Thread: Hello there! :)

hi this is my first post here and wanted to say hello
and i wanted to ask for help aswell ^__^
my name is Richard and i have been trying to lucid for about soon 2 weeks
no luck so faar but that doesnt realy bother me cause im realy psyched about this so i got all the time in the world
but im having a real problem remembering dreams cause when i awake in the mornings or whenever its all just completly blank for me and im trying to write a dream journal but its verry hard to write from something blank
and i was wondering on a good technique for me cause i dont know what to settle for
is there mabye anny one thats based on going lucid from when your first going to bed at night like WILD when you first go to bed? im not realy good at this tho ^__^

PS: Sorry for werry bad grammar

Welcome to DreamViews, Richard!

If you wake up in the morning and can't remember any dreams, you can try to lie completely still in bed. That way your mind will think you want to go back to sleep, and will access the part of your brain where dreams are created. There's a good chance you'll recall something then.

I suggest writing in your dream journal, even if you don't remember any dreams from that night. Write something down like "I could not recall anything". That way you are basically telling yourself that you want to recall your dreams, and your mind should pay more attention to recalling them.

As for techniques, I would recommend starting with the MILD technique or the DILD technique. Both of these techniques don't require you to wake up during the night. Due to its difficulty, the WILD technique is usually only recommended for experienced lucid dreamers. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties with this website, the tutorials don't seem to be accessible at the moment, but this should be fixed soon.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

ah ok will try to write down annything even if im not remembering anny of my dreams
diddnt have this problem before and even today after reading about lucid dreaming i remember manny of my past dreams from long ago in verry good detail, just wich i could do that today aswell but most importantly is i wont lose hope this lucid dreaming sounds to amazing to not achive.

i will try out the two you sugested and hopefully i will have a lucid dream soon ^__^

and thx for the help and il be shure to ask for more if i have more

I second MILD. Works very well for me. Also, was this subforum renamed to "Introduction Zone?" I always thought it was the "Newbie Zone."

Welcome to DV!

People usually wake up at night couple of times after each sleep cycle (right after your dream ends). That's the best time to write down your dream (or at least a few keywords) in the dream journal, that you can keep on the nightstand. If you have not noticed that you wake up at night, mantras can help you. When you falling asleep, repeat to yourself anything like 'I remember my dreams', 'I wake up after a dream and remember it'. It should be a last thought you have before falling asleep. You can also have some water before bed and then every time you wake up. Will help you get up more often.

If you remember older dreams, write those down. It will help you with couple of things-
1. will tell your mind that dreaming and remembering your dreams is important to you - your mind will do anything it can to make you happy and will help you remember
2. you can find patterns in your dreams - help you identify your dream signs

I also recommend MILD plus daytime awareness. It's by far the easiest method and it doesn't require you to wake up at night.

You have the right attitude, I'm sure, you'll have your first LD very soon!

If you are excited, and want to get things jump started, you could try taking an afternoon nap. Most people have a REM cycle if they take a short nap in the afternoon. This can be a great opportunity to practice WILD. Experiment with the timing for a few days until you find a time when you remember some dreams during the nap.

man i should get like an achievement for abuse using of smileyes il try to tramp it down xD

thanks for the great replies il shure to write down the older dreams to so il have some sides in the journal filled hehe.
i will shure to go for the MILD when i sleep couse one thing i can is to sleep through the night like a rock but dont know if thats a good thing
and my motivation keeps rising so that will never stop me and im already loving this forum looking at other peoples tales about their lucid experiences and so on
so hoping for my dream recall to come back soon and hopefully have my first lucid experience soon aswell!

is there a good guide on WILD during naps or is it just a regular guide you mabye can recommend for me?