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Hey guys, I finally decided to actually register here after about 2 months of lurking on and off.
About 2 months ago I heard about Lucid Dreaming by chance, and was very excited by the idea. I spent the first few nights reading all about it, everything I could find on the subject. After about 4 nights I had my first 'Lucid' experience. I had a brief moment of clarity within my dream, followed very shortly by a false awakening. Being new to this, I wasn't yet ready for that, and fell back into the dream. In that same dream this occured 4 more times, each followed by a false awakening back into the same dream I had been having before become Lucid.
Despite this I was extremely excited, and continued attempted to attain Lucidity. I even entered Sleep Paralysis on my first attempt, however the sensation for me personally was rather uncomfortable and I freaked out.
I didn't have any luck for a few weeks, and then one night, I had another 'Lucid' experience, followed seconds later, again, by a false awakening, which I did not recognise.
It's been about a month since then with no such luck, My insomnia has gotten worse again lately, so I have been taking sleeping tablets to help. Contrary to what I read on the subject, I found the sleeping tablets, however strong, did not hinder my dream recall. A few nights ago after having a sleeping tablet, I had my longest Lucid experience yet.
I'm not quite sure how it happened, but for some reason during a dream (in which I was lying in bed in the morning) something in my mind clicked and I thought to myself 'I'm dreaming right now'. It was not followed by a false awakening. However, (and I'm not sure about this reasoning, so please correct me) probably because of the sleeping pill, In my dream I felt extremely tired, infact I was having trouble keeping my eyes open. I managed to do a few RC's, my hand had several more fingers than it should have. I looked at the clock on my computer, it said '11:28'. I looked away, expected to see a different time, and looked back. it still said '11:28'. I didn't worry about it though because I was already sure I was dreaming... then I lost lucidity.
So yeah, if you managed to get through that wall of text, and have any opinions or tips for me, I'd really appreciate it.
Cheers,
Max
