New to the forum and have a few ?'s

[shatfacekila]

For the past year or so i have been dreaming every time i take a nap or sleep. My recall i feel is pretty good. Sometimes i do not remember the dream right when i wake up, but later in the day it dawns on me what my dream was about. About a week ago i was reading about lucid dreaming and then went to take a nap. During this nap i realized that i was dreaming and in that moment i felt my whole body vibrating and tried to hold off the fear but couldn't and woke up. Is it normal for vibrations to be happening? Should i start writing down my dreams? Since then i have not been able to realize that I am dreaming. Should i put the "Am i dreaming" check into practice?

[KingYoshi]

Welcome to DreamViews! The first few times you become lucid it is very common to be kicked from the dream rather quickly. The feeling is a bit overwhelming at first and takes a bit of getting used to. The idea to stay calm and act as if you are an experienced LDer and becoming lucid is the norm for you. Any excess of emotion, whether be fear, excitement, etc can kick you from the dream. With time you will learn your emotional limits within the dream state. Every time you become lucid, I suggest performing some stabilization techniques immediately. This will help everything sink and really settle down for you. Dreams tend to be very unstable, soit is always a good idea to perform a few stabilization techniques...even if the dream seems crystal clear. I would definitely recommend starting and keeping up with a dream journal (whether it be in a notebook, or here online, or whatever). Indeed, you should question whether you could be dreaming during waking life. Perform some RCs daily and these will hopefully transfer into the dream state and provide opportunities for lucidity. Good luck to you and if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask!