Thread: A few questions from a beginning Lucid Dreamer.

Welcome to DV!

No worries about the questions also, people here are always open to answer whatever questions you may have. Everybody has to start somewhere but just remember there are knowledgeable people here and a plethora of knowledge on all things dreaming, lucid or not. Now, I'm going to try and answer your last question, bare with me though, I don't think there is a definitive answer. I'm sure other members could chime in to give a more accurate answer here. Not all LD's are unstable. Sure, when you first get accustomed to it and its a new experience it may be hard to stay in a dream longer than a few seconds after becoming lucid. This will pass and with enough practice you will become used to the dreaming state, and be able to have longer and fuller lucid dreams. The main problem that I have is keeping my motivation up, this is changing for me, now!

Also, I'm sure you've been recommended to, or read about, keeping a dream journal. This is something that is a must-have for me. You need to record your dreams every night, whether they are lucid or not. There is an online one here but I prefer to have a physical journal somewhere in arms reach (I have mine on my nightstand). Just use it like a regular journal, I like to mark the date, time when I go to sleep, and if I wake up in the middle of the night after an LD, I will record the time and then proceed to wright out the dream as I can remember it. I also found it handy to go backwards in your dream. For example, remember what just happened, then what you did before, and before, etc. Its much more difficult for me to restart at the beginning of the dream and try and remember what happened in order. Also, type out your dreams into the online DJ here if you like, that way you can spread your experience and get insight on what type of symbols are in your dream, or to just have praise from someone for having a sweet lucid dream!

Also remember, the more attention you put towards lucid dreaming in reality, the higher the chances of having a LD of your own.

Originally Posted by MrSlugInfinite

Welcome to DV!

No worries about the questions also, people here are always open to answer whatever questions you may have. Everybody has to start somewhere but just remember there are knowledgeable people here and a plethora of knowledge on all things dreaming, lucid or not. Now, I'm going to try and answer your last question, bare with me though, I don't think there is a definitive answer. I'm sure other members could chime in to give a more accurate answer here. Not all LD's are unstable. Sure, when you first get accustomed to it and its a new experience it may be hard to stay in a dream longer than a few seconds after becoming lucid. This will pass and with enough practice you will become used to the dreaming state, and be able to have longer and fuller lucid dreams. The main problem that I have is keeping my motivation up, this is changing for me, now!

Also, I'm sure you've been recommended to, or read about, keeping a dream journal. This is something that is a must-have for me. You need to record your dreams every night, whether they are lucid or not. There is an online one here but I prefer to have a physical journal somewhere in arms reach (I have mine on my nightstand). Just use it like a regular journal, I like to mark the date, time when I go to sleep, and if I wake up in the middle of the night after an LD, I will record the time and then proceed to wright out the dream as I can remember it. I also found it handy to go backwards in your dream. For example, remember what just happened, then what you did before, and before, etc. Its much more difficult for me to restart at the beginning of the dream and try and remember what happened in order. Also, type out your dreams into the online DJ here if you like, that way you can spread your experience and get insight on what type of symbols are in your dream, or to just have praise from someone for having a sweet lucid dream!

Also remember, the more attention you put towards lucid dreaming in reality, the higher the chances of having a LD of your own.

Really appreciate it MrSlugInfinite! I am kinda skeptical about this but I see that so many people have had this experience, and I remember once when I was a lot younger realizing in a dream that it was a dream, and I also had SP a couple times.

What should I do my first time when I first enter a LD? My guess is try to stabilize it. I have seen that many people just look at their hands for a moment and think "Stabilize" and "Clarity".