Hello all,

I'm brand spankin' new to the community of lucid dreamers. I've been LDing since I was a kid, but

1) I never knew it had a name,
2) I never realized that it was very valuable -- until recently, and
3) I never thought to actually hone it as any skill.

Without boring you with too many details of my rabbit hole... after watching Inception, my curiosity eventually led me to this forum.

I taught myself how to wake up from nightmares around 1988, but outside of that, I've never practiced any real dream control. I also never thought to take advantage of lucid dreaming until recently.

I'm glad I found this forum, and I have a ton of respect for all of you who share your lucid dream experiences for the benefit of others like myself.

I look forward to making new friends here, learning a boatload, and of course I'm excited about the dreams to come.

Cheers.

DreamSt8