Hello all fellow LDers!

**Jakemnam** · 01-21-2011 06:13 PM

This is in no way an attempt to top justkillingtime's introduction post, which was phenomenal to say the least, but after seeing that post, I felt like I had to make an introduction post as well.

I just joined DreamViews a couple of days ago and I was overwhelmed by all you guys. I was kind of intimidated at first with all this ubiquitous knowledge of dreaming but after reading through many threads a began to get more comfortable about how things ran, I guess. I started to become extremely interested in Lucid Dreaming the beginning of this month and I even have a few under my belt!

So, in summary, I wanted to give a little, "Hello! This is me!", to all you guys out there. I'm sure that you will be of great service to me in many future dreams and I'm positive I will be contacting many of you for the endless questions I have!

Thanks for reading and making me feel welcome!

Jake

**Puffin** · 01-21-2011 07:55 PM

Hi, welcome to Dreamviews!

Everyone is intimidated by the wealth of tutorials and information about lucid dreaming (I know I was

), but once you learn more it's not really that bad. It's good you've already had some lucids too. If I might ask, what technique are you using?

If you have any questions, feel free to post or send me a PM.

**Jakemnam** · 01-21-2011 09:22 PM

Hey thanks so much! I appreciate it!

I typically use a mix of DILD/MILD/WBTB and I think WILD? But I'm not so sure what the wake induced lucid dream is. Is that the one where you induce sleep paralysis? Anyway, I typically wake myself up about 6 hours after I have fallen asleep and try to recall the dreams I've had and write them down. I then read a little of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by LaBerge getting my mind focused on lucid dreaming and I go back to bed with the intent of lucid dreaming. I repeat words to myself until I fall asleep and wake myself up 2 hours later. I repeat the process again and so far I've been getting some pretty good results! It's hard on school days though.

What do you find works the best for you? Maybe I can try some new techniques!

**Robot_Butler** · 01-22-2011 12:54 AM

Your routine sounds excellent! When you focus your intent on lucid dreaming, try to picture what it will feel like to become lucid. Imagine yourself performing a reality check or becoming spontaneously lucid. Don't just tell yourself. Picture it happening. It helps me lock the intention in my mind.

**Puffin** · 01-22-2011 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by Jakemnam

Hey thanks so much! I appreciate it!

I typically use a mix of DILD/MILD/WBTB and I think WILD? But I'm not so sure what the wake induced lucid dream is. Is that the one where you induce sleep paralysis? Anyway, I typically wake myself up about 6 hours after I have fallen asleep and try to recall the dreams I've had and write them down. I then read a little of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by LaBerge getting my mind focused on lucid dreaming and I go back to bed with the intent of lucid dreaming. I repeat words to myself until I fall asleep and wake myself up 2 hours later. I repeat the process again and so far I've been getting some pretty good results! It's hard on school days though.

What do you find works the best for you? Maybe I can try some new techniques!

Yes, wake induced lucid dream (WILD) is when you induce sleep paralysis. From what you've posted, it seems you've got everything down just like Robot_Butler said. I'm not sure what to recommend in your case.

Hmm... Well, I have school as well, so I make sure I take a dream vividness supplement - usually it's a glass of apple juice but vitamin B6 works too, just so I can remember my dreams well even if I don't become lucid. Unfortunately school is known to bring down lucid occurrences, but if this happens to you (it probably will at one point), keep trying!