Hi everyone! Obviously, I'm new here. I've been "trying" to have a lucid dream since some time last winter. By trying I mean, wanting to but not putting any effort into it. However during the past few weeks I decided to start trying a little harder. Last night I achieved lucidity for the first time! However it didn't last any longer than 10 or so seconds.

I achieved this by using the reality check of looking at my palm. In my waking life, the lines of my palm form an "M" So for the past week I have been looking at my palm focusing on the "M" multiple times a day and asking myself if I was dreaming.

Last night while running down a tunnel in my dream I suddenly wondered if I was dreaming, stopped running and looked at my palm. The lines of my palm formed a clear "X" and I knew I was dreaming. I had achieved lucidity. Problem was, I wanted to change the situation but couldn't decide between two different possibilities. However I spun in a circle and closed my eyes attempting to "transport" myself / change the scenery, however since I hadn't decided where I wanted to go I opened my eyes a little to forced and woke myself up.

While some might consider last night a failure, to me it was a HUGE success. In addition to my short lived lucidity, I had at least five vivid dreams that I remembered this morning.