Hey everyone, just thought I'd introduce myself. My name's Bryan, and I've been interested in lucid dreaming for a while now.
I've been trying on and off for about a month for lucid dreams now, although I've only lasted a couple of days with a dream journal before either forgetting about it, or giving up because I wasn't having any success with dream recall. but now I'm making a permanent effort :)
Just have a couple of questions, thanks in advance for anyone that answers them;
1. Currently I'm doing reality checks often in waking life, and also keeping a dream journal in an effort to remember dreams, notice recurring themes that occur etc. So far I've noticed that I cycle a lot in dreams, and also that whenever I'm inside, the lights usually switch off. Is there anything else I should be doing besides that? Or should I wait until my dream recall is better before I begin trying any techniques?
2. How long does it generally take to experience a first lucid dream. I've had a couple when I was a kid, and four "almost" lucid dreams in the past month.
a; Woke up after a couple of seconds. Was walking through a dark forest.
b; Was in school. Woke up as my mind was realising it was a dream.
c; I was falling, and then realised it was a dream. But then I died and woke up.
d; I had a false awakening, and for some reason thought "I'm goin to do WILD now". It took about five seconds, and I was lucid in a "dream within a dream". I slowly opened my eyes to prevent the dream dissolving, but got distracted because my friend had a broken leg and we needed to help him (In the dream of course ;))
But I haven't had any that have lasted a long time, like a minute or more. How long do you guys think before I begin getting better at it?
Thanks again for any response in advance, and happy dreaming :)
