Hello World.

[Desertfink]

I am new DV but not so new to attempting to LD. I've been trying on and off for about two years and always find that when I am disciplined and enthusiastic about lucid dreaming, I seem to have no trouble achieving one. I just cant seem to keep focused for any extended period. Hence why I am here, immersing myself in the culture in the hope that it will be on the fore front of my mind more often and I will be less likely to lapse. I started writing in a DJ again about three weeks ago after a 6 month hiatus and already I have gone from recalling one dream every couple of night to two or three per night. In that time I have had one short, but super vivid LD, at least two where I realised I was dreaming but convinced myself otherwise, an awesome flying dream and plenty of others that should have triggered lucidity. I have been attempting DILD and WILD. I haven't had a lot of success with DILD as I don't perform reality checks as frequent as I should, but I will persist. I have however had some luck with WILD after a WBTB. I have been able to get into a bit of a routine with waking up around the same time in the mornings and find that if I am able to drag my arse out of bed for five or ten minutes to focus, this is when my most vivid dreams occur. That's where i'm at. Peace.

[JoannaB]

Welcome to DV, Desertfink! This is indeed a great place to immerse yourself in the culture and find additional motivation. It sounds like you already have made great progress. Congratulations on the dream recall improvements and the lucids! Enjoy the forum. And let us know if you have any questions. I look forward to interacting with you on the forum.

[Sensei]

Hey! Congrats on all the progress so far. The first hurdle is learning, the second one is keeping motivation, the third is adapting it to a lifestyle that you can keep forever. If you need some help keeping motivation, feel free to ask. I am in the middle of thinking about it a lot. As you have seen, just having LDs isn't enough to keep up motivation. If you don't enjoy doing RCs (hard to adapt for every single day) check this out: http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...technique.html