe still, you're dreaming! Have fun! =D

[jimmy2times]

Welcome to DV! Just keep up with your dream journal and your recall should keep improving. Lucid dreams make take a little while to come. I just had my first one a couple days ago after over a month of trying. I see dream signs all the time while I'm dreaming, but they usually don't trigger lucidity for me. And I agree with KushyBear...the nose pinch RC is the best one. That's actually what made me lucid! So just be patient and don't give up!

[Sugarglider11]

Welcome to dreamviews dreamsz. Like the others said keep up with your dream journal, in my opinion this is the easiest and most important step. The nose plug reality check to me is the most effective, this is the rc I use to make sure I am dreaming. Just make sure to keep doing reality checks, even if you don't do the rc in a dream the idea of testing your reality helps you become lucid. Good luck on your lucid dreaming, and you should also check out the tutorial section. Happy dreaming!