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    Thread: How long did it take YOU to have your first lucid dream, and how frequently do you have them after?

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      How long did it take YOU to have your first lucid dream, and how frequently do you have them after?

      I would like to know the method you used to induce your first lucid dream, and how often you had them after the first one. And if you changed methods, what method did you switch to and how frequently do you have them now?

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      I started of rigorously doing RC's and Dream Journal for three weeks before I had my first DILD. I then switched to Mild with WBTB for three weeks. I had 5 or 6 in this time period and I decided to try WILD for a week. After that failed I tried DEILD and I instantly started having LDs. I've been using DEILD for about three or four weeks full on and I can get about two per week (I dont try every night) .

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      1 week after studying was my first. I then had another 1 month later. I had 2 in one week a month after that and my last one was about 2 weeks ago.

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      Exactly 1 week after I started I had my first lucid, well technically it was two... I instantly woke up from a DILD and went into a DEILD.

      After that so far I've consistently had 5 lucids per month.
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      The best reason for having dreams is that in dreams no reasons are necessary.

      No sailor controls the sea. Only a foolish sailor would say such a thing. Similarly, no lucid dreamer controls the dream.
      Like a sailor on the sea, we lucid dreamers direct our perceptual awareness within the larger state of dreaming.

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      First night I had my first, and second night had my second...When I go for them I reach 1 per week, but it's hard to keep the routine due my jobIt's all about each person "waking" up, not so much about any ultimate method or technique. I can tell you tough that having good sleep habits help loads, along with constant motivation (you want to do it, you need to feel the antecipation) along with some will to change your day just a bit (doing reality checks among other things).

      Also, if you're looking for "lucid dreaming practice 24hours" there's also loads of memory improvements that can be done. Memory plays a huge role on it, and it's very detrimental to your recall.
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      Stick it in the microwave and hope for the best?
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      So which method do you guys think is the most reliable?

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      I had one the night I joined this site, and then a week later. Over the course of that summer I had a few more, but I havnt been serious about RCs or inducing the dreams, therefore it has dropped off quite a bit. It seems just having it on your mind is a great way to get them.
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      Quote Originally Posted by JayTabes91 View Post
      So which method do you guys think is the most reliable?
      DEILD is probably the easiest way to attain lucidity, in my opinion.
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      The best reason for having dreams is that in dreams no reasons are necessary.

      No sailor controls the sea. Only a foolish sailor would say such a thing. Similarly, no lucid dreamer controls the dream.
      Like a sailor on the sea, we lucid dreamers direct our perceptual awareness within the larger state of dreaming.

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      I started off using the WILD technique with RCs and didn't get lucid until about a month and a half after I joined. I was on a dock by the ocean or lake and saw my neighbor walking towards me. I realized I was dreaming and then felt something pulling me back into the air and out of the dream. After that, it took me FOREVER to get my second lucid. Now I use the WILD technique (I also know a lot more than I used to about it) and get lucid almost every night.

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      when you wake up, for a DEILD, should you breath through your nose or mouth?

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      Welcome to the forum, fellow Austinite!

      I started having lucid dreams long before I ever knew what they were. It wasn't until I came here that I first learned about techniques for inducing lucid dreams.

      When I do try, mainly during the school year when my kids go to school, I like WBTB and WILD.


      If you would like to learn more about techniques may I suggest the listing of Induction Techniques: Dream Induction Techniques - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

      That page lists all the main methods and links to tutorials for each one. It's a good place to start when selecting a method.

      We also have an introductory class for beginners. I've taken it before and if you keep up with the class you will gain so much! Intro Class for Beginners - Starting Now


      If you have questions or need additional information you can click on my profile name and send me a private message. I'm glad to help!

      Happy dreaming!

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      Quote Originally Posted by JayTabes91 View Post
      when you wake up, for a DEILD, should you breath through your nose or mouth?

      It doesn't matter though breathing through your nose is less likely to dry your throat and may make it easier to fall back to sleep.

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      oh okay thanks for the advice melanieb!

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      Doesn't really matter as long as you can induce the sleep paralysis. I like to breath through my nose because I can simulate the way the body breaths when asleep better.

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      i read the technique, but how do you know if you are at the end of an REM cycle or not? it says if you have just finished an REM cycle it won't work. I frequently wake up in the night after dreaming, usually 4-5 times, and I can recall the dreams, but how will I know if these are at the ends of REM cycles or in the middle?

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      Quote Originally Posted by JayTabes91 View Post
      i read the technique, but how do you know if you are at the end of an REM cycle or not? it says if you have just finished an REM cycle it won't work. I frequently wake up in the night after dreaming, usually 4-5 times, and I can recall the dreams, but how will I know if these are at the ends of REM cycles or in the middle?
      By trying, During the night you have around 15 micro awakenings to check if you are properly breathing, Some people wake up naturally at these times, therfore it could be completely random. Even if it was the end of a rem cycle it shouldn't matter too much.
      Basically Deild is based on the fact that when we wake up our mind is still getting out of rem state of mind, by Deilding you are reinducing the lucid rem state while it is still easy to access. Therefore even if you woke up at the end of a rem cycle you can just continue it.

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      hmm i really hope so. the guide says it won't work at the end of REM, but I guess theres no way of knowing if your done with REM or not. I guess I'll just try it every time I wake up in the night and hope that one of the times I'm still in an REM cycle. How long would you recommend I stay at it before giving up? Like when I specifically wake up, how many minutes should I remain still before knowing it won't work this time and I'll have to try again later?

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      Quote Originally Posted by JayTabes91 View Post
      hmm i really hope so. the guide says it won't work at the end of REM, but I guess theres no way of knowing if your done with REM or not. I guess I'll just try it every time I wake up in the night and hope that one of the times I'm still in an REM cycle. How long would you recommend I stay at it before giving up? Like when I specifically wake up, how many minutes should I remain still before knowing it won't work this time and I'll have to try again later?
      Thats whats so great about Deild, you wont know if it's going to fail!!. You will always be able to induce SP, and once your in it and your body really doesn't want to dream you will just fall asleep. There is no way of knowing if it will work until you are right at the end, but believe me it's rare that you will fail to lucid dream if its done right. I dont think that your remcycle will interfer with your attempts.

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      im so pumped, i really feel like this is the way to go about LDing. I've tried DEILD for 2 nights and although I have moved a little, I am getting better at remembering to stay still. More practice will make perfect. Dutchraptor, how many DEILDs have you had?

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      Hahaha I know the feeling, I believe it is the ultimate technique too. I've had around 40 deilds including the ones from last year when I last tried LDing. I hope it works for you, Its a shame so little people use Deild, it would be good to have another member to the group .

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      how much does thinking play a part? if you think, will you wake up? or should you just start visualizing the dream immediately?

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      Well I like to find a mid-way point between visualizing and focusing on inducing SP. Sometimes I spend like 20 seconds thinking of what I'm doing but it seems to have no effect on reentering the dream. I dont really know how to describe what I do. I kinda just lie there making my body feel heavy while replaying the last minute from my dream in my mind and try not to focus on it too much.

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      when you started were you sure it would work or did you have doubts?

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      I've always used to act like I was a professional Lder and I believe it really helped. I always told myself that this would be the method which I would master, so I never really doubted my ability.

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      I had my first lucid dream when I was 5... I don't have them too frequently now, but they're always fun when I do

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