Thread: How not to wake up when you realize that you're dreaming?

Originally Posted by Caper

I read that spinning in circles in the dream can help, is this true?

Yeah, it's a clarity increasing technique called "dream spinning." Some other things that will help increase clarity and stabilize the dream are; hand rubbing, focusing on details in the dream, and yelling commands like "STABILIZE THE DREAM."

Use these when the dream is imploding on itself, it's your last resort. I usually start dream spinning and yelling commands at the same time to stay in it. Try to stay calm whenever in a LD, getting all frantic when the dream is collapsing will wake you up faster.

also, welcome to the forum