lucid dream or non lucid dream

**riufaan** · 01-01-2012 04:31 PM

first post

Been trying to LD for a while(about a month),never had any LDs before.
im using the WILD method.
i can remember 2-3 dreams every night.

last night i woke up after 5 hour of sleep after a dream,but i was feeling very sleepy and didnt want to LD at that time, so i closed my eyes and went back to sleep immediately.
after 3-5 seconds i realized that im in a dream, so i tried to stay calm and not get excited because it was my first LD.
then i started to think about what to do in the dream and after thinking for a while i wanted to fly, and tried to fly by jumping. but it didnt work, i fell just like in real life.

i dont remember too much details of the dream
so was that a LD or just a normal dream in which i acted like i was lucid in it ? im confused

**Carrot** · 01-01-2012 04:39 PM

I've asked the same question before and here's what I got as a reply from others.

Originally Posted by AndresLD

Like Eppy said, lucid dreaming is literally just realizing that you're dreaming (inside the dream, of course). You may have a lucid dream with or without control, as well as a non-lucid dreaming with or without control.
Most lucid dreams (in my own experience) are not 100% lucid, sometimes you will become lucid for a little while, and then lose lucidity.

So as long as you realised you're dreaming, you're already lucid dreaming!

**riufaan** · 01-01-2012 04:45 PM

i was fully conscious while the dream began in front of me but feeling very sleepy,evan inside the dream i felt very sleepy so i dont remember much details about it

**Carrot** · 01-01-2012 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by riufaan

i was fully conscious while the dream began in front of me but feeling very sleepy,evan inside the dream i felt very sleepy so i dont remember much details about it

It's okay. It's a good start though. All the best on LD in the future!