What should I do to improve(this is what I've got so far)?

**gl431** · 01-07-2011 04:44 AM

A few days ago some friends of mine started discussing lucid dreaming so when I went home I did some research and decided to give it a try. Lately I haven't been remembering my dreams, so I decided to start out getting to the point where I remember dreams on a daily basis. To do this I tried writing down what I had done that day, and while trying to fall asleep thinking "I will remember my dreams" over and over again (both things I learned of from this forum). That morning I remembered three dreams (each got progressively). The first was relatively short and I had no control (in fact when I tried to run faster I slowed down). The next dream was a little longer, and I had complete control over my actions and over some actions other people took too. I might have been momentarily lucid but I can't remember. The last I was able to control what I did and what happened around me (people, animals, ect), and I was able to do some superhuman things (like turn invisible). That dream I remember being lucid for a little while, but not for the whole thing. I think I'm off to a good start, but I would really like to build on what I have going already. What are some more things I can try doing to expand on the above things? Also is there any reason I gained more control and more lucid with each dream that night? Thank you.

**dakotahnok** · 01-07-2011 05:25 AM

Wow lucids in your first night is a good sign.

The reason that the dreams got longer and more lucid throughout the night was what is called REM sleep. This is were we have the most of our dreams. REM gets longer and stronger as the night went on. Your last REM period is about an hour to about an hour and a half.

**gl431** · 01-07-2011 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by dakotahnok

Wow lucids in your first night is a good sign.

Thank you, but I wasn't sure how exactly to tell how long I remained lucid. There was one distinct point that I remember I was definitely lucid in the last dream because I was thinking "if this were real, that would never happen," but if my memory serves me correctly the only difference in my dream at that time was that instead of thinking "I wish this would happen" or "wouldn't it be funny if that happened," I just thought "now this happens" and it did. I know that lucid dreams and dream control are two different things that can be completely dependent of one another, but I wasn't completely clear on the relationship between the two.

The reason that the dreams got longer and more lucid throughout the night was what is called REM sleep.

Thank you, I was originally accredited the dream length to REM increase, but I had no idea lucidity increased too.