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      Red face Newbie here - I've been lucid dreaming all my life but want to explore more

      Hello all
      I'm new here and I hope I get to learn, help and be helped.

      My story is a bit different than I guess most people, who try and try to have lucid dreams.

      I've been lucid dreaming all my life. Not all dreams, of course. But most of them...
      I remember being around 4 or 5 years old and already having dreams which I could control - one recurrent theme was going to a nearby shopping mall, while dreaming, which had a colorful water fountain, and just jumping from high places into it, splashing about... like it was some sort of amusement park ride. I guess for a child it seemed pretty exciting!

      Since I can remember I've been dreaming and aware that I was dreaming, and able to control dreams to some extent. In fact, I thought this was the standard for everyone, until when I was 12 or 13 years old, discussed this with several people and found out it wasn't.

      I also suffer from sleep paralysis since childhood (not very often) and always thought it was normal, so it never frightened me much (it does frighten me, nowadays, when it's accompanied by auditory hallucinations and I can't figure out if someone broke into my house or if I'm just hallucinating! heh).

      Growing up I had severe lack of self esteem, and it would reflect on my dreams. For example, I'd try to fly but couldn't do it properly, could only fly very low. Or I'd "create" a motorbike (always wanted to have one) and effectively I'd get one, but once I got to ride it, I'd realize it wasn't a real bike, it was a toy bike. This was very, very frustrating for me, I would wake up everytime with a great sense of frustration. It got to a point where I'd be aware I was dreaming and think, oh no... not again... I have to wake myself up (I can wake myself up without any problems). Instead of a blessing, my dream control became some sort of curse. As I eventually got over my lack of confidence (mostly), it got better.

      Anyway, eventually I searched the internet for clues some years ago, and realized this was called lucid dreaming, but never really thought about getting "better" at it... until now. Finally something "clicked" and I realized I might be missing out on a lot. Nowadays I don't have as many lucid dreams as I had when I was, say, a teenager, but they still occur, and I want to explore them.

      So, after this long text (sorry) I was wondering if anyone has good topics for me to read (I'll start exploring right away though!) or wisdom to share. I'm really glad I found this forum!
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      First of all, welcome to the community!
      It's quite awesome that you're a natural lucid dreamer ^_^ do you get lucid often? I'm not really sure what you're after. Dream control is all about belief and confidence. Perhaps you could try and fit some meditation your everyday schedule if you have time. Shockwave holds a meditation class in the Dream Views Academy right here.
      I'm sure you'll love it around here Hope to see you around.

      Any questions about lucid dreaming? Drop me a PM here!

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      Welcome to DV my friend,

      I suggest you go to http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-116237/ , it generally covers basic info about the forum and Lucid Dreaming. If you have some questions, don't hesitate to ask. Hope this helps

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      Welcome to Dreamviews!

      It's a good idea to start off by reading the guide Weakamon suggested above for basic information about lucid dreaming.
      If you'd like to learn more about any specific subject, I suggest you have a look at the DV Tutorials. There are many tutorials to be found, including one about Dream Control.

      I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.

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      Hello and welcome!

      This place is amazing, and people are very friendly. Feel free to ask people about being friends.
      You're welcome to send me a PM, if you need help with anything, maybe on the forum.

      Happy dreaming!

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      I really liked reading your post. I've always been envious of natural lucid dreamers but never really thought of any downsides until now. I can understand how you might feel; I'm lucky if I even get a lucid dream these days but the ones I do get I love no matter what happens. Every lucid dream can be an adventure if you let it. It's all up to your imagination and what you can think of.

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      Welcome, you wanted some topics, here is some!

      This is in the order that I think is best done!
      Start Dream Journal (Improve Recall) > Reality Check in the day + All Day Awareness + Mantra before bed > DILD/MILD > stay still when you wake up > DEILD.
      Tutorials below.

      Acronym List - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views (This is what all the abbreviations mean)
      Reality Check Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
      All Day Awareness By Puffin
      DILD Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
      MILD Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
      DEILD Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

      Need anything else, PM me.
      Happy Dreaming

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