Thread: Heyaaaaa! Stef here/Jake here xD

Congratulations on your first lucid dream. I hope they all come so easy. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away.

Well a good way to get un-excited in the dream is thinking that "It's not big deal." right? But what if I can't? Should I simply go around the town rubbing my hands together?

And, is there possible to, dream with someone else? Like a shared dream, where both sub-consciousness are involved or something? If yes, how?

Hi Jake, welcome to Dreamviews.

It sounds like you're starting off on the right track - questioning your surroundings, asking yourself how you got to where you are, and basically just being aware of your actions are all great ways to induce an LD. Becoming over-excited is definitely a common cause of waking up, as is not paying enough attention to your surroundings, or thinking about your physical body. When you become lucid, relax and shout "I am dreaming!" to ground the notion into your mind. Rubbing your hands together is good, and you can also touch objects to forget about your physical body. Look around, spin slowly in a circle to take in all your surroundings - this is known as "dream spinning".

Dream sharing is a possibility, although it's often debated as to whether it's really possible or not. There are many situations where two people agree to meet up in a dream, and then post their accounts of what happened at the same time, the next day - and some of these stories turned out very similar! Many other people on Dreamviews are interested in shared dreaming and the possibilities available with it; you can check out the Shared Dreaming forum if you want to learn more.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!

To keep the dream stable, just be sure to interact with your surroundings. Be sure to look at things closely, touch things, engage with things. You need to maintain the illusion. Don't let your attention be drawn back to your body, in bed.

If you want to try some shared dreaming experiments, check out the Beyond Dreaming forum. There are always people there who like partnering up for such things. I wouldn't get your hopes up, but anything is possible, right?

Okay, will try tonight, usually before I go to sleep I just think " I will have a lucid dream" and it works, dreaming then becoming lucid the next second. I think I learn pretty fast other things so this dreaming thing should work the same, so... I am gonna try to be in the dream more, then do something special thingies.