Questions about lucid dreaming

**Gergeoth** · 11-23-2010 11:38 PM

Hi, i'm new around here and started trying to lucid dream, but with no sucess. I got a few questions.

1. Can I try to lucid dream even with some noises around me?
I've been trying to focus on stay awake until I start to see "things", but I have noises around me, like my fan or some insects. Is that ok?

2. Do I need to focus on staying awake or can I relax?
When I try to lucid dream, should I focus on "not sleeping" or can I relax and think about my day, etc?

3. About hypnogagic hallucinations
When I to this "part", I get a bit nervous and start moving my eyeballs real quickly and breathe heavier. Is that ok?

4. In my Lucid Dream, can I do really anything?

5. How much do a lucid dream lasts?

6. Are they revigorating as a normal dream?

That's all, for now. Thanks in advance.

**rynkrt3** · 11-23-2010 11:47 PM

-The induction technique your describing sounds like your trying to WILD. -------> http://www.dreamviews.com/f12/how-wild-62282/ <------ Is a great tutorial on this.
-Lucid dreams can last anywhere from 5 seconds to an hour, this comes with control, and when you become lucid. If your in a lucid dream and you feel yourself starting to wake up (Blurry vision, loss of control, stuff disappearing) you can prepare for a DEILD, for this technique I recommend reading -----> Dream Reentry Tutorial - Dreamviews Lucid Dreaming Community & Resource <-------
-In a lucid dream you have complete freedom to do ANYTHING you want to do, but the first thing that should always be done at the beginning of a lucid dream is stabilizing the dream for that I recommend reading ------> http://www.dreamviews.com/f14/my-tut...ours-ld-94752/ <------

-If you have any more questions feel free to post them, I will do my best to help out.
-Good luck!

**Snowboy** · 11-23-2010 11:53 PM

1. Yes, only really loud noises will wake you up.

2. You can relax. You aren't necessarily going to get a LD doing that, especially when falling asleep for the first time that night. The only way this can work is if it is early morning and you are decently refreshed from your previous sleep.

3. No, it isn't. Moving your eyeballs won't help anything, your body will do that on its own. If you breathe really heavily, it will just distract you from the task at hand too much, which will keep you awake and not dreaming. You should just try to stay aware yet not thinking. You aren't going to be perfect at this, but that is what you should do.

4. Oh, no, you can't do anything during a lucid dream. You are forced to sit back and watch the dream. *coughsarcasmcough* Yes, you can control anything you want to with practice (some people can do it on their first try).

5. It depends on what you do to stabilize the dream and it depends on the experience of the LDer. The more experienced you are at LDing, the more likely you will have a long dream. If an inexperienced person takes more effort to anchor themselves to the dream, they could potentially have a decent-length lucid. If you are inexperienced, you will most likely have a short dream the first few times as the excitement usually destroys the dream.

6. I don't understand your question.

Welcome to Dreamviews, and I hope I helped!