Just started, have already had one LD
Heya guys, I'm Oranjee. :) Little background on my LD's -
I had my first recalled LD (before I knew what it was) quite a few years ago. Since I just started keeping a dream journal, I barely remember it. All I recall was that I went back in time and there were dinosaurs. I've always remembered this dream for one reason; halfway through it I realized I was dreaming. Then all of a sudden a bow and arrow appeared in my hands and I killed dinosaurs for about an hour. Finally, I saw a T-rex. It roared, charged at me, then I woke up.
I thought, "Huh, that was cool." That's it...until last night.
Last week, I borrowed Inception from a friend and watched it for the first time. Mind blown. So anyway, three days ago I decided to watch it a second time. I thought, "Wow, this really is really freaking cool." So the next day played with Google a little. And I found this site. I read all day, especially about LDs and RCs. I began doing regular RCs, mainly looking and digital clocks twice and occasionally holding my nose. It was about 11 PM, and I was ready to attempt my first LD. I set my alarm for 4:30, 3 90 minute cycles, and watched an hour of Inception. I turned it off at midnight and layed down. I tryed falling asleep while constantly saying in my head "I will remember my dream" (besides, what's the point of an LD if you can't remember it? ;]). My alarm sounded at 4:30 and I woke up...not remembering anything. :// Discouraged, I decided to try once again. I set the alarm for 6, stared at my hands for about two minutes, and turned off the light and closed my eyes. I didn't attempt MILD this time. Instead, I simply concentrated on the tick-tock of the clock - trying to fall asleep while at the same time remain semi-aware.
After what seemed about five minutes, I began dreaming. I was looking at what seemed to be a video game menu. The colors were shades of blue and grey. There were tabs of different matches happening. I tried to join one, but when I clicked on a tab it would turn grey (unclickable), have a red x on it and move to the front. On each of these tabs was the time - 1:81. I thought this was odd, and knew in the back of my head I was dreaming. Then, I was in a match. I was a blue 2D figure, a lot like the AT&T guy. Finally, I thought of the words Reality Check. I looked at my hands, which were of course blue rectangles. I didn't think I would be able to hold my nose, but I tried. I could breathe! I was in a dream!!! I was so excited, everything started getting blurry and the edges turning black. "NO!" I thought. I kept looking at my hands and rubbing them together, but it didn't work. I woke up.
Dismayed, I immediately tried again without checking the clock. I'm half asleep, half-dreaming. I'm holding a gun. This is different, because it's first-person. The first dream was third. I'm in a cave, and there's ice and snow everywhere. I had tunnel vision and everything was blurry. I kept rubbing my hands together but the image did not improve. I know I'm dreaming, but I'm so lightly asleep I can feel the bed underneath me....it's 6:00 AM. My alarm goes off. I slam the snooze two or three times, and finally decide to get up. These dreams are now the first entries in my first dream journal.
Well, comments? I don't really count the second dream as a full LD because it was so un-vivid. I'm pretty sure WILD works best for me, especially WBTB since that's what worked. Any suggestions before I give my second attempt in a few hours?
tldr; Hi, I'm new. Help me.
