New here, been trying for 2 weeks...?'s, nightmares,guitar, etc, please read..

**musicforlife** · 02-21-2011 05:31 AM

Hi there everyone, new to this forum and i must say i've been really curious about lucid dreaming for weeks now. Been trying and reading everything on here for about two weeks. Ive had dreams just about every day..sometimes 3-4 a night but not lucid. I have a few questions i have on my mind and any input would be amazing!

1. Seems i'm dreaming a lot and somehow a lot are turning into nightmares for some reason, anyone else ever have this happen?
2. I don't know how to turn these dreams into a lucid one, when i'm dreaming it seems that i have no control and cant even do a reality check, any advice?
3. Certain foods or drinks before bed help?
4. I usually cant fall asleep til 3-4am in the morning and wake up at 10-11am, say if i go to bed at 12 midnight will that increase a chance going lucid?
5. Lastly anyone play guitar or music?

**Nilabimini** · 02-21-2011 05:52 AM

Welcome musicforlife!

Though I am not the biggest success at LDing, here are my suggestions....

I take liquid B complex vitamins because they are said to help (and have for me) increase dream production, vividness and help to possible attain lucidity (though not for me while taking it).
Also, it will help to keep a dream journal of everything you remember about your dreams, which may help you to establish a "dream sign", something that reoccurs in your dreams that may trigger you to become lucid upon seeing, hearing, feeling, sensing, smelling it or whatever.
Another helper, do reality checks (RCs) throughout the day, ask yourself "ARE YOU DREAMING?" and seriously take the time to answer yes or no and then explain to yourself why you know you are or are not dreaming. Some people also like to try sticking their finger through their palm, or play with the light switch. Eventually these things will become habit and carry over into your dream state, increasing possibility of becoming lucid.

...I love music would literally go InSaNe without it! Classic rock, rock, indie, blues, raggae...all kinds, just not manufactured mainstream poppy crap, I like art...if ur down, we can talk music anytime

Good luck, hope this helps! ~ peace

~Steph ☼

**musicforlife** · 02-21-2011 05:57 AM

hey thanks, I've been doing those reality checks a lot and i will try that liquid B complex vitamins(that sounds great that they make dreams more vivid!)

I'm totally down to talk music when ever you like, love the stuff you said and dave matthews band!

**Nilabimini** · 02-21-2011 06:03 AM

Cool, I also wanted to include This Link for an awesome thread I found today, that has been helping me with trying new techniques to attain lucidity...the book is totally free and it's all legit.

Dave Matthews is good, I love adding new musicians and artists on Pandora and discovering new ones too! If you like DMB, check out Sea Wolf, Muse, Wild Sweet Orange and maybe Eddie Vedder...not sure if you ever heard of the movie "Into The Wild", fantastic!

**musicforlife** · 02-21-2011 06:08 AM

that thread was crazy good! i'll def check out that book, and you have good taste in music i know those that you said and that movie! great music!

**Nilabimini** · 02-21-2011 06:19 AM

Bad ass! Feel free to add me if you'd like, I've just sort of "re-connected" with the site after a year or so, but I plan on being here more often. Sounds like we'll have some interesting things in common to talk about