I think I might have had a lucid dream.

[EndRhyme]

Hello, I'm new to this site and I've joined because of a strange occurrence I had last night, and I believe it was the beginning of a lucid dream. I was dreaming of trying to get to my French class in school while trying to carry several heavy backpacks, I won't bore you with the details and I'll get straight to the point. I was at a point in my dream where I was in a never ending hallway and I dropped the bags and got worried that I would be late, so I went back to get them, but then I thought "Hey, this is a dream. Screw this!" and suddenly everything felt so real and I started moving forward and jumped, that is when I started levitating a bit, and I guess the excitement woke me up then (and yes it was a real awakening, I preformed a reality check). I want to know some tips on how to keep myself lucid for longer periods of times, any help?

[Suena]

Rub your hands together or touch all the textures around you in the dream. Spinning around, but that might change the scenery for you. Just a few things I've tried that have kept me lucid longer. Good luck. =)

[EndRhyme]

Ah, I'll try that next time, thanks. But uh, one more question. Is controlling yourself in a dream as easy as in real life or is there some technique to control?

[Matte87]

Hi! Rub your hands while looking at them is a great technique. Touching anything will do really. You might have a hard time in the begining to make the dream last, but they will get longer and longer the more you have, so don't worry Sometimes moving around in dreams can be hard, but that usually only happens when the dream is about to get unstable. You should be able to move around like you can in real life. Doing things you know is impossible in real life is a bit trickier though, but everything is possible in your dreams! This realization will also come in time and with experience. But start believing in yourself right away! Good luck, and if you have further questions, don't hesitate to ask!

[Suena]

Ah, I'll try that next time, thanks. But uh, one more question. Is controlling yourself in a dream as easy as in real life or is there some technique to control? I'd say it was almost easier, but I think that's once you get the hang of it. Once you become lucid, try rubbing your hands while looking at them like Matte87 said, I forgot looking at them while you're doing it will help. Should help stabilize the dream which will make it a little easier to control. Spin to change the scenery but be careful not to wake up, I've tried spinning before I was still dreaming but I was in a black abyss. Anyway, depending on what you're trying to do in the dream and how stabile it is it can be pretty easy to control, but some people do have troubles with getting things to go their way. For example, tried to have sex with my partner while in a dream and he turned into a huge dog.... awkward... lol To learn some more about control in the dream, there is a forum about it, you should definetly check it out for different techniques. =) Good luck.

[EndRhyme]

Rubbing my hands did work, for about a short while, but it worked. It lasted about two minutes, but it was quite fun, so I'll keep trying on it. Thanks for the advice, both of you!

[sloth]

"Hey, this is a dream. Screw this!" Yes. This was lucid.